Fri Jun 23, 2023 – 3:09 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Florida electorate has experienced a net shift of 750,000 voters from the Democrat Party to the Republican during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s tenure, according to recently released data from the Florida Division of Elections (FDE).
Florida’s Voice reports that as of May 31, Republicans outnumbered Democrats 5,311,365 to 4,815,215, a difference of 496,150 (which is projected to have since crossed the half-million mark). At the beginning of DeSantis’s term in 2019, Florida Republican Party Chair Christian Ziegler notes, the state had “about 250,000 more registered Democrats than registered Republicans,” making for a total net shift of approximately 750,000 votes to the GOP during his tenure.
Part of the change is due to the Florida Department of State’s removal of more than 115,000 voters from the voter rolls for reasons such as ineligibility or inactivity. But state Republican leaders also attribute it to the popularity of successful conservative leadership under Republican DeSantis, who is currently running for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination.
The change “clearly showcases both the strength of the Republican Party and the expedited extinction of the Democrat Party in the Sunshine State, which cannot
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