Moore to the Point – Florida, You Dodged a Bullet – and We Thank You – Opinion

Note: This “Moore to the Point” commentary aired on NewsTalkSTL on Thursday, June 23rd. Below is the audio.

Florida Man is often the victim of bizarre news stories from the Sunshine State. I would like to thank Florida for its citizens.

In 2018, the governor’s race came down to the former Mayor of Tallahassee, Democrat Andrew Gillum, and a not-all-that-well-known US Congressman, Ron DeSantis — a Republican. DeSantis was victorious with a close race, which saw them separated by roughly 30,000 votes.

Since then, he’s acquitted himself right nicely, demonstrating leadership not just in his own state, but nationally, as we’ve battled through the pandemic and, more recently, economic woes, not to mention contentious culture wars.

Speaking of acquitted…in contrast, Gillum’s formerly rising star has fallen precipitously – first, following an unfortunate 2020 incident in which he was found inebriated in a hotel room with a man suspected of having OD’d on meth, and most recently, following a 21-count federal indictment for campaign fraud, announced Wednesday.

Given their divergent trajectories, it only seems fitting to say: “Florida, you dodged a bullet – and the rest of the nation thanks you.”