DeSantis Reveals Insider Insights On Florida's Political Transformation

By Maria Angelino | Tuesday, 09 April 2024 08:30 AM
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DeSantis Reveals Insider Insights On Florida's Political Transformation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has confidently asserted that the Democratic Party will struggle to secure a foothold in the state in future elections.

This bold prediction comes in the wake of reports suggesting that registered Republican voters now outnumber Democrats by a margin of nearly 900,000.

In a conversation with Maria Bartiromo of Fox News, DeSantis highlighted the significant shift in voter registration. "You're talking about a million-plus voter registration shift," he stated, pointing out that in 2018, the Republican party lagged behind the Democrats by approximately 300,000 registered voters.

DeSantis attributed this shift to local dynamics, where individuals are more inclined to switch their allegiance from Democrat to Republican, or from non-affiliated to Republican, rather than the other way around. He added, "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."

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Local media outlets have corroborated DeSantis' claims. A report from USA Today referenced Florida's previous status as the nation's most pivotal swing state, particularly in the context of the 2000 presidential race between George W. Bush and then-Vice President Al Gore.

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The report stated, "Republicans now hold the biggest advantage in voter registration either major party has held in almost four decades." It further noted that as of last month, the GOP had secured a lead of 851,417 voters, the largest lead held by either party since the Democrats' supremacy in the late 1980s.

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The panhandle of the state, a stronghold of Republican support, is expected to further bolster the GOP's chances of victory in the upcoming November elections. This could potentially render Florida an "afterthought" in the electoral landscape, as speculated by the report.

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In a recent post, DeSantis referenced data compiled by local media outlet Florida's Voice, which indicated that Republican support had surged to 889,569 as of April 4. During the same period, the Democrats reportedly lost 1,000 voters.

"Florida is off the board. It is a Republican state," DeSantis declared, adding, "We used to be a one-point state every election hung on: ‘How would Florida go?’ That is not true anymore, and I think that's a good thing for the party."

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