The day Florida Democrats dreaded

[brooklynite]

Politico

Elevation — Florida Republicans have caught up with, and now surpassed, Democrats in terms of registered voters. It's a feat that a few years ago was considered unthinkable even as the GOP continued to win close election after close election, whether it was Rick Scott in 2010 and 2014, and Ron DeSantis and Scott in 2018.

Wire — The totals at the end of October showed there are now 6,035 more Republicans than Democrats in Florida out of nearly 14.3 million registered active voters. This accomplishment — telegraphed a few weeks ago by DeSantis — was called a “milestone moment” by Republican Party of Florida executive director Helen Aguirre Ferré.

Vertigo — Democrats for their part are pushing back… somewhat. They have questioned the numbers of voters being reclassified as inactive from active in some counties. Democrats are still ahead by nearly 62,000 voters if you count those now listed as inactive. Yes, it’s true that those voters remain eligible, but less than 1 percent of those who turned out in 2018 were inactive.

One — The plain fact is that Democrats once had a tremendous advantage — one that aided Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 wins in Florida — and it’s gone. Just three years ago, in the election that DeSantis barely won over Andrew Gillum, Dems had a registration advantage of more than 264,000. In 18 of the last 19 months, Republicans have outpaced Democrats in the number of first-time registrants. “The reality is that the state is changing,” said Ryan Tyson, a well-known GOP consultant.

[bluecollar2]

1. Not surprised.

I moved here 4 years ago.

You might as well put the Florida Democratic Party's picture on the side of a milk carton.

Florida man sums this whole banana republic.

If Democrats want to win in 2024 they might as well write off Florida now and focus on strengthening swing states.

You can put a fork in Florida.

[rockfordfile]

3. No.

FL is still up for grabs. Doing what you said is exactly what republican pos would want.

[obamanut2012]

5. Exactly

[bluecollar2]

7. I'll still do my job

I'll vote the Democratic ticket but I won't watch the Florida returns.

[cinematicdiversions]

14. We have a solid choice for Governor

And a weak candidate against Rubio. We would have won the governorship last election had we not had such a disastrous candidate.

[dweller]

2. Wonder how many

are now covid dead count ?
🤔


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[obamanut2012]

4. I personally know five people who changed from D to R because of fear

They work and teach for FL state universities and state colleges, and they are afraid of being fired because of the law DeSantis signed this past summer. Also, almost everyone I know here is pretty left and are registered I.

So, yeah, a lot of wingnuts from NJ/NY/CT have moved here the last two years, but that doesn't mean FL is a lost cause.

We really do not need OPs saying the Party is dead here.

[brooklynite]

6. I said nothing about the strength of the Party. I posted news about voter registration.

[obamanut2012]

12. I was commenting on I personally know people who changed registration

Out of fear of retaliation of DeSantis and the BOG to Faculty and university staff. Staff are not covered by collective bargaining/contracts.

[scarletlib]

8. I would say that 6000 is more than offset by the number of COVID deaths among Republicans here.

[Celerity]

11. if 60% of FL Covid deaths were voters, & Rethugs died at twice the rate, its only a 12K net gain for

Dems for the entire state, and a lot of Rethug deaths were in very Red districts.

[tman]

9. A self-inflicted problem.

[Ohio Joe]

10. Really? How so?

[JI7]

13. It's better they are open about it instead of pretending to be independents

[Klaralven]

15. Mainly because of the increase in "no party affiliation"

https://www.jamesmadison.org/floridas-changing-electorate-more-racially-ethnically-and-age-diverse/