Florida Megathread

[windjammer]

I'm pessimistic

[Vega]

With this race, I'm going into election day expecting that Scott will win.

If Crist wins, well then I guess it's marginally better than Scott winning.

[IceSpear]

Reportedly Scott is self-funding $22M (!) for ads these next two weeks.

I'd imagine this race has long reached the saturation point in terms of ads. At least he's putting the money he earned through fraud back into the Florida economy on his way out.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Reportedly Scott is self-funding $22M (!) for ads these next two weeks.

I'd imagine this race has long reached the saturation point in terms of ads. At least he's putting the money he earned through fraud back into the Florida economy on his way out.

I have a feeling that most campaign ads are produced out of Florida .

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Just got polled by The Tarrance Group (a Scott internal). Most of the questions focused on Bill Hager/David Silvers and if I will vote for Scott, with no mention of Crist.

[The Other Castro]

Just got polled by The Tarrance Group (a Scott internal). Most of the questions focused on Bill Hager/David Silvers and if I will vote for Scott, with no mention of Crist.

An internal poll that only asks about one candidate? Sure it's an internal but still....
lol

[Donerail]

Right now, with a million votes in, the R-to-D margin is 63,000 votes closer than it was in 2010 - the change in partisan early/absentee margins is equivalent to Scott's entire margin of victory.

[windjammer]

Right now, with a million votes in, the R-to-D margin is 63,000 votes closer than it was in 2010 - the change in partisan early/absentee margins is equivalent to Scott's entire margin of victory.

Good news?

[Flake]

Right now, with a million votes in, the R-to-D margin is 63,000 votes closer than it was in 2010 - the change in partisan early/absentee margins is equivalent to Scott's entire margin of victory.

Good news?

Very good news!

[Vega]

I'm pretty sure Crist will pull this out. He's been closing on Scott since at least last month.

[Lief 🗽]

Florida (along with Georgia) is one of the few states where early voting numbers are unambiguously good for Democrats IMO. Thank the good Lord for Southern blacks, basically.

[Donerail]

Right now, with a million votes in, the R-to-D margin is 63,000 votes closer than it was in 2010 - the change in partisan early/absentee margins is equivalent to Scott's entire margin of victory.

Good news?

Very good news!

Yep, at one million votes early/absentee in 2010, the GOP advantage was +18.5 and now it's +13. We won day one of early voting by 2.4% this year, after losing it by 11.6% in 2010. We also matched 82.6% of our day one early votes from 2010 despite only 35 counties voting, compared to the GOP only matching 59%. We beat our 2010 vote number in 31/35 counties and improved as a share of the electorate in 23/35. We're obviously not out of the woods yet, not with Scott spending millions more, but we're in a much better place than in 2010, and we only need to do 61,000 votes better.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

Right now, with a million votes in, the R-to-D margin is 63,000 votes closer than it was in 2010 - the change in partisan early/absentee margins is equivalent to Scott's entire margin of victory.

Good news?

Very good news!

Yep, at one million votes early/absentee in 2010, the GOP advantage was +18.5 and now it's +13. We won day one of early voting by 2.4% this year, after losing it by 11.6% in 2010. We also matched 82.6% of our day one early votes from 2010 despite only 35 counties voting, compared to the GOP only matching 59%. We beat our 2010 vote number in 31/35 counties and improved as a share of the electorate in 23/35. We're obviously not out of the woods yet, not with Scott spending millions more, but we're in a much better place than in 2010, and we only need to do 61,000 votes better.

Who can we credit this accomplishment to?? Could it possibly be..... the Florida Democratic Party?!?!?!

[Donerail]

Winner of tonight's debate was undoubtably George Sheldon. Most notable moment was Scott throwing Bondi under the bus over rescheduling an execution to accommodate a fundraiser.

[Lief 🗽]

Crist and Scott on the execution postponement

If gubernatorial debates were as widely watched as presidential debates, there's absolutely no way Rick Scott would still be in this race. What a brutal exchange.

[Flake]

Winner of tonight's debate was undoubtably George Sheldon. Most notable moment was Scott throwing Bondi under the bus over rescheduling an execution to accommodate a fundraiser.

lol i love how he tried to justify her actions

"she apologized"

[bedstuy]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida?  

[Lief 🗽]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida? 

He did look completely out of his depth didn't he?

[bedstuy]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida? 

He did look completely out of his depth didn't he?

He seemed like he was out of breath after every sentence.  Did he forget his asthma inhaler or something? 

[IceSpear]

Crist and Scott on the execution postponement

If gubernatorial debates were as widely watched as presidential debates, there's absolutely no way Rick Scott would still be in this race. What a brutal exchange.

Man, the criminal is really awkward during debates. I watched the last one, and I thought maybe it was just because he was unnerved from the fan debacle, but it seems to be par for the course.

[Donerail]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida?  

$75.1 million of his personal fortune.

[The Other Castro]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida?  

$75.1 million of his personal fortune.

Also, Alex Sink
Also, the Florida Democratic Party

[Kraxner]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida?  

$75.1 million of his personal fortune.

Also, Alex Sink
Also, the Florida Democratic Party

She didn't do that bad... considering 2010 was a republican wave...



The Republican margin dwindled from 7% in 2006 to 1% despite 2010 being a republican surge.  Although the surge might of been what saved Rick Scott from a 3-4% defeat by Sink.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I watched some of that debate.  Rick Scott embarrassed himself.  How did this clueless boob become governor of Florida?  

$75.1 million of his personal fortune.

Also, Alex Sink
Also, the Florida Democratic Party

She didn't do that bad... considering 2010 was a republican wave...



The Republican margin dwindled from 7% in 2006 to 1% despite 2010 being a republican surge.  Although the surge might of been what saved Rick Scott from a 3-4% defeat by Sink.

Yeah, Scott was only declared the winner like two days after the election.

Also, its worth noting that the FLDP is still a huge joke party and have to use a Republican to win office against a "boob" like Scott (who performed decently last night, but still was behind Crist).

[eric82oslo]

Governor Crist and Hillary Clinton are together gonna transform Florida into a Democratic-leaning or even strongly Democratic-leaning state.