Ron DeSantis
People are flocking to Florida. I'd love for progressives moving there to influence the politics
There are plenty of economic reasons to move to Florida. I have hope there are progressives and independent voters making that move who will ultimately help create social change.
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Correction & clarification: The column has been updated to say that Florida's abortion ban is 15 weeks.
I was not surprised when Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio were reelected this past week. I was in South Florida the week before, and everyone I met, many of who were new to the state, was voting for them.