While election denialism remains a threat across the nation, Florida has become a hub for increasingly “authoritarian” and “antidemocratic politics” since the attack on our Capitol.
In the lead-up to the 2022 midterms, federal officials found that Governor Ron DeSantis and Republican state officials had been using tactics to intentionally target Black voters – including a law limiting ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting.
Today, DeSantis continues to ramp up his anti-democratic agenda – including voter intimidation efforts like establishing an “Election Police Force,” censoring discussions about race and gender in public schools, and limiting investment decisions made by state and local governments in Florida.
Yet, DeSantis and Florida Republicans’ damage to democracy hasn’t stopped corporations from investing in the state’s far-right lawmakers. Fortune 100 companies contributed over $2.9 million to Florida’s state and federal anti-democracy legislators during the 2022 election cycle.
While many Americans stood up to election deniers in 2022, our democracy is not immune to the anti-democratic threats coming out of Tallahassee.
Will the Fortune 100 continue to reward the behavior of Florida’s MAGA lawmakers? Or will they help defeat the spread of extremism by fighting for their customers’ and shareholders’ values?
