• @surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    146 months ago

    It’s a state that politicians actually care about because it could go either way. For example, no Democrat will waste time in Florida. No Republican will waste time in California. But Georgia or Pennsylvania could go either way.

    • @winterayars@sh.itjust.works
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      76 months ago

      It’s funny how Florida was a 50/50 state not very long ago and now it’s the Republican equivalent of California (even moreso actually).

      • Uranium3006
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        36 months ago

        all the boomers got old and retired there. no income tax + cheap land + no snow makes the state a compelling option

      • @FlowVoid@lemmy.world
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        36 months ago

        In November 2019, a year before the election, the NYT published a battleground poll showing Biden ahead of Trump in Florida…