• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It’s not. Yeah, we slipped right after voting for Obama twice, but we’re far, far better off than the majority of red states. See: Mississippi, Louisianna, West Virginia, Oklahoma, well, about every one except Texas is worse off than us.

    You hear a lot of shit about Florida for 3 reasons:

    • Our governor is a complete ass yet caught national attention as a possible Presidential candidate to run against Trump. He’s spent a lot of time trying to go as radical right as possible.
    • Our Sunshine Laws are very liberal. The whole Florida Man meme comes from journalists have broad access to arrest and other records.
    • We’re the 3rd most populous state. A lot goes on here. Also, the state is HUGE and wildly varied.