70 y-old Former Trump supporter says she was 'brainwashed'
"He just thinks he's smart enough to pull wool over you." He was too smart for conix, and millions of others. She will remain a registered Republican, but if it's Biden vs Trump in 2024 she will vote for Biden. She is wiser, and smarter, than conix.
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337K views 18 hours ago #CNN #News Pam Hemphill, who received a two-month sentence in federal prison for her involvement in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, tells CNN’s Gary Tuchman she was “brainwashed.”
Ron DeSantis’ policies have led to high health care costs, thousands of jobs lost
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A look at the economic consequences of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policies as he prepares to launch his presidential campaign.
By Emily Singer - May 23, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, May 24. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
However, experts say that DeSantis’ right-wing policies and culture war battles have hampered Florida’s economy, losing the state jobs and leading to higher health care costs for its residents, which might make his message a tough sell for a general electorate.
“He is preaching to the choir, which is the Republican primary vote. … Recent history would indicate that it is not, however, a winning general election strategy nationally,” Mac Stipanovich, a former Republican political operative from Florida, told .. https://www.axios.com/2023/05/19/desantis-2024-trump-biden-florida .. Axios.
Among the consequences of DeSantis’ actions was the Walt Disney Company nixing plans .. https://www.wesh.com/article/disney-florida-campus-canceled/43945475# .. for the construction of a $1 billion Florida campus that would have brought more than 2,000 high-paying jobs to the state.
“This legislation will likely have a detrimental effect on the economy here in [Florida], because it will make freedom of contract and freedom to labor harder to actually exercise — and this may have negative effects on consumer prices and on inflation consequently,” Jill Maskivker, professor of political science at Rollins College, told Construction Drive, a publication that covers the construction industry.
“We know that the core economic engines of South Florida: agriculture, construction, hospital, and tourism are being staffed by immigrant workers. It’s immigrant workers who allow South Florida’s economy to be made possible,” We Count! Co-Executive Director Oscar Londoño told television station WPLG in Broward County.
DeSantis’ policies have forced Floridians to pay higher health insurance premiums and homeowners insurance premiums.
Democratic state lawmakers say the law will hurt homeowners.
“Floridians are losing yet again,” state House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell told the Tallahassee Democrat. “I worry for our neighbors on fixed incomes. How many people are going to lose their homes before this ‘trickle down’ plan offers any relief? I’m worried about Florida’s retirees. This bill wasn’t written to help them.”
Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.