But other than the abortion issue, which has won in states just as conservative as Florida, possibly having an effect on getting out the vote for Joe, democrats are way ahead of republicans in fund-raising, and that's probably not going to change especially with Trump using RNC funds for his court cases. They can afford to try for Florida, but republicans can't afford (metaphorically and fiscally) not to defend it, and they may spread themselves thin on states that are more firmly in the "swing" category. Plus, it's a huge psychological hit if they do have to defend what should be safe ground.

the last few elections have been tight there. it’s gonna flip.

Best one in my lifetime, and a fighter for so many important things!

The repukes down in Southern Illinois hate him and our Democratic-controlled statehouse so much that there is at least one county down there that wants to secede and form a separate state: https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-04-17/madison-county-illinois-secession-vote-pass

They resent not being able to control things like the state's abortion laws, but without the tax dollars from Chicago and its suburbs, they would be so screwed.

i propose they call it dumbfuckistan.

i love jb, too. such a mensch. a teddy bear.

But that would mean 2 more (presumably) Repuke senators in Congress, as well as Illinois losing some of its electoral votes to a red area (maybe not many, but it would suck, regardless). From that standpoint, we're better off keeping 'em.

He is the best ever. This is not normal, either. Usually, we send our governors to jail.