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Saturday, May 20, 2023

For months after Gov. Ron DeSantis absolutely walloped his opponent Charlie Crist in the Florida gubernatorial race last November, it felt like maybe Democrats should finally just write off the Sunshine State once and for all. The governor's war on Mickey and Minnie was bizarrely resonating and his argument that he wanted to turn America into Florida was appealing to many in the Republican base.

But don't freak out quite yet about the future of Florida Democratic politics.

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