Why Were ‘Experts’ So Wrong About Florida? - The American Spectator

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Why Were ‘Experts’ So Wrong About Florida?

Politics, not science, inspired the demonization of Ron DeSantis.

by Robert Stacy McCain

May 29, 2020, 12:01 AM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Fort Lauderdale, April 17, 2020 (YES Market Media/Shutterstock.com)

Last week, the Florida National Guard offered free COVID-19 testing in Collier County, but they weren’t overwhelmed with panic-stricken residents seeking tests. Located on the state’s southwest coast,...

No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here.

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