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In that location are now more than registered Republican voters than Democrats in Florida for the first time in the Sunshine Land's history.

"When I got elected governor we had 280,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in the country of Florida," Gov. Ron DeSantis told a oversupply at the National Conference of Land Legislatures on Friday. "Today, and it will probably be fully publicized very soon, for the showtime fourth dimension in the history of Florida we take overtaken Democrats. In that location are more registered Republicans in Florida than Democrats."

KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2021/09/22: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference before newly appointed state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. A day after being appointed, Ladapo instituted his first rule giving parents "sole discretion" over whether their child wears a mask at school, and also allowing students who come in contact with the coronavirus to continue attending class if they remain asymptomatic. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2021/09/22: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference before newly appointed country Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at Neo City University in Kissimmee, Florida. A day subsequently being appointed, Ladapo instituted his first rule giving parents "sole discretion" over whether their child wears a mask at school, and also allowing students who come in contact with the coronavirus to continue attending class if they remain asymptomatic. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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The crowd applauded Gov. DeSantis, who then joked that Republicans would have won the tightly contested New Bailiwick of jersey gubernatorial race if the state's Republicans hadn't moved to Florida.

DeSantis explained that Republicans are fleeing to Florida to escape coronavirus restrictions, lawlessness, law-breaking, and other factors.

DeSantis also explained that Democrats have non governed well in the parts of the country they command.

"Once these areas go deep blue they get destroyed," DeSantis said. "How many places that are deep blue are well governed in this land? Can yous name me some?"

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, an election worker stamps a vote-by-mail ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box before at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FILE - In this October. 26, 2020 file photo, an election worker stamps a vote-by-postal service ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box before at the Miami-Dade Canton Board of Elections in Doral, Fla. (AP Photograph/Lynne Sladky, File) (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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"Tell me where you tin find this success story of 'woke progressivism' imposed on a people," the governor added. "I don't see it."

In 2008, registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans by almost 700,000 voters just that gap has narrowed every yr since 2012, according to Miami Herald. This September, Democrats had a lead of only 24,000 voters.

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site Wednesday, Aug. eighteen, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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"The level of enthusiasm in support of registering Republicans is unprecedented, and this is a true milestone moment in Florida'south history," the Republican Party of Florida's executive director, Helen Aguirre Ferré, said.

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