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Florida just went even more red. This is amazing!
Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:45 am
Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:45 am
I think the author is missing the fundamental shift, but still good news nonetheless.
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/20/democrats-canceled-their-florida-primary-to-help-biden-it-backfired-and-helped-republicans-flip-local-seats/
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Democrats Canceled Their Florida Primary To Help Biden. It Backfired And Helped Republicans Flip Local Seats
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Florida Democrats chose to award President Joe Biden the state’s delegates in November instead of holding a presidential primary vote, presumably to protect the unpopular incumbent. But it appears the move backfired and led to a wipeout of Democrats in local races.
Florida Democrat Party leaders awarded Biden the state’s 224 delegates months ago and cancelled the primary, in a move Biden’s Democrat challengers called “intentional disenfranchisement” and said was “done obviously in secret, obviously to help the incumbent Joe Biden.” The lack of a statewide Democrat primary meant registered Democrats had less reason to turn out on Tuesday than Republicans, who decisively voted for former President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
Based on the several key wins by Republicans, Democratic turnout appears to have been hampered by the party’s decision. Republicans and Republican-supported candidates managed to flip several seats in their favor.
Republican-backed Bruce Rector won Clearwater’s nonpartisan race for mayor, while Michael Mannino flipped City Council Seat 3 and Ryan Cotton flipped Seat 2 — defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Bunker who was endorsed by the Florida Democratic Party. Biden narrowly won Pinellas County in 2020.
The Tampa Bay Times attributed the wins to “significant conservative turnout.”
In Orange County, Shane Taylor won the Oakland mayoral race, beating Town Commissioner Salvador Ramos. “Taylor had run as a strong conservative,” noted Florida Politics’ Jacob Ogles.
Nick Nesta, a Republican, won another term as Apopka City Commissioner while Nadia Anderson flipped a Democrat-held seat.
In Delray Beach, former mayor and commissioner Tom Carney flipped the mayor seat and beat Shirley Johnson and Ryan Boylston by more than 10 percentage points each. Johnson had “said she [would] strive for diversity, equity and inclusion,” a favorite Democrat talking point. Biden won the district by nearly 30 points in 2020.
In Juno Beach, the Florida GOP celebrated Peggy Wheeler defeating incumbent Mayor Alexander Cooke.
Failed gubernatorial candidate and Florida Democratic Party chairwoman Nikki Fried launched an initiative to boost local Democrat-friendly candidates, but just four out of the seven candidates she endorsed won their races — and two of them narrowly.
Democrat-backed George Oliver won his seat on the Ocoee City Commission by just 44 votes, according to Florida Politics, which noted his pro-life challenger “appeared to have benefitted from the fact Republicans had a statewide Presidential Preference Party while Democrats did not.” Biden won Orange County by more than 20 percentage points in 2020.
Broward County Commission staffer Maria Rodriguez, who was also backed by Fried, fended off three opponents but won just 39 percent of the vote to serve on the city commission, beating the second-place candidate by 3 points, according to Florida Politics. Biden won Broward County by nearly 30 percentage points in 2020.
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/20/democrats-canceled-their-florida-primary-to-help-biden-it-backfired-and-helped-republicans-flip-local-seats/
This post was edited on 3/21/24 at 11:48 am
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:00 am to loogaroo
It’s amazing what happens when a state has competent voting practices and procedures . This also would have still happen if Biden was on the ballot . NO ONE is voting Democrat , besides the kool-aid hair dyed people.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:02 am to Jspaspa3303
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NO ONE is voting Democrat , besides the kool-aid hair dyed people.
Glad some ppl understand this.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:02 am to Jspaspa3303
FL is the best run state in the country. RDS has done an incredible job.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:22 am to loogaroo
Listen. You have to understand that by not allowing people to vote, the Democrats are protecting democracy.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:25 am to TDTOM
Ron DeSantis is the best governor in the history of America. Can't wait for him to be our next President after TRUMP! Until this, I suggest all Ron Bots to hop on the Trump train.. Let DeSantis do his thing in Florida and he will be ripe and ready for a solid 2028 run!
This post was edited on 3/21/24 at 9:26 am
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:26 am to SDVTiger
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Orange Man doing work
Would love to hear some examples.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:28 am to loogaroo
The link not working for me.
May be all my blockers
May be all my blockers
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:30 am to PorkSammich
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Would love to hear some examples.
Whats the point when you will just skyscream about it
Get the vax please
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:08 am to FLTech
I love what he’s doing down there, BUT WHY is he endorsed by all the RINOS?
Makes no sense, but that is NOT GOOD!
I think he can be bought on the Global stage, that’s the problem.
Running a state versus the world superpower is completely different. Not even CLOSE.
That’s when the Prez needs Frick You Money like Trump! DeSantis doesn’t have that, and that’s what concerns me.
Makes no sense, but that is NOT GOOD!
I think he can be bought on the Global stage, that’s the problem.
Running a state versus the world superpower is completely different. Not even CLOSE.
That’s when the Prez needs Frick You Money like Trump! DeSantis doesn’t have that, and that’s what concerns me.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:10 am to loogaroo
Amazing FL was a cunt hair away from electing Gillium
had the dems figured out the mail-in ballot scam back then, no way in hell desantis would be governor.
had the dems figured out the mail-in ballot scam back then, no way in hell desantis would be governor.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:16 am to Westbank111
Florida has the 15th highest GDP in the world.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:20 am to loogaroo
they nominated Biden in SC with AME buses voting as many times as they could.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:22 am to PorkSammich
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Orange Man doing work
Would love to hear some examples.
What does Donny pay SDVtiger per rah rah post?
I know hes not paid by word or syllable, hes' recycling the same half dozen.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:24 am to RogerTheShrubber
Sounds like SDV has really rustled your shrubs.
This post was edited on 3/21/24 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:31 am to FLTech
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Can't wait for him to be our next President after TRUMP! Until this, I suggest all Ron Bots to hop on the Trump train..
Amen, brother! I'm all in for this plan!
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:36 am to TDTOM
I see a lot of guys say that Ron burned his opportunity for 2028, but I personally don't see it that way. He's doing a fantastic job and I hope he gets involved more on the national level over the next few years. But I hope he doesn't let things start to slip in FL.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:38 am to Westbank111
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That’s when the Prez needs Frick You Money like Trump! DeSantis doesn’t have that, and that’s what concerns me.
So we can only elect billionaires for POTUS??? Yeah, that should work out well.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 10:38 am to WhiskeyThrottle
Will vote for him in ‘28 like I originally intended.
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