Five out Democrats advanced in Florida House races as Equality Florida-backed school board candidates defeated extreme conservative rivals.

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    Florida has closed primaries, and the winner is chosen by plurality. Only registered democrats can vote for democrats, and only registered republicans can vote for republicans.

    The two groups this article pits against each other weren’t running in the same elections. This shows changes within the groups of registered democrats, and registered republicans, but it says basically nothing about the electorate as a whole.

    Current numbers for party registration in Florida is 5.6m registered republicans, 4.0m registered democrats, 3.3m registered with no party affiliation, and 0.5m registered with minor parties. Not a change on that front really.

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    5 hours ago

    Apparently liberty means oppression of dissent.

    Here I was thinking it meant you yourself were free and independent. Nope. It means “no one gets to disagree with me or live in ways I don’t respect”.

    Conservatism is simple. S.A.X.

    Sadism thinly veiled as humor.

    Arrogance masquerading as intelligence.

    Xenophobia dressed up as common sense.

    They are proud of being stupid, and they think there will be no consequences.

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    If we’re seeing early signs that voters are finally tired of culture wars, then FUCKING ABOUT TIME i mean, great. The pendulum is definitely suspended in midair right now, the I hope its fall will be brutal for them.