Florida Megathread

[Brittain33]

He's looking especially Voldemortish in this pic.

[Brittain33]

Crist is an opportunist, not a lunatic. He'd run as a D or I and win.

[Brittain33]

Corinne Brown released a statement criticizing the court's decision. What exactly is her problem? The seat would still be safe Democratic.

With the current district, she is guaranteed to a) never have a primary challenge and b) never have a viable general election challenge. It can only go downhill from here.

[Brittain33]

Beating Rick Scott was a sure thing too, and look what happened to that.

When Crist carried Pinellas by eleven points?

He didn't campaign exclusively in Pinellas county. There's a difference between winning a congressional district or county in a Gubernatorial race and winning it on a Congressional level.

And there's a difference between running in a 2014 electorate and a presidential electorate. At a general level "there are no sure things" is hard to disprove, but the 2014 loss to Rick Scott isn't the last word.

[Brittain33]

I wonder if there's any chance the legislative Republicans will draw a one-precinct-wide connector from Tampa to the solid Democratic section of Pinellas County just to keep Jolly safe without "crossing Tampa Bay."

[Brittain33]

The article we've all been looking for:

In wake of historic redistricting decision, here are maps! maps! maps! detailing the possible changes

[Brittain33]

If you lose three times in your state, just run in a Democratic district!

I think this guy wins the prize for going to Congress as a consolation for losing statewide four times.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McClintock