Democrats knew Miami's election night results could happen. When will they wake up? | Opinion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Not only did Trump carry Florida and Miami-Dade comfortably, he also helped Republicans down the ballot win important local races for sheriff and supervisor of elections.
41% : A decade ago, they were solidly Democratic, but based on a study conducted before this year's election, almost 50% said they would vote for Trump.
39% : Despite that, the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol didn't lessen their support for Trump.
35% : For example, the DeSantis administration has spent millions and used state resources to campaign against the proposed constitutional amendments to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana for adults.
35% : Rather than lament the electoral choices of their fellow Miamians or excoriate them, the local opposition to Trump -- the Democratic Party and Never Trumpers -- should wake up.
33% : In 2016, Gamarra said he conducted focus groups with Venezuelans who said Trump was a "blond" Hugo Chavez.
24% : Neither did Trump openly discussing using the federal government to retaliate against political opponents, his contemplation of using members of the press as human shields or his allies who want to fire federal workers and replace them with loyalists.
20% : The deterioration of Democratic support and Trump's rise in South Florida over the years has been largely attributed to Hispanic voters, many of them immigrants themselves, or their children and grandchildren -- even though Trump has accused immigrants of invading the U.S. and poisoning the blood of the country.
20% : Once Trump was in office and Venezuela's decline quickened under Chavez's successor, dictator Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelans warmed up to Trump's tough stance on the country's authoritarian regime.

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