Summary

Florida state Rep. Susan Valdes, a lifelong Democrat, abruptly switched to the Republican Party, citing frustration with being ignored in the Democratic caucus.

Valdes, who represents District 64 near Tampa, said she wants to focus on solving problems for her community rather than protesting.

Her defection bolsters the Florida GOP’s historic 86-34 House majority, drawing criticism from Democrats who called her move a betrayal of her constituents.

Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, welcomed Valdes, praising her as a strong community advocate and valuable addition to their party.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    113·
    1 day ago

    I literally just gave the example of them never switching parties and just voting opposite of their party all the time.

    We already know that half of the electorate doesn’t look past the letter next to a candidate’s name. And a lot of elections have no challenger at all against the incumbent, even in areas where people complain about their representatives a lot.

    That doesn’t actually solve a single issue, it’s just a lazy simple answer you think is some sort of gotcha, because you want a quick fix. That’s why we have shit like vague abortion bans and doctors that don’t know what is legal instead of specific guidelines they can follow, even if those guidelines are dogshit. Simple fixes are rarely good fixes, they’re just feel good fixes that actually make the issue worse when the complexity of the real world goes against it.

      • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
        2·
        1 day ago

        They could remain in the party and act / vote according to the other party lines. (This already happens)

        There really is no remedy for certain levels of corruption / deception other than that other thing we’re not allowed to talk about.