Sugar Growers
Description
Sugar growers rally as Ritchie's unbreakable core, their federal subsidies slashed in a bold $8 billion Everglades restoration bid that Sam savages as 'taxing enemies.' Florida's electoral faultline ignites—their fierce loyalty and perceived betrayal torpedo Democratic maneuvers, exposing campaign nerves raw from scandal, where policy blades carve voter wrath and strategic deadlock.
Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
S3E20
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We Killed Yamamoto
Sam Deflects Scandal Sting and Rejects Everglades Strike at Ritchie
Sugar growers cast as Ritchie's 'biggest supporters' whose subsidy evisceration would boomerang per Sam—core backers forced into defensive posture, amplifying Florida's competitiveness as growers' loyalty magnetizes backlash risks.
Active Representation
Invoked as Ritchie's unbreakable Florida base
Power Dynamics
Entrenched loyalists targeted for political evisceration
Institutional Impact
Highlights campaign faultlines where policy strikes breed voter wrath
Organizational Goals
Defend subsidies against Democratic cuts
Bolster Ritchie's campaign in home state
Influence Mechanisms
Voter bloc loyalty in battlegrounds
Economic pressure via industry subsidies