Florida special elections net 2 wins for Republicans
Florida special elections net 2 wins for Republicans
Republican Randy Fine won the House seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, while Republican Jimmy Patronis won the house seat vacated by Matt Gaetz.
I don't think they "net" 2 wins. The seats were already Republican held and remain Republican held. So it's a wash.
That was a deliberately misleading headline.
Dems were hoping that anti Trump backlash would flip those seats. Oops.
There's always hope, but it wasn't realistic. What the election demonstrated is very troubling to MAGA. Both districts had been strong +30 HitlerPig districts, but in this election, theyvwere only +15. Either MAGAs didnt show up to vote, or many voted Democrat, a lot of Dems showed up, or a combination of the three.
The last one is the most likely explanation, and the scariest one for MAGA. That represents three different ways they are declining.
Also, both candidates ran excellent campaigns. Weill's was terrific, and the kind of campaign that could be very effective in future Democratic campaigns. I hope he steps up to run again, preferably in a toss-up district. In a race like that, he could win easily.
Dems were hoping that it would be a close election... there was no real expectation that they would win.
I dont think anyone seriously thought Florida would flip. Trump backlash did get us a pretty big win in a red Wisconsin just a bit ago though.
In better news Crawford won in Wisconsin despite Elons meddling ! Florida was gonna be a wash no matter what but the Wisconsin one is a big deal seeing as they went red in 2024.
Should've asked Elon to meddie in Florida instead.
Imma be real I think Florida was gonna be a loss no matter what. That state is too far gone.
Florida is a lost cause stop wasting energy on them.
Having just moved out of Florida, and Fine’s district specifically, last year, all I can say is “well, fuck.”
Florida's tourism industry just started bleeding out. This like being elected to the board of blockbuster in 2018
Their sheer stupidity still outweights their pain. Next time use more pain!
Obviously it's still a concept of pain. It needs to become real. Only Floridians are usually old retirees with much to fall back on. Anecdotally, if course.