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Florida was relevant in US elections. When was the last time it was up for grabs? It is actually interesting, a state converting to single-party rule significa
by bee_rider 2y ago
Florida was relevant in US elections. When was the last time it was up for grabs?
It is actually interesting, a state converting to single-party rule significantly reduces the electoral leverage it has.
- Quarrel 2y ago> When was the last time it was up for grabs? Obama won it in 2012. That isn't that long ago in electoral cycles.
- vundercind 2y agoObama did start warming relations, probably due to that shift. Trump reversed it. I expect it’ll continue to, at best, see-saw until Republicans are comfortable enough with their advantage in Florida to ignore the Cuban vote.
- giancarlostoro 2y agoIt was reversed since it was a campaign promise. The idea was that all that money from tourism was only helping the Castro regime. A sentiment I'm sure most Cubans are not happy about.
- arrosenberg 2y agoDeSantis won by 0.5% in 2018…