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Florida is down so bad | Florida's Troubles Continue to Mount (open.substack.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The author argues that Florida is struggling in many ways recently. Ron DeSantis' handling of the COVID pandemic led to many preventable deaths in Florida, contradicting early articles praising his response. Now DeSantis is known more for his anti-gay and anti-science stances rather than effective governance. His campaign for president seems doomed to fail due to his lack of charisma and poor performance as governor. The author expresses sympathy for Florida residents dealing with the fallout of climate change, disasters, and poor leadership.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vote by mail?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What is that? /s

They've made everything else as inconvenient as possible, that extends to vote-by-mail too. To request a mail ballot in Florida, you literally have to call, mail, or fax an individual person. How fast do those requests get processed? How often do they get denied for BS reasons? What happens if the person's voter registration gets purged between the request for the ballot and receiving the ballot? How often do mail-in ballots just 'disappear'?

There's just so many problems with mail-in that it doesn't feel like a sustainable, reliable replacement for in-person voting.