Florida, the new red-state capital

The ‘Florida miracle’ story is impossible to understand without the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Floridian who shepherded the Sunshine State through it.

In what was an overall frustrating election night for Republicans, in which the oft-predicted “red wave” failed to materialize nationally, there was one state above all that provided a clear beacon of hope. That would be my adopted state of Florida. In the Sunshine State, Gov. Ron DeSantis cruised to a second term with an astounding near-20-point margin of victory over former Gov....

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