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Mariana

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4. A lot of them are Republican voting retirees.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 09:34 AM

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Being retirees, they don't care about schools, jobs, reproductive care, etc. because they don't need any of that. Florida is so solidly red now because for years Republican voting retirees have been pouring into the state. Places like The Villages have grown like weeds.

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