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UD Not a Fan of DeSantis Embarrassing the State of Florida

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by ajoseph, Jun 7, 2023.

  1. middleoftheroadgator

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    Maybe because people move here because of the weather and taxes like all the other people prior to Desantis. How do explain all the people that moved here BEFORE desantis became governor?
     
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  2. ajoseph

    ajoseph Premium Member

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    For the life of me I don’t understand why the Pubs don’t realize that extremism won’t win elections, and move towards responsible moderate politics.
     
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  3. ajoseph

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    They’ll likely answer, “Premonition”…
     
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  4. duggers_dad

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    I just don’t see DeSantis getting a third term.
     
  5. middleoftheroadgator

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    No one will answer like usual. They ignore facts.
     
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  6. dangolegators

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    I'd call you a liar if I used your definition of the word, but since I know what 'lie' means I'm going to call you ignorant instead. Don't watch MSNBC. Don't even have cable TV. Florida is the laughing stock of the nation. If you got outside of Florida once in a while you'd find that out.
     
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  7. GatorBen

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    Because, at least in Florida, what you perceive as “extremism” apparently does win elections.

    For all of Democrats’ undoubtedly well-meaning hand wringing about how Republicans must really be shooting themselves in the foot by not being the same ol’ GOP, Republicans in Florida went out and did all of the things you describe as “extremist” and were electorally “punished” at the polls with … their best electoral performance in the state ever, by a pretty good margin?

    For all of the “no one likes this kind of governance” warnings that you all seem so fond of giving, experience (at least in Florida) seems to say markedly otherwise.
     
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  8. wgbgator

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    Wow, they had their best electoral performance on their hand picked dream-map, amazing!
     
  9. ajoseph

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    But we’re talking about the General Election, not the incompetently run Florida gubernatorial. And the last two national election results showed the voters didn’t respond well to extremism.
     
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  10. BossaGator

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    Florida is becoming more and more of a political outlier IMO
     
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  11. gator95

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    Oh, so FL was the fastest growing state in the US last year. We probably do that every year, right?
     
  12. gator95

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    I do business with 45 states. Yet to hear anyone do anything but compliment the fact i'm based in FL. But no one believes you don't watch msnbc. Good try LOL.
     
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  13. gator95

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    So you are comparing Trump who was quite possibly the most polarizing figure in US history to DeSantis? Ok, now I see why you are thinking the way you do.
     
  14. dangolegators

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    Now that actually is a lie. There are people who believe I don't watch msnbc. And I shudder to think who you're doing business with.
     
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  15. gator95

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    Yeah, DeSantis won by gerrymandering LOL. Holy crap, Congrats! You just locked up dumbest post of the day.
     
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  16. wgbgator

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    He said Republicans had their best election, try reading
     
  17. gator95

    gator95 GC Hall of Fame

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    LOL. You think that Republicans only won in FL in 2022 because of gerrymandering? Dude, that is awesome. I honestly want some of what you are smoking. Has to be some crazy shit.
     
  18. wgbgator

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    No I think they had their best election in recently memory because they got to do it on their ideal map, again, try reading.
     
  19. gator95

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    Ideal map? LOL. Sure, that's why they won. You sound as bad as the trumpers who never think they lost an election fair and square.
     
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  20. homer

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    Good. Now maybe they’ll stay the hell out.
     
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