Goodreads asked Craig Pittman:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Craig Pittman Every four years, the rest of the nation gives Florida the side-eye, wondering how we're going to screw up another election. I figured 2016 was a good year to tell the country there's more to Florida than just being the Punchline State. Yes, weird things happen here (and yes we sometimes screw up elections), but Florida and Floridians are also responsible for a lot of things that have influenced the rest of the country, often without anyone realizing it.

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