Trump says he'll make a "very big announcement" Nov. 15

What do you think Florida Democrats are like? They care about abortion as much as anybody in the other states. It was the only thing they could really run on here. DeSantis will have to come out with a moderate right-wing position on abortion. It might be further to the left than what FL passed, but he will support some restrictions to please the base. I think they will take Grahams bill and add exceptions for rape and incest to it. Then they will have a right (but not extremely right) stance to the Roe v. Wade status quo. The reason why Trump did well in the Rust Belt compared to Romney was his stance on free trade. It was the "they took yer jobs" pitch. However, I think he mostly lost voters in 2020, because of tone, not actual policy. DeSantis is more measured and could easily win back AZ, GA, and WI. That's enough to put him over the top. If it's DeSantis vs. Biden the only way I see DeSantis losing is if Trump continues to sabotage him after the primary (which is certainly possible and maybe even probable).

is abortion actually an issue in florida?

i mean - only very old people are living there, so ... :rolleyes:
 
is abortion actually an issue in florida?

i mean - only very old people are living there, so ... :rolleyes:
STD's are a bigger issue in the Villages, but about 71,000 if the 862,000 nationwide abortions were performed in FL in 2017. That's 8.2% of all abortions despite FL being about 6.5% of the population that year. So I would say yes...people care about abortion here. Polls consistently show FL is a pro-choice state. FL also approved raising to minimum wage to $15/hour with 60% of the vote in 2020 so it's not as right-wing as many people think. What independent Floridians generally agree with the Republicans on are low taxes (no state income tax), COVID policies, "wokeness"-(gender identity/trans stuff), being tough on crime, and illegal immigration. However, abortion and the minimum wage are a couple of the issues where FL independents heavily side with the Democrats.
 
LOL... and the insanity begins.

Trump Spokesperson Claims Not Airing His Speech Violates the Constitution: ‘We Do Not Have the First Amendment’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-s...stitution-we-do-not-have-the-first-amendment/

A spokeswoman for former President Donald Trump said news networks that do not air his primetime speech on Tuesday night will be violating the First Amendment.

Appearing on Steve Bannon’s War Room on Right Side Broadcasting Network, Liz Harrington blasted the mainstream media while standing in a large event hall at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The president said he will make a “very big announcement,” with most people expecting him to declare himself a 2024 presidential candidate.

“They don’t want the American people to hear directly from the biggest leader of the greatest political movement in our history,” Harrington said. “So, I do suspect they’ll try to censor and cut away. However, the people are anxious to hear from him. So, they will go right around the major networks in they do indeed cut away.”

Harrington then claimed that merely ignoring Trump’s address is a violation of the constitutional right to free speech.


“That’s what you have to do now,” she added. “We do not have the First Amendment. It’s under attack.”

Private entities such as news networks can’t violate the First Amendment, which protects against government restriction of speech. Moreover, a network opting not to cover an event is not engaged in censorship, as Harrington claims.

Censorship refers to the active suppression of speech – typically by a government entity – and that is not what’s happening here.

Trump is expected to announce his candidacy at a time when his support is perhaps at its lowest among Republicans. Several of his handpicked candidates lost key races in swing states such as Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The GOP underperformed its own expectations, as Republicans failed to retake the Senate and will have only a slight majority in the House.

Watch above via Right Side Broadcasting Network.
 
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