The result of this election means that the Florida electorate is closer to seeing parity and balance in its legislature. The Florida Republican Party has used its majority to gerrymander legislative districts and push forward an extremist agenda, which includes the criminalization of immigrant communities, the expansion of for-profit charter schools and weakening environmental regulations. Nationwide, Democratic candidates have picked up seats in red districts in New Hampshire, Oklahoma and New York. As the Florida elections shows, his unstable and irresponsible actions are becoming a drag on down-ballot candidates from his party. The results of this election show that Florida’s diverse communities reject the extremist policies espoused by the Trump.

Source: Huffington Post October 03, 2017 18:00 UTC