02-16-2021, 02:14 PM
(02-16-2021, 11:17 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: All of this being said, I don't think the author of that piece makes a very good argument. Florida hasn't been doing great during this pandemic. They have consistently been pretty high on the new cases and the death tolls. In addition, DeSantis tried to hide these numbers which resulted in people being silenced for trying to spread the truth and has otherwise shown himself to be very anti-First Amendment. So, if the GOP wants to continue down the path it has been going, which is one of abandoning its conservative principles, then sure, he could be a front runner.
Beat me to it. Everytime I hear someone repeat this right-wing speaking point "Florida is doing great" I just ask to see the numbers to prove it.
Florida has about 10% more total population than New York, but about 20% more Covid cases.
