Florida on the verge of being the 3rd most populous state in the union - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;43408255]This means the swing state is going to lean more towards Democrats.[/QUOTE] Seniors tend to vote more for Democrats, though. This is a common misconception, though seniors tend to be socially and economically conservative, they are statistically pretty split, with the AARP spending the majority of its campaign contributions on Democratic candidates at every level. The reason for this is because the elderly much prefer their social security, medicare and medicaid, and federal retirement aid, which are all Democratic points. Any good candidate knows that on issues concerning spending, Democrats command the young and old, and Republicans dominate the middle age brackets (since, as an adult with financial responsibilities, you want low taxes, low property taxes, more security for your job and less support towards freshmen workers who threaten your position, and less government interference in your career or business and family life). Whether seniors vote for a Democrat or a Republican matters most what other issues are on the table- in a state like Florida, cultural conservatism tends to outweigh other issues because of the immediate presence of Latinos. But given the Midwest, seniors are aging hippies and out of a job blue-collar workers who depend on old age pension and federal welfare to get buy. The biggest thing to win over Florida would be the Latino population, not the age factor. Just an aside, I'm posting this from Florida while visiting my mother who moved here 8 months ago. She fits the bill pretty well for the people who the article describes: wanted the weather, the economy, and the lower taxes.

I've noticed a ton of changes in Florida the past few years. Northeast Florida, which is basically Southern Georgia Jr., is becoming more racially and religiously diverse with an active art community. There's still a shitload of racial issues and other issues that need to be fixed, but there's actually a decent glimmer of hope for a better future, which was non-existent like 10 years ago. When I was a teen, I wanted to move out of Florida, but now that there's a chance of things improving, I'm thinking about staying. With lots of work, I believe that Northeast Florida could become a major arts center in the USA. Shit, if might be able to become Florida's California if the local governments play their cards right (which they won't, but you can always dream). At least in North Florida, the biggest things keeping it back are the corrupt local governments and the "fuck you got mine" religious people in McMansions that wouldn't care if the world burned as long as their subdivision was safe. They're both huge assholes, but at least the "fuck you got mine" types are slowly being countered by open minded artist types moving here.

The state bird of Florida is the Mosquito. Stay away.

[QUOTE=wizzerd229;43412684]The Tallahassee area is alright[/QUOTE] no it isn't this is coming from a resident of the place for 16+ years [QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;43414013]I may be moving to Florida in a year or two, but to the northern part along the border with Georgia. From what I understand, that's more like "the south" than the rest of the state.[/QUOTE] this is entirely true :v

florida is bad. only worth living to get disney florida resident discounts source: im a floridian

Florida isn't that bad, Jesus Christ guys. Lived all over the country and Florida has to be one of the better states to live in.

Tampa is alright, stay out of miami and disney is overrated. The drivers here suck but there is no snow driving so they kind of balance out. Also as we have found out the hard way, our local government is EXTREMELY corrupt. The only thing redeeming about this state is the beaches, specifically Daytona, Cocoa and New Smyrna to name a few.