Republicans have set a landmark by overtaking Democrats in the voter registration race for the first time in the sunshine state’s history, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday at the National Conference of State Legislatures. “When I got elected governor we had 280,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said. “Today, and it will probably be fully publicized very soon, for the first time in the history of Florida we have overtaken Democrats. There are more registered Republicans in Florida than Democrats.” For many years, Democrats have led with a significant numerical advantage in the southern state. Back in 2008, when then-President Barack Obama carried Florida, there were 657,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans. The official voter registration advantage for Democrats was down to 263,000 in 2018, and then, down to 134,000 in 2020. The number has steadily gone down, primarily due to the GOP’s investment …