Florida is an uninhabitable hell hole on it's best day. Grotesque humidity. Consider the fact Trump likes Florida. What does that say about Florida. Politically Florida is hopelessly lost and personally I never want to hear one word about Florida again.
No one expected Democrats to win. The point is that we turned an approximate 30 point differential from Trump and Gaetz prior races into a differential of around 15 points. Imagine what could be done in swing districts.
Let this simmer for while , all the gooses in Florida not cooked yet , probably the tarriffs , the massive unemployments , the hyper inflations , the astronomical insurance rates , failing which God forbid ... hurricanes will do the reality checks, even so no gaurantee
Disappointing as these people probably want SS and Medicaid. They probably would like fema. Doesn’t seem people are realizing how bad things are and will get
Maga Floridians haven't yet been hurt by the Doge cuts. We know how they think, they want Trump to hurt everyone else but them, but if they are hurt, then they are pissed. This hasn't yet happened in great enough numbers.
I saw that, it's the exact sort of thing that will lead to some kind of disaster like a bunch of kids being chewed up by a robot combine at the cotton farm or something.
since the Republicans just beat the Democrats in the two special elections, how is that showing people there are turning against Trump's policies? Or are you talking about something else?
A hurricane state without FEMA, less tourist, global warming water level rising, less working migrants, social security and health care disappearance...what aren't they understanding?
I live in District 15 but I wish I lived in District 1 or 6 so I could’ve voted Democrat where it mattered.
My one vote wouldn’t have changed things but it sucks watching Republicans get elected again there. People will never learn here in Florida, they’re like robots blindly voting red.
You missed the fact that Republicans won. Even being outspent 10:1
The margin of victory will grow back for the mid term.
These are the very people that cheer Musk.
A 20:1 spend to try to flip Florida is impractical.
A few months too late, especially since Donald utterly and completely telegraphed all of it. Some people need to burn the shit out their hands to believe that touching a hot stove is a bad idea.
That’s why I have little faith in other Americans. They don’t look past the day. Couldn’t even tell you what a politician stands for. They just vote for how they’re doing today when they vote. Literally no depth beyond that.
It'll really matter once the midterms come around in more purpleish districts, as in districts Republicans won by 5-10 points back in November. Tonight was warning shots fired across from reliably super red House seats.
It's been 10 YEARS of trump. When he was out of power, he wasn't out of influence. Did a day go by when his porcine face wasn't plastered across the news?
1 / I hate sounding negative, but in the last few months, we as a nation have seen:
Prices go up even more.
Trump try to annex multiple nations
Illegally kidnap Americans off the streets
Threaten Taraffis on just about every nation outside the US
Disrespect a President in front of the world....
With a swing of twice the percentage of the gap between winning and losing (10% loss, 20% swing). It didn’t get the job done, but it represents significant change in momentum that will only be maintained the longer that Trump hides behind Musk and maintains these policies. A pox on both their houses
Did I miss the part where the democrats won both seats?
If democrats can’t win these now, the US is in big, big trouble for a long, long time.
Think it’s over actually. 248 years. It was a good run.
I guess they just need a little more proof that they will never have a tee time or dinner invite to Mar a Largo…Thats ok, by 2026 no one here will be able to afford anything Musk dismantled Social Security and Medicare.
the dems will not win in Florida until all the seniors that are there now, die off. There is no where near the retiree exodus to Florida that used to be due to the high cost of living there. So eventually the populace will even out. The Cuban population is certainly turning against MAGA now
Hi Taryn, with gerrymandering being what it is, a lot of seats are or have been a lock. I think I’m debating the current state of affairs, not what you’re trying to accomplish.😊
With the polls so far against 47, they also show Florida is currently far too 'infected' with the MAGA cult.
The massive dip in 47's numbers combined with the small rise in Democrat numbers, at least Weil should have won and Valimont should have been a lot closer.
It shows me the opposite. The whole world has seen the lies and damage. These halfwits still refuse to accept the truth and are quite happy to fuck over not only Americans but all their allies.
That and the weather sucks. I lived there for years (parents moved and aged) and hated every second of it. I prefer single digits to a consistent dew point that feels like you're swimming in a hot bowl of chicken soup. I only miss the unlimited supply of mangoes piled up under "Take me" signs.
