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  I can’t believe Florida re-elected the fascist known as rat-face. I CAN believe there is a lot hinky about elections in Florida. Ever since they basically ignored the will of the voters in Bush vs Gore, their results have never really seemed above board.
context: The will of the majority of people in Florida seems to be to have a dictator running their state -  in which case they would revel in his flouting of common decency. >
  
  Sadly that is true. I don't understand what is going on in Florida, but DeSantis won reelection by nearly 20 points. The judge in question is a piece of shit, but if the people of Florida don't want piece of shit judges they shouldn't vote for piece of shit governors >
  
  They ran an ex republican as the democratic candidate. >
  
  given my choices I voted for Crist but it felt dirty >
  
  Same. Wouldve been nice to have someone who didnt suck as an option but this election was such a sham. >
  
  I voted Fried in the primary. I wonder how people thought Crist was a good idea. Been there, done that. >
  
  Fried had zero chance of winning. I’ll say that while I agree with a lot of things she says, the idea of her still upsets me. She was essentially placed in the commissioner of agriculture position because her significant other has massive holdings in the marijuana industry, and having her in office helped clear the way for that. The fact she writes her name as Nicole “Nikki” Fried also comes off completely childish. Call yourself whatever you want, but don’t go with quotes on your business card. Basically, the fact that she is the best FL has to offer is just sad. >
  
  This is the forced birther judge who decided an underage girl would be denied an abortion because she had bad grades in school >
  
  Fascism wants to decide your life for you. Fuck these people. >
  
  To be clear: this isn't "nevermind the will of the people", this is literally: "I am deliberately acting in spite of the will of the people."
  Often people say "Why does Putin tell obviously lies?" And Russians will tell you: "The obvious lie is part of the power and control. It says 'we know you know, and we don't give a fuck, never forget that."
  That's what Ronald McDesantis is doing here. >
  
  Yes pretty much and Florida is letting him do it. And in 3 years they will be: “why did Florida get so bad for everyone… oh wait…” >
  
  It's the same people that are like "Yay democracy but only for me and my friends" >
  
  What do you expect from a Party whose leader advocates ‘terminating the constitution’ and a Christian theocracy. >
  
  If DeSantis fails to get beyond Governor of Florida than all his legacy will be the serious mess that he left, the already disastrous, state of Florida in. 
  The further the state of Florida turns to the right the worse a place it becomes to live. 
  I hope that’s the legacy DeSantis receives. That his punishment for sacrificing Florida to his higher political aspirations results in the resulting failure being his legacy. >
  
  I don't know, man.. Floridians seem pretty happy with him. He was just re-elected by a 20 pt margin. It wasn't even a contest. You can't just discount that. A 20 pt victory is significant in a state that historically has razor-thin elections.
  Florida also still remains the #1 state people are moving to. It's unemployment rate is rock bottom. If Florida is such an awful place to live, why do people keep moving there? They are getting the hell out of NY and NJ and moving to Florida. >
  
  
  You can't just discount that.
  
  The hell you can. He's trump Lite, and he's been attracting retirees with more money than sense who don't care about others to come live here, and he's just polished enough that his shitty policies and unconstitutional actions have flown under the radar. 
  
  If Florida is such an awful place to live, why do people keep moving there? 
  
  Because their money lets them overcome all the shitty financial situations most people deal with. Because they don't care about global warming, and in fact embrace it. Because they have maybe 20 years left and don't have to worry about any lasting effects. Because Florida is a much better climate for old folks. Because they aren't affected by unemployment. >
  
  There’s tons of young, Qanon, Proud Boy Christian nationalist sympathizing fascists there as well. Don’t heap this all on boomers. Florida attracts garbage humans all around and the end goal is to drive out any remnants of liberals from the state. >
  
  Very true. I agree with your take as well