November 10, 2024
Pedro Rodriguez
Addressing inflation could’ve helped Florida’s Democratic Party, but instead, they focused on social issues, which cost them.
Florida’s Democratic Party spent this electoral cycle pushing for abortion, marijuana, progressive politics, and Harris’ administration. Nearly everything was rejected by Florida’s young voters.
That simply wasn’t their priority, and Democrats refused to believe that.
Campus Reform and The College Fix noted that almost half of young voters named “the economy” a “top priority.”Polling results from the James Madison Institute (JMI) revealed that 48% of likely voters in Florida perceive inflation as a ‘very serious’ issue.
In 2016, JMI mentioned that the American dream is “on trial every day,” fueling “Florida’s ceaseless pushback against Leftism.”
November 2024 proved them right. Harris vowed to change nothing from Biden’s leftist economic policies, and Florida’s young voters clearly remembered that at the ballot box. Early voting statistics from the FSU’s Student Union in 2024 reported that Democrats only held a lead of 17 points, compared to their 30-point lead in 2020. At the University of Florida, Campus Reform reported that the Change Party has repeatedly lost its grip on the school’s student government over the years. At Florida Gulf Coast University, diversity of thought has been promoted continuously since the state cracked down on DEI in 2023.
Trump won 62% of the university’s mock vote at Flagler College and by 10% at the University of North Florida.
At Florida International University, Trump received all-time high Cuban-American support.
Weeks before the election, FSU’s College Republicans invited Rep. Gaetz (R) to speak on the economy. Despite being considered controversial, attendees noted the event had a packed crowd and received little to no protesters. On the other hand, the University of Central Florida faced disruptive protests throughout the school year. Thanks to collaboration between students, police, and administrators led those protesters to consequences.
The same thing happened at the University of South Florida, as stated by Campus Reform and the College Fix, multiple pro-Palestine students were arrested and even deported for breaking the law.
Students at Ave Maria University pushed against the abortion initiative that was on November’s ballot. Similarly, the University of Miami launched a program to promote civic discourse and prevent a political divide on campus.
Florida’s college students continuously refuse to cave into social movements. This November, young Floridians showed the Democratic Party that they will not settle for its disastrous economic policies and far-left social movement.
