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DeSantis Vaccine Slogan Is âSeniors Firstâ â But âRich, White Seniors Firstâ Is What Happened
As Floridaâs coronavirus vaccine distribution rolled out, white, well-off communities disproportionately received better access to the shots.
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Willie Smith, 71, has been trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine for weeks, but says he has been unable to get a slot. The Bradenton resident was ineligible to get vaccinated at a pop-up clinic Gov. Ron DeSantis staged in a wealthy community 12 miles to the east in February because it was restricted to residents there.
BRADENTON, Fla. â Over and over and over, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has described his COVID-19 vaccination plan in just two words: âSeniors Firstâ â yet the addition of two extra words at the beginning might have made it far more accurate: âRichâ and âWhite.â
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.12.21
Good Friday morning.
According to a new poll released by
Ryan Tyson of The Tyson Group, Florida voters support several measures pitched as improving election security and voter access.
The poll, commissioned by nonpartisan nonprofit Secure Democracy, found more than three-quarters of Floridians want ballot drop boxes to be monitored either in-person or by video.
The proposal earned 77% among the 600 voters polled, with Republicans backing it at a higher rate (83%) than Democrats or no-party voters.
Meanwhile, nearly seven in 10 said they want their family members or caregivers to be able to turn in a ballot on their behalf. A near equal number (67%) want more days of early voting, while most (57%) want the state to tell felons what fines they need to pay to regain voting rights.
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