Interesting note on politics - always got the impression that Florida was the 'center-of-road swing state' from elections. Is it different on the ground/in social life?
It's barely fair to even refer to Florida as a singular place, because South Florida and "The Rest of Florida" are two different cultures. South Florida is the nice beaches, upscale stuff, and the progressive, educated, imported population. The "Rest of Florida" has small slivers of tourist spots along the coast but for the most part resembles any other southern state, and tends to be quite red politically.