{"id":1397130,"date":"2022-03-23T18:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397130"},"modified":"2022-03-23T18:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:44:44","slug":"blue-state-refugees-explain-why-they-fled-to-desantiss-florida-im-a-new-yorker-and-now-i-live-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-refugees-explain-why-they-fled-to-desantiss-florida-im-a-new-yorker-and-now-i-live-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue State Refugees Explain Why They Fled to DeSantis&#039;s Florida: &#039;I\u2019m a New Yorker, and Now I Live&#039; Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-state-refugees-explain-why-they-fled-to-desantiss-florida-im-a-new-yorker-and-now-i-live-here%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1397130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Blue state \u201crefugees\u201d have been fleeing to Florida over the past year and are praising Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for going against the grain and keeping the Sunshine State free.<\/p>\n<p>Team DeSantis spoke to spring breakers who fled to the Sunshine State, asking what they thought of the Florida governor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a New Yorker, and now I live in Florida,\u201d one woman told Team DeSantis. Team DeSantis asked another woman, who lives in Pennsylvania under Democrat Gov.\u00a0Tom\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2020\/05\/15\/watch-pennsylvania-resident-protests-commie-tommy-gov-wolf-this-is-not-stalinist-russia\/\">Commie Tommy<\/a>\u201d Wolf, \u201cHow do you like living in Pennsylvania?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI hate it. We have the worst governor ever,\u201d she responded. \u201cI think Ron DeSantis should be the governor of Pennsylvania. Florida, you\u2019re so lucky!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others praised the governor for keeping Florida a free state, donning his campaign\u2019s spring break-themed \u201cVote Free. Be Free\u201d merchandise.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Indeed, tens of thousands of people have fled blue states over the past year.\u00a0In 2021, Florida saw the highest level of domestic visitation in the state\u2019s history \u2014 nearly 118 million visitors \u2014 as individuals fled heavy-handed restrictions and mandates.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/15\/free-state-of-florida-sunshine-state-sees-highest-level-of-domestic-visitation-in-history\/\"><span>detailed<\/span><\/a>:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\">According to the governor\u2019s office, tourism in the state in both Q3 and Q4 last year exceeded the same quarter in 2019, prior to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. In Q4 alone, Florida saw 30.9 million visitors \u2013 seven percent higher than 2019\u2019s levels. As a result of this historic influx of visitors, hotel revenues reached their highest record ever in 2021, garnering $17.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">All of these figures confirm what the governor has been saying for months: People are flocking to Florida because it is a free state. Even pro-restriction Democrats have been spotted in the Sunshine State in recent months, escaping extended lockdowns as well as mask and vaccine restrictions throughout the pandemic, despite offering constant criticism of the state. Past Sunshine State vacationers include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/31\/aoc-relaxing-in-miami-beach-as-omicron-surges-in-new-york\/\"><span>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncardillo\/status\/1397303106610868224?s=20&#038;t=znNTmCtVcRo0GZFB72GJ4w\"><span>Philadelphia Mayor\u00a0Jim Kenney (D)<\/span><\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/19\/gretchen-whitmer-traveled-florida-month-ago-calling-residents-not\/\"><span>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capitolwatch\/status\/1476986856311033862?s=20&#038;t=znNTmCtVcRo0GZFB72GJ4w\"><span>Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/05\/pro-mandate-rep-eric-swalwell-spotted-maskless-in-florida\/\"><span>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA),<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/17\/desantis-team-trolls-democrats-escape-to-florida-merch\/\"><span>CNN\u2019s Don Lemon<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u201cVote Free. Be Free\u201d theme is fitting, as DeSantis has described the Sunshine State as \u201cAmerica\u2019s liberty outpost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida has become the escape hatch for those chafing under authoritarian, arbitrary and seemingly never-ending mandates and restrictions,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/11\/gov-desantis-delivers-state-of-state-florida-americas-liberty-outpost\/\">emphasized<\/a>\u00a0during January\u2019s State of the State address.<\/p>\n<p>He also issued a stark warning ahead of the midterms, noting that power-hungry leftists \u201cwill impose mandates if they feel the need to do that\u201d after the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will impose restrictions,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/12\/ron-desantis-warns-leftists-will-impose-restrictions-after-the-midterm-elections\/\">said<\/a> during a recent press conference. \u201cAnd so that will happen if those types of people are allowed to be put in power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen is to have nice, big, red wave. So, we\u2019ll see,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer><\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue state \u201crefugees\u201d have been fleeing to Florida over the past year and are praising Gov. 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