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Wiz Imp

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41. I agree that I hope it is a sign of things to come

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:21 PM

Apr 2025

While Dems still lost, the gains they made since November were huge and consistent with special elections elsewhere around the country. Good reason to be hopeful, especially when you add in the Wisconsin SC win tonight!

To be clear, I agree with you that people shouldn't tar entire states as shithole places when there are strong Blue pockets in even the reddest of states. If you noticed a couple other comments I made in this thread, I criticized people for trashing the entire state of Florida and said they should focus their anger on the areas where the special elections were held - those are the areas (and others with similar voting patterns) that are responsible for allowing Trump and DeSantis to win there and make things miserable for millions of people.

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Florida 6th stays in MAGA hands... [View all] ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2025 OP

Watch how many Town Halls will be held in the 6th there. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2025 #1

Damn!!! Nictuku Apr 2025 #2

DAMN! elleng Apr 2025 #3

8.3% margin(2025) versus a 30%(2024) is an improvement. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2025 #7

Not good enough. DAMN fools. elleng Apr 2025 #10

There are still votes to be counted, and Jose Garcia Apr 2025 #14

The margin will certainly grow. Self Esteem Apr 2025 #20

the 2024 margin was 33% Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #24

That is a huge win for the GOP kansasobama Apr 2025 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author senseandsensibility Apr 2025 #4

Was this the one we thought we had a chance? cally Apr 2025 #5

Nope Jose Garcia Apr 2025 #15

53% to 45% senseandsensibility Apr 2025 #6

That's why it was safe for Trump to pull a congressman from that district into his cabinet. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2025 #16

There are simply people who do value exacting discrimination against Eliot Rosewater Apr 2025 #27

Florida's gone Ritabert Apr 2025 #8

It's been 'gone' for two decades now... democratsruletheday Apr 2025 #11

Lived Here Most of My Life Florida Dem Apr 2025 #22

Um, Florida is the 3rd most populous state by a pretty large margin over New York. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #23

You Missed The Point of My Post Florida Dem Apr 2025 #36

People here call ALL states that vote significantly Republican Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #39

I Hear You Florida Dem Apr 2025 #40

I agree that I hope it is a sign of things to come Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #41

I remember Democratic Florida... Comrade Citizen Apr 2025 #26

Agreed. I lived there when we had good state leadership Ritabert Apr 2025 #43

Florida is shithole just like my Kansas kansasobama Apr 2025 #34

HAS been, for a long time. elleng Apr 2025 #13

Yes, but the GOP candidate massively underperformed Jose Garcia Apr 2025 #9

Florida doesn't care if the US is completely destroyed. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #12

They still have a lot of military residents, veterans, and social security recipients. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2025 #17

Apparently they don't care enough to save themselves. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #18

Agree, it is a real head-scratcher. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2025 #19

That is the beauty of MAGA kansasobama Apr 2025 #35

Ya know what Traildogbob Apr 2025 #21

You do realize this wasn't a Florida statewide election? Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #25

Florida slander is sadly an excusable hobby for some. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2025 #29

Yep. I'm no fan of Florida overall as a state, but when it comes to election results like this Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #31

Heavily red district Mountainguy Apr 2025 #28

Republican wins 1st and 6th districts by less than half the margin Pototan Apr 2025 #30

Good point. Democrats are in good shape in 2026, assuming we have midterms. n/t valleyrogue Apr 2025 #38

In the swingiest of swing districts Pototan Apr 2025 #42

Florida is such a hell hole MAGA country kansasobama Apr 2025 #32

Disaster zone? moondust Apr 2025 #37

WTF has to happen RazorbackExpat Apr 2025 #44

As a former Floridian OnionPatch Apr 2025 #45