What's happening in DeSantistan 2.0

On the abortion and legalized marijuana front, the Sentinel reported (in the front page) that a poll released yesterday by FAU show BOTH initiatives failing (both at 56%- far short of the 60%). What was interesting is that about 20% of those polled hadn’t made up their mind yet on these initiatives.

Sun Sentinel - Broward

(The Sentinel-linking frequently doesn’t work, but I’m giving it a try)

 

1,055 sampled via IVR, text and online. Not sure what to make of the sample size and accuracy. At the end of June, the Biden Campaign Chair stated Florida wasn't a battleground state. There's a million more registered Rs than Ds in Florida yet this poll shows Harris within 3 points of Trump.

Link to the FAU Poll
https://www.faupolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Mainstreet_FL_August_2024_Public.pdf

 

One thing to remember about the disparity between Rs and Ds is that 90% of the “inactive” voters on the rolls are Ds and NPAs. If you did not vote in 2022 you are automatically moved to inactive status. This affects Ds and NPAs disproportionately due to low turnout in 2022, which was the desired outcome of the legislature.

It’s important for EVERYONE to check their status regularly. I check mine every Monday

 

The Republicans have registered more voters, but overall, voter registration is way down from prior years before they passed all those restrictions

 

lots of people registered as pubs because that is the only way they can influence the local priamtires where a pub is almost guaranteed to win the general.

STUPID for the dems to use registration numbers to write off such a valuable state...sadly, that is the dem leadership, constantly shooting themselves in the foot

 

Seemingly endless winning …

Unemployment Rate in Florida Lower Than National Rate for 45 Straight Months: Jobs Report - Space Coast Daily

 

Banning and burning books is in the playbook of all the very best fascists and authoritarians.

 

Which US States Have The Highest Violent-Crime Rates? | ZeroHedge

 

Screw Desantis and Christopher Rufo. Nobody should be okay with this, it’s literally the antithesis of freedom. New College was a once proud educational institution of higher learning that has been completely destroyed from the inside out due to these clowns. “The free state of Florida”, LOL! Funniest shit ever.

 

Library Dean has been suspended. Not sure if because the books were dumped, it was discovered, or didn't dump enough

New College Florida library dean placed on leave after book disposal

 

DeSantis takeover of Florida school boards has big setback

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempt to elect conservative-leaning school board members across Florida hit a snag Tuesday, as candidates backed by the Republican governor fell in several key races.

DeSantis, who has made reshaping Florida’s education system a top priority, endorsed 23 candidates ahead of Tuesday’s election. And as of late Tuesday night, at least 11 appear to have lost. That is a notable downturn from 2022, when DeSantis saw a runaway success: Of the 30 he endorsed two years ago, just five lost.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/20/ron-desantis-school-board-results-00175296

 

What a coward of a school president. The state has made it perfectly clear what the intentions are for that school so you throw your Library Dean under the boss for following the Code Red.

 

These two paragraphs seem to be in conflict with each other.

https://floridawildlifefederation.o...eation-and-Lodging-at-Florida-State-Parks.pdf

When I think of conserving natural landscapes, building hotels and golf courses isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

 

Rhonda thinks the scrub jays at Jonathan Dickinson should take up golf.

 

Terrible idea to add golf courses to state parks even though fox squirrels do great in golf course habitat. Passive recreation yes; golf and disk golf no. Nice lodging is a move I might be able to support, though.

 

Doesn’t make up for children not being able to read nasty stuff but …

Study: Florida Gained the Most High Income Households Last year

 

Yeah well, the scrub jays need to get with fund raising and donations to Rhonda. That’s how its done in the (not so) free state of Florida. Pay up

 

DeFunistan …

 

Low income tax states are very appealing to high-income people, especially if they don't care much about infrastructure, quality of schools, poor people, etc. in the meantime, they are not improving the lives of the rest of us.