Florida: yes I hate my state

[DonCoquixote]

Allright: we voted for no offshore drilling and we voted to restore the felon vote. These were no small victories, especially as the felon vote is the main wall used against black voters.

But, not only did we allow Trump's handpicked stooge to be governor,
we have had the third election in a row where the governor could not even get 51 percent of the votes, and the Dem concedes.

(take breath)

OK, let's not ignore the plague of third party votes, though they did count.

It is time to realize that Trump had planted the seeds in some very fertile, and yes I mean stupid minds. Despite the fact that Gillum came from the panhandle, the panhandle, aka OLD DUMB DIXIE came out for De santis. Really?

You good ol boys got creamed by Michael, yet desantis did not show up,unlike Gillum. Yes, I can give Rock Scott credit for showing up there, but you panhandlers supported the guy that did NOT show up? Were you so eager to stick it to the Negro that you ignored the KKK robocalls? Worse, did you like them?

I wont lay all this on Dixie, as Florida sadly has a lot of New Yorkers who enjoyed the money made from their union job up north, yet refuse to play for any service here. Yeah you kid went to school up north, well, the cops, firemen, doctors and others you spend on grew up HERE.

And oh yes, that does bring me to one ugly truth, there are a lot of people who insist they are not republican, who call themselves "FDR Democrats" who nonetheless always vote for the white guy..star waiting for "Gwen Graham wuz abetter candidate" rants, even though Ms Graham supported Gillum.

As of right now, the only thing that would want to avoid a disaster hitting this state is because I am currently stuck in it. If I leave, I hope that it gets hit with something that would make the history books a thousand years from now. Yes florida has great beauty, and many good people, but it is obvious iy attracts the very worst type of American, proudly ignorant and malicious.

[mcar]

1. Anyone who slams Gillum's candidacy wasn't paying attention

He ran a great campaign. The racists won.

[katmondoo]

2. I am still in tears

I do not know how I can continue to stay in this state, but I cannot leave.

[In It to Win It]

23. I can't imagine living anywhere else.

I can't imagine what else we could have done.

[Phoenix61]

3. Tell me about it

I just got slammed by Michael, now this. I was really, really hoping for some good news tonight. Completely disgusted.

[kes]

4. I feel your pain

It saddens me to know so much of my state is so uneducated and racist. To elect a stooge who doesn’t give two fucks about our water or environment. Our biggest cash cow is tourism, and we let our water get so polluted you can’t get in it

[Mr. Ected]

5. Floridians rejected unity and vision and opted for an avowed and vapid racist

Barely, just barely, which makes the pain all the more acute.

I feel the same way up here in Georgia. To know what I'm surrounded by makes my heart sad.

[AJT]

6. Why stay?

[tenderfoot]

10. Why did you stay in Wisconsin with Scott Walker?

[AJT]

11. My elderly mother. Once she passes I plan on moving to Colorado.

[tenderfoot]

14. Some people don't have the means to pick up and leave

[Jack-o-Lantern]

7. May the climate change "hoax" sink the whole goddamned state into the sea.

[lindysalsagal]

15. It's only a matter of time....

[geomon666]

8. At the very least

we didn't give this fucking scum racist more power.

[GoCubsGo]

9. I feel your pain.

I live in South Carolina, Joe Wilson's district, to be exact. Stuck with that shitbag McMaster for another 4 years, too. I fucking hate it here.

[lindysalsagal]

12. "proudly ignorant and malicious."

I'm continually amused that the state that houses 'The Happiest Place On Earth" can be so cruel. Especially when all of our beloved grandparents are there.....

[LonePirate]

13. It's sad although unsurprising that FL voters hate liberals more than they hate racists.

[In It to Win It]

16. I'm extremely disappointed...

It takes the joy out of winning the House.

I'm so confused. What is the magic formula? Gillum ran a great campaign. He's a likeable and charismatic guy. What is it that we need to do?

Gillum should write a book. To play off of Clinton's book, instead of "What Happened", it's gonna be called "What the Fuck!"

[joshcryer]

17. I love my fellow Americans, and I love Flordians.

But something is crazy in your state that I legit don't understand. What the fuck is happening.

Thank you for your vote.

And thank you for your post.

But fuck the insanity of your state. I'm sorry, but it kills us. That state may re-elect Trump. Legit.

[katmondoo]

19. Winning the House will relieve some of the pain of losing Florida

I am trying to focus on what will help the country now and with the House in our hands it will check some of the excesses and lead us to get the Senate and the WH in 2020.

[In It to Win It]

22. No it doesn't (for me)

We essentially have a 2nd Trump...

[Raine]

18. Congrats on your victories

those are good things, as you said they aren't small ones either.

[MyNameIsKhan]

20. I donot hate Florida, its just weird voting trends ... they are moving redder

[In It to Win It]

21. Everyone is sending their retired republicans here.