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'17 Specials & '18 Midterms Thread

It looks like Crazy Joe killed Kelli Ward's chances. Trump lost this one.
 
 
Great to see a progressive candidate win a major primary, especially by defeating a bunch of wealthy candidates.
 
Yeah. He is unabashedly progressive and one of his key stump lines was about being the only non-millionaire in the race.

I don’t think we’ve seen this type of contrast between general election candidates at this level. Republicans should be very worried if Gillum can beat DeSantis.
 
PhDeac said:
I think it's 50/50. Dems have to turnout. Republicans will definitely show up for DeSantis. Gillum only got about a third of the vote. Will the other 2/3 support him? I liked his chances of carrying the banner than the others, but it will be tough.
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The short answer is yes they will. Gillum is exactly the candidate that all Democrats will be able to get behind in 2018 and 2020: young, black, successful, local, and unabashedly progressive. He's self-made (not the Kendall Jenner type, the real type), his type of politics travels well (it's not based on pro-/anti-Trump, it's based on FL issues), and the opponent is Trump approved.

There's a lot of county-by-county analysis that will be done in FL over the next couple of months, and I'm really excited to see how RCP and 538 judge the race. I'm expecting DeSantis to open with between a 4-6 point lead when the first true polls come out in a couple weeks, but I then expect that gap to close quickly and we will go into Election Day basically neck and neck. Should be fun.
 
PhDeac said:
Yeah. He is unabashedly progressive and one of his key stump lines was about being the only non-millionaire in the race.

I don’t think we’ve seen this type of contrast between general election candidates at this level. Republicans should be very worried if Gillum can beat DeSantis.
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lol I didn't even see you use "unabashedly progressive" before I used it. I'm turning into a young PhDeac, be TERRIFIED fellow Tunnels users.
 
The Florida Gubernatorial Election will shape the future of the State for decades. There are 3 Supreme Court Justices that are forced to retire at the end of this term and this task will be the first order of business for the new Governor.
 
Also in Florida, the amendment to restore voting rights for people with felony records is on the ballot in November. It has polled well, and having a candidate at the top of the ticket that inspires young people and progressives should be a positive.

 
Did desantis really just call him articulate and then say we shouldn’t “monkey this up” by electing him? That’s a joke, right?
 
tiltdeac said:
Did desantis really just call him articulate and then say we shouldn’t “monkey this up” by electing him? That’s a joke, right?
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He said it. Now he's saying using "monkey" had nothing to do with race.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-to-florida-dont-monkey-this-up-by-electing-andrew-gillum

"Republican candidate Ron DeSantis’ general election campaign for governor of Florida got off to an abysmal start on Wednesday morning when he went on Fox News and warned voters not to “monkey this up” by electing his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who would be the first African-American to lead the state.
 
the conservative voters (and posters) are LOLing at his great jokes and all the liberal tears

won't hurt him any more than anything else he says/does
 
Parkland Parent Lori Alhadeff Wins Election to School Board in Florida

When Alyssa Alhadeff and Alaina Petty, both 14, died this year in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., their grief-stricken parents publicly mourned their daughters and questioned politicians over what could be done to prevent another tragedy.

Then they entered the political arena themselves, launching campaigns for the elected body with the most power over their daughters’ education: the Broward County School Board.

On Tuesday, one of them, Lori Alhadeff, won her election to the board, promising to focus on security and hold accountable administrators she sees as responsible for failing to quickly adopt safety measures after the shooting, which left 17 students and educators dead on Feb. 14. The other parent, Ryan Petty, was trailing late into the night behind the incumbent, Donna Korn, who would need at least 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.
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avalon said:
Especially since there are other candidates that likely went through the security clearance process.

Though it is interesting that they tried to launder it through the media. I wonder if they were afraid it would backfire if it came from Paul Ryan's PAC.
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The NY Times endorsed three candidates running against IDC members, state senators in NY that formed a group and caucused with Republicans.

True Reformers for New York’s Senate

Over seven years, eight senators elected as Democrats gave their support to Republican leadership in return for committee assignments or other perks. They called themselves the Independent Democratic Conference, or I.D.C. Their self-serving acquiescence to Republican control of the Senate ensured inaction on election and criminal justice reforms, an overhaul of rent laws and a funding stream for the New York City subways.

Many of the challengers have said Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who for years did little to bring the wayward Democrats into the fold, has been an obstacle to genuine progress. Electing them, particularly if Democrats can win full control of both houses of the Legislature in November, would help focus the next governor — whoever that is — on the kind of actions New York needs.

It will not be easy to dislodge these incumbents, all of whom have scurried back to the Democratic Party, given their backing from reliable union and corporate supporters. That the primary elections are on a Thursday, not a Tuesday, will probably also benefit incumbents by keeping turnout low.
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