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DeSantis received 4.61 million votes [1] from a population of 23.37 million [2]. 3.15 million voters voted for a candidate other than DeSantis [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Ron_DeSan...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida




14.5m eligible voters[0] - but your point still stands there. Though I'm of the opinion that non-voters implicitly voted for whoever won. So 11.35m hypothetical people voted for DeSantis in my mind.

[0]: https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registrat...


And that's how democracy works. If you didn't vote? Well, your fault.

The beauty of the election is that it means right now in Florida you have exactly the government you want and deserve.


The maxim of the law is "Silence gives consent." Those who did not vote voted for the winner.


PS: Not voting is voting.

No real American has the right to sit on the sidelines anymore.




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