The midterms

[dolphins4life]

Florida was apparently overwhelmed by Covid Cases, yet DeSantis is on track to win by a landslide.  (50-40).

If the Republicans win control of Congress, does that prove that pandemic was a hoax?  Does it prove the vaccines were more deadly than the virus?

If Desantis wins, does that mean all the stories of Covid in Florida were greatly exaggerated?

[fyo]

If DeSantis wins, does that mean the moon is made of green cheese?

[dolphins4life]

If DeSantis wins, does that mean the moon is made of green cheese?

There is no connection between that.

There is a connection between Covid and Desantis winning.

[CF DolFan]

Florida was apparently overwhelmed by Covid Cases, yet DeSantis is on track to win by a landslide.  (50-40).

If the Republicans win control of Congress, does that prove that pandemic was a hoax?  Does it prove the vaccines were more deadly than the virus?
If Desantis wins, does that mean all the stories of Covid in Florida were greatly exaggerated?

Not sure what you mean by overwhelmed but I live here and have never had a work stoppage for Covid. There are so many stats out there it's easy to pick and choose to support any argument but the state didn't do worse than many states who locked down. In fact the death rates are on par with New York and Pennsylvania although they had some of the strictist lockdowns. Florida is also a retirement state where we have more senior citizens than any other.  I just saw an article that wasn't political showing that Florida's 4th graders are 4th in testing. This is largely do to Florida kids returning to school before others. We were pretty much free to conduct business as much as possible and have thrived.

In general, the majority of people in Florida love that DeSantis refuses to follow Washington's BS and has allowed us to remain free and to make our own choices about things like Covid. It's also why so many people have moved here and to Texas while California and New York have lost the most residents.  

[Dave Gray]

No, Florida is a red state.  We elect republicans.

[dolphins4life]

No, Florida is a red state.  We elect republicans.

I thought they were a swing state.

[dolphins4life]

Not sure what you mean by overwhelmed but I live here and have never had a work stoppage for Covid. There are so many stats out there it's easy to pick and choose to support any argument but the state didn't do worse than many states who locked down. In fact the death rates are on par with New York and Pennsylvania although they had some of the strictist lockdowns. Florida is also a retirement state where we have more senior citizens than any other.  I just saw an article that wasn't political showing that Florida's 4th graders are 4th in testing. This is largely do to Florida kids returning to school before others. We were pretty much free to conduct business as much as possible and have thrived.

In general, the majority of people in Florida love that DeSantis refuses to follow Washington's BS and has allowed us to remain free and to make our own choices about things like Covid. It's also why so many people have moved here and to Texas while California and New York have lost the most residents.  

Florida led the nation in Covid fatalities this summer.

[dolphins4life]

So, is the pandemic a sham or not?

[Dave Gray]

No, not a sham.  Pandemic is real.  Lots of people died.  It could've been handled better.  Lots of places made lots of mistakes in all kinds of ways.

But that issue is way far down on people's lists of concerns right now.

[dolphins4life]

Florida's approach was not to worry about it.  Could that have been the right approach all along?

[CF DolFan]

Florida's approach was not to worry about it.  Could that have been the right approach all along?

It wasn't don't worry about it. Everyone worries about it. Florida's mentaility was personal repsonsiblity. If you feel you need to protect yourself or your family then do it. There's no logical reason to cripple everyone else when in reality only a small percentage of people are actually in danger.

[Spider-Dan]

If the Republicans win control of Congress, does that prove that pandemic was a hoax?  Does it prove the vaccines were more deadly than the virus?

If Desantis wins, does that mean all the stories of Covid in Florida were greatly exaggerated?

When Biden defeated Trump in Georgia and Arizona during the 2020 election, did that prove that Trump blackmailed Ukraine and should have been removed from office?
When Bush won re-election in 2004, did that prove Iraq had weapons of mass destruction?

Voters do not prove or disprove reality when they cast ballots.

[Phishfan]

There is no connection between that.

There is a connection between Covid and Desantis winning.

None of what you said is connected. Did you use to walk to school or pack your lunch?

[EDGECRUSHER]

I thought they were a swing state.

They were but like Iowa, it's been going redder over the years. DeSantis should win by at least 10, although some of that can be chalked up to Crist being a professional election loser whose running mate is the most hated person in Florida.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

They were but like Iowa, it's been going redder over the years.

The population of Florida hasn’t gotten more conservative, but the Florida GOP has successfully enacted more and more voter suppression methods to disenfranchise poor and minority voters.