I fled NYC for Florida — Sorry, Mamdani-fearing Democrats, we’re full!
Since Zohran Mamdani won last week’s Democratic primary and put himself in pole position to become New York City’s next mayor, a fresh cohort of Gothamites seems to be eyeing the exit ramp toward the Sunshine State.
This Floridian says: Sorry, we’re full.
For more than five years now, Florida has been the top destination for fleeing Northerners, émigrés seeking something more than milder weather and lower taxes.
These new Floridians arrived to join a freedom movement led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, escaping the insane blue-state policies that the COVID-19 pandemic brought to a head.
The newcomers — myself included — made the state redder than it had ever been before.
In the 2024 election, former President Donald Trump romped in the formerly deep-blue Miami Dade County and turned Palm Beach County purple, losing it by just a single percentage point.
Pundits pointed to the increasingly Republican Hispanic vote, and that was a factor. But the energized newbies made the shift a GOP tsunami.
To this day, many Floridians habitually send real estate........
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