I'm thinking there might have been some vote manipulation there this time around-- had FL always gone red, that's one thing. But the fact that Obama won there twice... well it makes me wonder.

this asshole is, he still manages to have the support of close to half the nation.

This isn't some moldy visage hiding in a corner, he is a major character who has managed to actually increase his support in some areas by being an ignorant, nasty, divisive incompetent.

This disease isn't some localized outbreak, it is a full-formed epidemic of stupidity, and we can't just lay the blame on him or his followers-- as Pogo said "We have met the enemy and it is us". Every single one of us has to share the guilt since it is an American problem.

Since I live here, it's more poignant for me. Yes, it is the entire country.

Social Security, Medicare and more. Who will they blame? We know.

There are some who claim these followers are 'in a cult,' and therefore not responsible.

First, Miami-Dade did vote blue, just not by the needed or expected margin. Hillary carried the county by 300,000. Joe carried it by less than 100,000. But even if Joe matched Hillary's margin, he would have still lost the state because he was almost 400,000 votes short statewide.

The scales are tipping in several traditionally blue counties due to the massive influx of disaffected northerners into the state.
Many of these retirees made good money up north in states like NY, NJ, CT, OH, and MA. Many were civil servants, or in effect, socialists.
Then they retire and no longer want to pay the taxes that these states use to provide them with the life styles they are used to.
So they head south.
Unsure of living among "those people", they buy into gated communities filled with "people like us". (all quotes are actually terms I have heard from "people like this&quot .
They are racists, ignoramuses, under-educated, and easily duped. They walk among us.
St. Lucie, where I live, is one such county. We were all but swept this election - partly due to poor or non-existent Democratic party strategies - but swept just the same. In our State House, a seat held by Dems for decades, a longtime educator, environmental activist, and much-needed D presence in the R filled State House was replaced by someone who promised to "show up". A quick read into the victors bio reveals a person who apparently can't hold a job, has no college degree, and is married to the CFO of a large beverage distributor - hence she was the "business-friendly" candidate!
But we'll need more than just a good strategy going forward. Hundred of thousands of acres are being developed to provide even more gated communities for the worst from the North. It's a big problem.

In the second paragraph.
How can we collectively have missed that premise as it was absent in the last 4 years. We have been expecting things to matter based on principles they don't have. This isn't the fault of us. What we the little people get to choose from are the things we are exposed to. No, don't blame us.

As a fellow Floridian, I share your disappointment and shock. But then again, look who we have in Tallahassee.