Governor Jeb Bush's One Florida Initiative Governor Jeb Bush's One Florida initiative has kicked in and there has been a lot of opposing opinion towards this plan since the Board of Regents approved it. Some might say the plan split Florida in two. Many Floridians who support One Florida take opposing positions to give the plan a chance. These advocates believe that this state needs change due to the numerous problems within our school system. Opposing parties say they could consider a part of the plan that gives money to schools for scholarships and tutoring, but their position is that affirmative action is not an issue. Supporters of the One Florida Initiative believe the plan could not have come about later than it did because we needed action taken quickly. While opponents believe this plan was voted on too quickly and that the governor did not give citizens enough information or time to do anything about it. The initiative to help diversity among college admissions was a well-thought-out plan, supporters say. They believe One Florida will work if we give it some time. Once we get used to the plan, we'll see how it works and learn more. Supporters are confident that this plan will improve the way Florida works and that we will influence other states to do the same. “Bush's plan would replace state affirmative action policies, which have been used with mixed success, in college admissions” (Porter 1). Opponents of One Florida ask what will it replace it with? It doesn't replace it, it simply eliminated it and this is a form of misunderstanding. Citizens who oppose the governor's plan argue that "Affirmative action has only been around for 30 years. It's too early to get rid of it" (Kennedy A1+ ). Affirmative action was a plan that the opposing parties did not want to eliminate and they believe that this plan is not as beneficial as affirmative action. Affirmative action grants equal rights to minorities and women in both education and employment, so it's no surprise that 47% of women support it while 41% oppose it. On March 7 and 8, Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. conducted a telephone poll asking 621 registered voters in the state of Florida whether they approved of Governor Jeb Bush's performance.