Yeah there aren't nearly as many and I never saw them being put in a box on the curb for free pickings. The sad thing is almost all the old citrus trees are gone. I lived in a neighborhood which clearly at one time been an orange grove. Almost all yards had orange trees and some people had rows.
The thing is. Say a person lives in Iowa. There will be spells near or below zero in the Winter but most of the time highs will be in the 30s which in my opinion is quite nice. In Florida it's just disgustingly humid every damn day, day after day after day. And it's almost always 90 at 2:00 AM.
Just imagine what might have happened if the @democrats.org had poured time, money and talent into the effort instead of just ignoring it as an automatic loss.
Only thing is not enough people have changed their minds Republicans would actually lose electoral races...yet. They are getting the message, just not fast enough.
Keep in mind those same districts voted GOP by 25 and 40 points last year, so that's still a large number of people that have flipped their vote from only 2 months of Trump/Musk. People are recognizing the FO stage a lot quicker than I had imagined, so I still feel some hope.
More likely it got those who didn't bother coming out for the general election to vote. Most of those who voted for Trump all 3 times are doing it again. Party or die.
Not quickly enough. Imagining the level of deep mouth breathing and pompous YMCA cunts pulling a lever for Randy fucking Fine illustrates the sickness that is embedded in this society.
I live in District 6 and it is *heavily* gerrymandered towards Republicans. This The Villages territory. The fact that it’s starting to lean even a little bit towards Dem is a good sign.
How so? The last 10 weeks and then this? Half of them have no idea what’s going on (as do half of the Dems, to be fair), and half are absolutely ok with it.
Really? How? What kind lipstick Does matter if are you putting on this pig? They fucking lost. I don't care if they lost by less. Either . . . never mind.
I know it's hard, but keep in mind that this is an ultra-right district and it was far closer than it had any chance of being 4 months ago. If even maga Floridian districts are showing evidence of turning, it's a hopeful sign.
I was hoping people would wake up and see how bad Fine was but they obviously don't care about all the bad he's done, when he gave that judge the middle finger in the zoom I figured that would end he career but that's what the Repubs like
And not huge at the same time. Huge would have been a blue win. There are no moral victories while the Republican Congress allows Trusk to dismantle the federal government and start wars with Canada and Denmark.
Randy Fine is a terrible terrible terrible person. Even the Rep voters here can't stand him and only voted for him because they didn't wanna vote Dem or abstain.
The republicans won in Florida. They were VERY red districts. I voted blue. Unfortunately, Dem Gay Valimont only received 42% of the vote in district 1.
How? We still lost both seats and MAGA loyalists got elected. It shows nothing except that Republicans are still behind Trump, a convicted felon and rapist.
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Social Security checks and get their Medicaid canceled!
That’s good.
PA flipping two deep red seats in state house- also good.
Susan Crawford winning in WI despite the $ poured into her “pay to play” opponent, is great!
America is listening
Massive applause for Booker
My one vote wouldn’t have changed things but it sucks watching Republicans get elected again there. People will never learn here in Florida, they’re like robots blindly voting red.
Let’s see!
The margin of victory will grow back for the mid term.
These are the very people that cheer Musk.
A 20:1 spend to try to flip Florida is impractical.
Good people will.
At least there is one less asshole in their government doing DeSantis bidding.
Prices go up even more.
Trump try to annex multiple nations
Illegally kidnap Americans off the streets
Threaten Taraffis on just about every nation outside the US
Disrespect a President in front of the world....
If democrats can’t win these now, the US is in big, big trouble for a long, long time.
Think it’s over actually. 248 years. It was a good run.
I’ve heard g o d strikes people down for lesser offences.
No republican congressional seat is safe. Being an elected official is an earned privilege, not a right.
The massive dip in 47's numbers combined with the small rise in Democrat numbers, at least Weil should have won and Valimont should have been a lot closer.
In another year and a half of Trump and MAGA fuckups though ...
maybe you like election interference ?
In memory of the department of education
Mostly the the church-goers.
for Russia
It's gonna be a shitshow with him in Congress.
Trump & Republicans can spin this however they want – this is BAD NEWS for them...
not to speak of Wisconsin... yay....