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Democrats try new tactic in Florida. They will run military veterans.

Posted on 8/12/26 at 12:57 pm
Posted by loogaroo
Welsh
Member since Dec 2005
43437 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 12:57 pm
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Darren McAuley served 26 years in the Air National Guard with worldwide combat deployments, but it was his work as a doctor at Tampa's veterans hospital that inspired his run as a Democrat in Tampa Bay's Congressional District 12. McAuley said he saw firsthand how workforce and budget cuts from the federal government last year cut veterans off from care. Now he's hoping to challenge longtime GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis, whom national Democrats are targeting in a reshaped district that includes parts of Pasco and western Hillsborough counties.


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Dozens of veterans are running for office in Florida this year as Democrats. Many point to a similar tipping point, when they said they could no longer stand by amid government dysfunction.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democrats-run-military-veterans-hope-100000190.html
Posted by Deek
Member since Sep 2013
1353 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:00 pm to
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Democrats.


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government dysfunction.


These two go hand in hand.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
170847 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:01 pm to
They will still be found naked with a Crack pipe corrupt.
Posted by BurlesonCountyAg
Member since Jan 2014
5310 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:04 pm to
They’ve already moved on to astronauts in Arizona
Posted by PorkSammich
North FL
Member since Sep 2013
17918 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:16 pm to
Won’t matter. We are red as hell thanks to Ron.
Posted by Drizzt
Cimmeria
Member since Aug 2013
14949 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:28 pm to
A Democrat who is a veteran is still a Democrat who hates America
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
98555 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:30 pm to
Florida democrats certainly know how to pick their candidates



Experts even.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
92300 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:31 pm to
Would be cool if republicans stop thinking veterans can’t possibly be pieces of shite
Posted by LSUGrad2024
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2023
662 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:50 pm to
This worked well in Texas.

Taylor Rehmet defeated the Republican in a special election. And if rumors are true, is on his way to winning the general election.

Boomers don't understand how not all Veterans are conservative, and that many commies go into the military. Much of the military is filled with anti-Americans who want a nice paycheck and/or pension.
Posted by Champagne
Sabine Free State.
Member since Oct 2007
56065 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:50 pm to
That is not a new strategy. Dems announced this strategy maybe 10 years ago.
Posted by dalefla
Central FL
Member since Jul 2024
4747 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:51 pm to
There aren't any veterans being cut off from care in Tampa. In fact, the VA is paying for all their new Corvettes, F250s, BMWs and other high end vehicles. The only veterans not getting cared for in Tampa are those that don't want care. Guy is full of shite like most liberals.
Posted by BeepBopBoop
Northshore
Member since Dec 2023
1572 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:51 pm to
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Democrats try new tactic in Florida. They will run military veterans.


Veterans like Tim Walz, gay, fake and probably on crack.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
76991 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:24 pm to
It's not new to people who live in Florida
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
56619 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:36 pm to
There are a shite ton of Woke military vets. People like Milley, Carville, Lloyd Austin, etc.
Posted by ShrimperDan
Fernandina
Member since Jul 2026
103 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:41 pm to
Democrats run on identity because they can't come together on actual ideas. The right has more diversity of thought but we generally agree on an overall worldview. The left can't even commit to a shared world view for fear of pissing off one faction or another.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
47618 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:46 pm to
Ask them all what they think of allowing mentally ill transformers in the military. When they evade the question and answer "I like puppies, ask them until they either toe the party line or tell the truth.
This post was edited on 8/12/26 at 4:09 pm
Posted by Django Unchained
Member since Sep 2025
1126 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 2:51 pm to
This is hilarious and further proof that Dem/Socialists are a gimmick.

They are so void of ideas, they are relegated to running veterans.

Regardless of the packaging, a Dem/Socialist will always and only be a Dem/Socialist.
Posted by wookalar1013
up ta camp
Member since Jun 2017
2541 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:46 pm to
I’ll take veterans over washed up athletes or people they done seent on the tee vee
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
16131 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 4:06 pm to
That won't be enough in Florida. Florida is flourishing because citizens there are tired of Democrat policies.
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
16131 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 4:07 pm to
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A Democrat who is a veteran is still a Democrat who hates America


Seriously. Any straight white male who is still a Democrat in today's America, is a mental case.
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