Seems like you buy into the media narratives more than data... For most of Covid Florida's performance has been middle of the pack in the US despite having a large elderly population. They've slipped recently but still are only the 12th highest state deaths per population [1].
Plenty of other red or blue states that have done worse.
It’s just a symbol, it doesn’t need to be taken literally. After all the reason Floridamen exist as a meme is because of public disclosures of crimes by the state police.
Plenty of other red or blue states that have done worse.
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi...