@doctorjaymarie @StillIRise1963
Yes, FL voters have a legal mechanism to vote them out, and vote in lawmakers who will get rid of bad laws, replace them with good.
There are hurdles, like extreme gerrymandering and voter suppression, but it is still possible
@mloxton @doctorjaymarie@mastodon.world @StillIRise1963
I think the bigger hurdle is that a second party has to show up. We'll see what Nikki Fried decides to do from here, but, the state is largely abandoned by the Democrat Party.
I've lived in one county here for probably 15 years now and I don't think the Democrats have even bothered to run a serious candidate for any office in that time. The same failed candidate has run multiple times for Congress, always gets 30% of the vote, and every now and then some young person decides to run on their own.
It's hard to make progress when there's no opposing voice to the party in power.
@StillIRise1963 @mloxton @doctorjaymarie@mastodon.world
I just linked to an article in a separate reply to you(sorry for the multiple threads here), but from my viewpoint I see the Democrat Party as having abandoned the state.
Look, there hasn't been a D governor in 28 years. I think the party just decided to spend their money elsewhere, but it also could be just plain incompetence. Either way, there's no functional D party at the moment and we'll see what Nikki Fried decides to do with that.
@BE @mloxton @doctorjaymarie Just saw that article and responded. New blood is necessary.
@BE @doctorjaymarie @StillIRise1963
The existing guy only getting 30% is probably why the party apparatus isn't investing there?
Kinda wondering how demand signals travel up to their leadership, and whether they are waiting for candidates to emerge from grassroots support rather than party invitation.
@mloxton @doctorjaymarie@mastodon.world @StillIRise1963
I think you could argue chicken or the egg on that one, for sure. I'm not arguing either way, just that there's no opposition as a fact on the ground.
@BE @mloxton @doctorjaymarie What the hell is that about? Why do you think that's happened?