"Is this Shaughnessey's one-man vendetta against the Sunshine State, or is it reflective of an MSM culture that sneers at the sunbelt?"
My money is on the latter. Probably still peeved about Florida 2000.
You're probably right.
I remember election night 2000 listening on the radio to Dan's mentor, Bob Ryan on ESPN Radio. He was utterly disgusted that someone as unqualified and stupid as George W. Bush had won and felt America had let him down personally. Oh yeah, and he thought his venom was purely objective and non-partisan.
Dan is a Bob Ryan wanna-be. That wouldn't be so bad, except that Bob Ryan is a f**** idiot.