http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2023/04/14/desantis-spox-shows-just-how-effective-those-activist-group-fla-travel-advisories-have-been/
Lefty activists and lib media (as always, pardon the redundancy) have been trying to portray Florida under Ron DeSantis as the place to NOT be since the start of the pandemic (remember the beach Grim Reaper guy?). Ever since DeSantis was overwhelmingly re-elected last November the calls to boycott the Sunshine State hellscape have ramped up. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a rule against state-funded travel to Florida, though that didn’t stop Newsom himself from visiting recently. Along the way activist groups have issued “travel advisories” warning people to stay away from Florida.
Here’s one of the latest examples:
Equality Florida (@equalityfl) ~ BREAKING: Today, we took the extraordinary step of issuing a travel advisory, warning of the risks posed to the health, safety, and freedom of those considering short or long term travel, or relocation to the state.
Hmmm ... if the people who follow "Equality Florida" are going to avoid being in Florida, then NOW is the time to visit Florida! Having fewer freakish woketards in the state will just make it that much nicer - and normal.
How have all those calls to avoid Florida gone since DeSantis has been governor? DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin has rubbed some more salt in prog wounds:
Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) ~ "We'll see how effective that is." ~ @GovRonDeSantis
OUCH!
Couple that with people leaving California (and other blue states) to move to Florida, Texas and elsewhere and the Left’s efforts to ruin Florida have been massive fails:
U-Haul Growth States of 2022: Texas, Florida Top List Again
California and Illinois saw the highest demand for outbound U-Haul trucks
http://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/U-Haul-Growth-States-Of-2022-Texas-Florida-Top-List-Again-28337/
PHOENIX (Jan. 3, 2023) — Texas, Florida and the Carolinas were the preferred destinations of one-way U-Haul® truck customers during 2022, ranking as the top growth states on the annual U-Haul Growth Index.
U-Haul transactional data confirms that migration to the Southeast and Southwest U.S. – trends that were amplified and accelerated during the pandemic – continued through last year, although overall DIY moves slowed slightly in most states from the record-breaking number of moves in 2021.
Demand for equipment out of California, Illinois and New York remained strong in 2022, as more people opted to leave areas of the West Coast, Northeast and Midwest. California and Illinois ranked 50th and 49th, respectively, on the U-Haul Growth Index for the third consecutive year, meaning those states saw the greatest net losses of one-way U-Haul trucks. ...
Top 8 highest growth states per U-Haul:
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. South Carolina
4. North Carolina
5. Virginia
6. Tennessee
7. Arizona
8. Georgia
Bottom 8 states per U-Haul:
43. Arkansas
44. Maryland
45. New Jersey
46. New York
47. Massachusetts
48. Michigan
49. Illinois
50. California
Well, they tried!
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