“Why? Well, because DeSantis has done a brilliant job in Florida. He took a tiny little victory the first time, and he turned that state dark red by implementing good conservative policies. He brought in the right kind of people, and he turned that state from being purple, or occasionally blue, to very red,” Tems said.
This is just dumb. Lots of Republicans retired to Florida because it has no income tax and they own their property out of state so they don’t get hit by Florida’s property taxes.
It was happening before DeSantis and will happen long after he is governor. Younger people are Democrats right now and older people are Republicans. That wasn’t true with the Depression generation who seemed brainwashed to love Democrats.
I fear that today’s young people will not become more conservative as they age though since they mostly scoff at religion as unscientific superstition. I never saw that before.
When you are making constant excuses for DeSantis' prosperity and constant excuses for Trump's horrible endorsements/hirings, then you have nothing.
FACT: DeSantis has been implementing true conservatism in Florida since he won in 2018 and without apology or moderation.
Yes, demographics helped DeSantis, but he also didn't kill off his elderly in nursing homes during covid, he stopped the mask and vax mandates, he stopped the lockdowns, he implemented school choice, constitutional carry, cut taxes, implemented a conservation program (not preservation) of the Everglades, sent migrants to Martha's Vineyard, took on Disney and Anheuser-Busch despite their donations to him.
And Trump attacks these conservative policies, saying they made Florida a horrible place.
Indeed, you are correct. Before DeSantis there was Rick Scott, Jeb and Crist (who was a Republican back then). 24 years of red leadership. The table was set.