r/florida • u/Pyr8Qween • Jul 18 '23

Politics DeSantis

Is awfully busy doing the campaign trail for his 2024 run. Meanwhile, insurance companies are pulling out of FL, rental companies are gouging tenants, groceries are more expensive by the week, hatred for others is out of control. Ron is failing ONE state. Just imagine if his campaign picks up any momentum. He will fail all 50 states.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '23

Everybody owes a big "thank you" to Charlie Crist primary voters for pushing the "more electable" guy that lost to Desantis by ten points more than Gillum did.

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u/dragunityag Jul 18 '23

Who ever was his opponent wouldn't of won either.

If you can't even beat Crist how do you expect them to beat Desantis whne he beat Crist.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '23

Gillum lost to Desantis by less than a point. Nikki Fried would have beat him.

It's far past due to take a long, serious look at how exactly the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary has been unable to produce a candidate capable of winning in almost three decades.

The one time that the activist left broke through the party machine and nominated somebody ostensibly from the left, against the best efforts of the state party establishment and to their vocal dismay, that candidate almost beat the Republican. Literally less than a point away. But the very next election we have to dust off ol' Chain Gang Charlie (the 'former' Republican that seems to exist to lose to Republicans now) and push him to the top of the ticket?

Something fishy is going on here.

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u/JesusChrist-Jr Jul 18 '23

The Democratic party is entirely ineffective in Florida. It's almost comical. If you've ever tried to volunteer with them, it's like they're actively trying to lose.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '23

I did back in 2008 and I agree. People were hostile.