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Pototan

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42. In the swingiest of swing districts

Reply to valleyrogue (Reply #38)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:54 AM

Apr 2

the state of Wisconsin our Judge beat the former Republican AG by 10 points.

Like I said, apply numbers like that nationwide and see what you get. Remember, Trump is not on the ballot, so the extreme cult (Trump's cultiest 15%)

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Florida 6th stays in MAGA hands... [View all] ProudMNDemocrat Apr 1 OP

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

Damn!!! Nictuku Apr 1 #2

DAMN! elleng Apr 1 #3

8.3% margin(2025) versus a 30%(2024) is an improvement. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 1 #7

Not good enough. DAMN fools. elleng Apr 1 #10

There are still votes to be counted, and Jose Garcia Apr 1 #14

The margin will certainly grow. Self Esteem Apr 1 #20

the 2024 margin was 33% Wiz Imp Apr 1 #24

That is a huge win for the GOP kansasobama Apr 1 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author senseandsensibility Apr 1 #4

Was this the one we thought we had a chance? cally Apr 1 #5

Nope Jose Garcia Apr 1 #15

53% to 45% senseandsensibility Apr 1 #6

That's why it was safe for Trump to pull a congressman from that district into his cabinet. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 1 #16

There are simply people who do value exacting discrimination against Eliot Rosewater Apr 1 #27

Florida's gone Ritabert Apr 1 #8

It's been 'gone' for two decades now... democratsruletheday Apr 1 #11

Lived Here Most of My Life Florida Dem Apr 1 #22

Um, Florida is the 3rd most populous state by a pretty large margin over New York. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #23

You Missed The Point of My Post Florida Dem Apr 1 #36

People here call ALL states that vote significantly Republican Wiz Imp Apr 1 #39

I Hear You Florida Dem Apr 1 #40

I agree that I hope it is a sign of things to come Wiz Imp Apr 1 #41

I remember Democratic Florida... Comrade Citizen Apr 1 #26

Agreed. I lived there when we had good state leadership Ritabert Apr 2 #43

Florida is shithole just like my Kansas kansasobama Apr 1 #34

HAS been, for a long time. elleng Apr 1 #13

Yes, but the GOP candidate massively underperformed Jose Garcia Apr 1 #9

Florida doesn't care if the US is completely destroyed. Irish_Dem Apr 1 #12

They still have a lot of military residents, veterans, and social security recipients. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 1 #17

Apparently they don't care enough to save themselves. Irish_Dem Apr 1 #18

Agree, it is a real head-scratcher. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 1 #19

That is the beauty of MAGA kansasobama Apr 1 #35

Ya know what Traildogbob Apr 1 #21

You do realize this wasn't a Florida statewide election? Wiz Imp Apr 1 #25

Florida slander is sadly an excusable hobby for some. Tommy Carcetti Apr 1 #29

Yep. I'm no fan of Florida overall as a state, but when it comes to election results like this Wiz Imp Apr 1 #31

Heavily red district Mountainguy Apr 1 #28

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

Good point. Democrats are in good shape in 2026, assuming we have midterms. n/t valleyrogue Apr 1 #38

In the swingiest of swing districts Pototan Apr 2 #42

Florida is such a hell hole MAGA country kansasobama Apr 1 #32

Disaster zone? moondust Apr 1 #37

WTF has to happen RazorbackExpat Apr 2 #44

As a former Floridian OnionPatch Apr 2 #45