Florida Megathread

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Just another day in Florida.

Still, it'd be funny if he got convicted.

The GOP seems to be under the delusion that running minority candidates is "outreach," to minority voters, regardless of how insane, extreme and racist their candidates are. 

Well, i respected J.C. Watts, for example (though we have very different views on many issues) and some other Black Republicans - both moderates and conservatives. But concerning this particular guy - i agree 101%: rare idiot)))))

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Jane Castor, Tampa's first female and first openly LGBT police chief, has changed her registration to Democratic. Could be an interesting mayoral candidate a few years down the road.

And who she was before?

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Obviously - new district will NOT be just that. It will include considerable part of Jacksonville, and it will be substantially less white. And i don't see any reasons why Graham can't win new JACK-TAL district..

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Obviously - new district will NOT be just that. It will include considerable part of Jacksonville, and it will be substantially less white. And i don't see any reasons why Graham can't win new JACK-TAL district..

Because a majority-Jax district would be won by Corrine Brown.

Of course i don't live in Florida, but disagree - she is generally disliked. And new district will have enough of Leon county (and area in between), where Brown is tremendously unpopular, unlike Graham, for opposite result..

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

Safe Democratic isn't equal "Safe Brown"...

[smoltchanov]

Obviously - new district will NOT be just that. It will include considerable part of Jacksonville, and it will be substantially less white. And i don't see any reasons why Graham can't win new JACK-TAL district..

Because a majority-Jax district would be won by Corrine Brown.

Of course i don't live in Florida, but disagree - she is generally disliked. And new district will have enough of Leon county (and area in between), where Brown is tremendously unpopular, unlike Graham, for opposite result..

She's not disliked in her district. This'll be a minority-majority seat, with most of that population in Duval.

I saw completely different projected maps of the district on DKE. And it wasn't majority Black, BTW - about 45% White and 45% Black

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Some very tentative rumblings are suggesting that Jolly may run for Senate, with the Republican candidate replacing him being former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker - someone with a proven ability to win black voters (albeit in a municipal race), and someone who'd be the frontrunner against anyone save Crist.

Baker said no to running here before St. Pete was added, I don't know why he'd say yes now.

Probably. But i would like to know more about how he gets his crossover appeal. A moderate pragmatist?

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Some very tentative rumblings are suggesting that Jolly may run for Senate, with the Republican candidate replacing him being former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker - someone with a proven ability to win black voters (albeit in a municipal race), and someone who'd be the frontrunner against anyone save Crist.

Baker said no to running here before St. Pete was added, I don't know why he'd say yes now.

Probably. But i would like to know more about how he gets his crossover appeal. A moderate pragmatist?

As Mayor, Baker focused heavily on investing in Midtown - bringing in a new library, new post office, that kinda thing - and building relationships with the African-American community in St. Pete through moves like appointing a deputy mayor for Midtown (though that was in a race with no partisan labels).

Thanks!

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Difference is people actually respect and like McClintock, unlike Crist.

Respect and like McClintock, a far right-wing ideologue? What for?

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Difference is people actually respect and like McClintock, unlike Crist.

Respect and like McClintock, a far right-wing ideologue? What for?

I wouldn't say he's far-right, at least not compared to other CA GOP delegation members, but he did relatively well in all of his statewide races in California and hasn't switched parties like 15 times.

California Congressional delegation (at least - it's GOP part) was very polarized recently, so vast majority of it belonged (and still belongs) to far right camp (hope "top 2" system will gradually change that). And McClintock lost 4 statewide races and 1 district race (CA-24) - not stellar result. About parties - i am not a party man myself, so i really don't care about that...