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The negative press and the predictions of widespread doom that never came to pass in Florida have made Gov Ron DeSantis a GOP heartthrob, strengthening him heading into his 2022 re-elect & increasing conservative buzz nationwide about a presidential bid https://politi.co/3jRvmr8
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FL’s the third most populous state but has the 27th highest death rate —better than every major blue stare but California, where rates have increased more than FL in recent weeks per CDC
Here’s death rate by state from CDC
https://bit.ly/2NasgTe
FL’s the third most populous state but has the 27th highest death rate —better than every major blue stare but California, where rates have increased more than FL in recent weeks per CDC
Here’s death rate by state from CDC
https://bit.ly/2NasgTe
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Vaccination rates are harder to rank because the CDC site doesn’t have a chart. So I had to fill the data in manually. FL is about 16th in vaccination rates & is ahead of NY, CA and TX. Of the 10 biggest states, only MI is ahead
Vaccination rates are harder to rank because the CDC site doesn’t have a chart. So I had to fill the data in manually. FL is about 16th in vaccination rates & is ahead of NY, CA and TX. Of the 10 biggest states, only MI is ahead
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And then there's unemployment, a major driver of DeSantis's popularity in the GOP. Florida's unemployment rate is 6.1%, better than the national average and ahead of every major blue state and ever other large state. It ranks 27th on the BLS chart
And then there's unemployment, a major driver of DeSantis's popularity in the GOP. Florida's unemployment rate is 6.1%, better than the national average and ahead of every major blue state and ever other large state. It ranks 27th on the BLS chart
Oops. I should’ve included the FL GOP poll, conducted by @ryan_tyson for a private client who then gave it to me, that shows DeSantis more popular than Trump
It’s remarkable because Trump won FL in 20 by a bigger margin than Obama did in 2008
It’s remarkable because Trump won FL in 20 by a bigger margin than Obama did in 2008
I guess I should thread this and do a better job of numbering threads next time https://twitter.com/marcacaputo/status/1361664016884580355
