Florida, a purple state, may now be a blue state for two reasons.

[shockey80]

The high school students and I believe tens of thousands of american citizens from Puerto Rico now live in Florida. They are going to vote against the republicans.

[eleny]

1. And if they can't vote yet they'll work in the GOTV activities

I expect this to happen across the country. Teenagers have so much energy.

[beachbum bob]

2. attacks on social security and medicare will piss off many senior citizens in florida

who have voted republican before but may face choices of benefit cuts and angry grand kids....grandma why do we need AR15s?....What she gonna say now? better to shoot you with>....

[edhopper]

3. If ex-felons get back there voting rights

It becomes a Blue State.

[maxsolomon]

4. Whistling Dixie, I see

Since 1999:
GOP Governor
GOP State Senate
GOP State House

That's not even a Purple state.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Officially voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate twice.

And had the recount been allowed to be completed in 2000, three times.

[maxsolomon]

7. True, but Obama was an extraordinary politician. People turned out that never turn out.

19 years of GOP control State Control is more like Crimson or Burgundy than Purple, let alone Violet or Blue.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Gerrymandering is a hell of a mess to untangle. nt

[maxsolomon]

10. I concur

I think I've just reached the limits of my Pollyanna tolerance.

The situation is dire. Putting the cart before the horse is unwise.

[shockey80]

5. Its purple on presidential elections.

[crazycatlady]

9. I wonder if the HS students will stay after graduation

DIsclaimer-- I only know about FL colleges because of casual conversations about sports. I have no idea how 'good' they are or what a student's job prospects are after graduation in FL.