Posted on 04/09/2024 5:53:46 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis believes Democrats don't stand a chance in the Sunshine State going forward. This comes as reports indicate registered GOP voters now outpace Democrats by nearly 900,000.
"You're talking about a million plus voter registration shift," DeSantis told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, claiming older numbers indicated Republicans were behind their Democratic adversaries by nearly 300,000 registered voters in 2018.
"Part of that, I think, is a response locally where people are more likely to switch from Democrat to Republican in Florida, nonparty to Republican than vice-versa. That's been an important component of it, but I do think that migration has skewed amongst people who come to Florida, not because they want to change the policies to reflect in Illinois or California or New York, but because they appreciate how Florida has done it differently from where they're coming from."
Local reports have affirmed DeSantis' claims, including one report from USA Today that alluded to the state's former identity as the nation's most significant swing state, perhaps most notably for its role in the 2000 presidential matchup between George W. Bush and then-Vice President Al Gore.
"Republicans now hold the biggest advantage in voter registration either major party has held in almost four decades," the report read, noting that the GOP reached an 851,417-voter lead as of last month – the most significant lead by either of the two major parties since Democrats' dominance in the late 1980s.
The state's panhandle – a vibrantly red area – is suspected to further propel Republicans to victory this November, perhaps making Florida an "afterthought" as the report speculates.
DeSantis, with an X post last Thursday, cited local outlet Florida's Voice, who compiled the data indicating Republican support has climbed even further to 889,569 as of April 4.
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If you have the time, you can download these excel spreadsheets and look through them for trends.
I tried, but because gave up.
One of the problems with new voter registration is that they ask you at the Florida dmv to register or change information there, so that throws numbers off, as some people won’t ever vote
Thanks for the link. I have looked at the YTD reports for 2019 thru 2023. I have not had time to analyze closely, but I was pleased to see that the Democrat stronghold counties eg Broward and Palm Beach have had big inactive removals.
So that implies to me that the prior corruption in those counties is being addressed.
Excellent comment. Dems do everything they can to keep from cleaning up voter rolls not just in Dem run places but everywhere.
You are correct. There is more to this story.
Don’t forget the Panhandle, where 6/10 voters register as Democrats,
but 8 out of 10 vote Republican. This is the part of Florida
that elected Matt Gaetz (and Scarborough when he was Tea Party)
LOLOL!!
Curse you, Republicans! How dare you govern well. Foiled again.
“Can you show us on a doll where DeSantis touched you?”
LOL!
It will be PENN OH and GA again this year that say who will be POTUS.
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