Over the past couple of years, the state of Florida has gained a lot of attention.

Unlike blue states that used COVID as an excuse to implement very rigid mandates, Florida pushed back against this.

Last year, the Florida state legislature passed a bill barring the use of vaccine mandates in the state. Shortly thereafter, Governor DeSantis signed this legislation into law.

Governor DeSantis has also been the target of leftists who resent how well the state has done without embracing medical autocracy.

Earlier this week, during a press conference, the Florida governor shared some insight into why his state, and its economy especially, have so much to be proud of.

The truth about Florida's success

In a nutshell, the massive rise of Americans leaving other states and making Florida their new home is a major contributing factor to why the economy is thriving.

While speaking to the media, DeSantis stated that Florida's popularity is due to folks departing from "dumpster fire states."

The Republican governor then went on to note that people want out, hence the migration to the Sunshine State. At this time, estimates project that Florida is getting hundreds to thousands of new residents each and every day.

Meanwhile, blue states like California (which are losing residents at high rates) don't hesitate to rip on Florida. Nevertheless, the migration data speaks for itself. More people want to live under GOP governors, rather than Democratic ones.

New voter registration changes

For a while, Florida Democrats carried the advantage of having more registered voters in the state. Although, with the massive rise in new people moving to Florida, this voter registration advantage shifted to Republicans last year.

In 2022, Florida Republicans have more than 100,000 more registered voters in the state than Democrats. This also bodes very well for Governor DeSantis, seeing as he's up for re-election this year.

When DeSantis first ran for (and won) the Florida governorship in 2018, Democratic voters in the state far outnumbered Republicans. It goes without saying that the added advantage in favor of the Florida GOP only serves to benefit DeSantis' re-election chances.

Finally, the Florida governor has massive poll leads over every single Democrat running to unseat him.