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mitch96

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17. "Maybe Democrats have just given up?" Or as the saying goes...

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 9, 2022, 03:03 PM

Nov 2022

"If you don't vote, you get the government you deserve" It's hard enough with the gerrymandering, voter suppression and lobbyists and a fascist wanna be gov.
Add apathy and you have a gov't like Florida..
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So... what happened in our home state of Florida? Why was Democratic turnout so unusually low? [View all] In It to Win It Nov 2022 OP

Dissappearing ballots as in 2000? SheltieLover Nov 2022 #1

My moneys on voter suppression laws and tactics. ColinC Nov 2022 #2

I think that's part of it. DeSantis has been running on voter suppression for 4 years Raven123 Nov 2022 #5

REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Nov 2022 #12

Florida like my Ohio yankee87 Nov 2022 #3

The original Cubans were Batista fans. Turbineguy Nov 2022 #6

Interesting. I never thought of it that way Walleye Nov 2022 #8

There's something more going on there in Floriduh than meets the eye . LenaBaby61 Nov 2022 #11

I don't deny that. Truthfully, I wasn't really expecting a win but I was expecting In It to Win It Nov 2022 #14

This is very disturbing to me as well. Everyone here that I know made it to the polls. Native Nov 2022 #4

Hispanic community in FL and TX are brainwashed by the GOP kansasobama Nov 2022 #7

Florida has changed. SergeStorms Nov 2022 #9

It's possible they've given up In It to Win It Nov 2022 #15

Outside of the cities..... SergeStorms Nov 2022 #16

"Maybe Democrats have just given up?" Or as the saying goes... mitch96 Nov 2022 #17

We've had hundreds of thousands of people move here ScratchCat Nov 2022 #10

I'm mad as hell! Sancho Nov 2022 #13