There are millions of Americans who dislike having four seasons and, for whatever reason, love 90 degree weather with 100% humidity. That's the basic reason.
I am not neutral on Florida. It stinks. The idea of a Floridian calling out any other state for corruption or for its number of dirtbags is amusing.
BTW, to leave you with a parting thought, do freedoms, as you think of them, increase or decrease the more that population grows in a given place or do they decrease? Before you respond, think about the states that most closely match your side's customary definitions of freedom and then think of which states best exemplify them.