ABC Blames GOP Flipping Miami on 'Disinformation' in Latino Community

Nicholas Fondacaro | November 8, 2022
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One of the early races to be called on Election Day was the Florida gubernatorial race when incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis trounced Democrat Charlie Crist by a historic margin, and the key to that victory was flipping historically blue Miami-Dade County red. But according to ABC’s Maria Elena Salinas, the county flipped because Democrats had given up fighting for Florida and the “disinformation” in the Latino community.

Giving the floor to Salinas, Midterm Election: Your Voice, Your Vote 2022 host David Muir spoke for Democrats, asking: “But there's going to be a question in Democratic circles, I mean, have we lost Florida now to the Republicans?”

She confirmed that yes “they have” taken over Florida. “They've been very slowly losing Florida to the Republicans,” she lamented. “And when I see those numbers, blue, Miami-Dade as you can see on that map, Miami-Dade is probably the bluest county in the state. I mean, I see it every day, I look out my window, the blue ocean there and it's very blue, but this time, it looks like it's going red.”

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