Newenglanddeac
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McSally over Ward and Arpaio in AZ.
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.
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.
Did desantis really just call him articulate and then say we shouldn’t “monkey this up” by electing him? That’s a joke, right?
Did desantis really just call him articulate and then say we shouldn’t “monkey this up” by electing him? That’s a joke, right?
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.
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.
This is off to a good start.
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.