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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: People Forget that Florida is Alabama [View all]mgcgulfcoast
(1,127 posts)22. disagree
florida has been competitive for awhile and you may have forgotten who won in 2008.
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Florida is not Alabama! I've walked many miles of Florida's beautiful pan-handle beaches from
jody
Oct 2012
#2
I live in AL, GA, & CA but I love FL and spend much time there. IMO FL is marginally Dem but that
jody
Oct 2012
#7
My parents used to live in Milton, FL near Pensacola. Its pretty close to being Alabama.
DCBob
Oct 2012
#8
The panhandle is much more conservative than the peninsula. My family has been on the Georgia line
jody
Oct 2012
#17
Tom T. Hall (country singer and liberal) had a song "St. George Isle" a few years ago
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#33
Time permitting, please drive West from St. George Island along Florida's Emerald Coast to
jody
Oct 2012
#58
Agree and tourists need to go East to Florida, not Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, et al. nt
jody
Oct 2012
#60
Orlando Has A Democratic Mayor, An African American Chief Of Police, And A Gay Councilwoman
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2012
#25
That doesn't mean much in and of itself. Even in Oklahoma Ds still outnumber Rs in registration. n/t
Daniel537
Oct 2012
#56
Who's the Governor of Florida? Who's the Senator? Who's the DINO Senator?
titaniumsalute
Oct 2012
#61
Donate and volunteer for individual progressive candidates is a great start.
HooptieWagon
Oct 2012
#70
I lived in Florida -- southeast, west and north Florida. Actually, it's more like south Georgia.
ancianita
Oct 2012
#31
Yes, but those solid R Cubans vote at much higher numbers than all the other Hispanics
Daniel537
Oct 2012
#69