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(70,186 posts)Patricia Mazzei
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34m34 minutes ago
Florida 2018 story looking like it did in 2016: Big urban counties come in, Democrats feel very optimistic, then redder counties come in and things flip for the GOP. And on TV, pundits look to missing votes in Broward -- but there's just not that many left to count.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)superpatriotman
(6,247 posts)It's going to be tight
Seedersandleechers
(3,044 posts)their polluted water.
janterry
(4,429 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)And my sister and aunt are Republican
This is a nightmare. I was confident until the early voting numbers looked so bad, especially with young voters
janterry
(4,429 posts)My daughter was born there.
We live in VT, now. I wish I could say something hopeful. I can't. I moved.
RogerM
(150 posts)FL is gone
still_one
(92,130 posts)for Florida, it isn't over until it is called one way or another
at140
(6,110 posts)From what I see, Gillum still has many votes to come in from blue areas of SE Florida.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Nelson might squeak by, but Im not expecting it.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)And Dade might come through for him?
JCMach1
(27,556 posts)and I think we can safely say no one knows how to poll Florida...
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Kaleva
(36,294 posts)mcar
(42,300 posts)Expect it to get even tighter.
honest.abe
(8,675 posts)SergeStorms
(19,193 posts)The initiative to let felons vote again has passed easily. That's over 1,000,000 new voters, the vast majority are disenfranchised POC. That's a very positive asset for the future.
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)If at least half of them vote, and as these horribly racist elderly "Dems" here die off.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I think Florida is gone.
Redstate hell. Sad.
Takket
(21,555 posts)Nelson was at 355,000 with 50% of broward reporting. now 86% and he's only at 386,000
HUH?????????????????? how can 36% added to the total only add 31,000 votes??????????
JCMach1
(27,556 posts)and drop early
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)Precincts are not necessarily all the same size
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)The networks do a poor job of emphasizing that.
Bottom line, late comebacks don't work. It's like a golfer saying I just need to shoot 64 on Sunday. No problem.
The only place we can count on late comebacks is statewide in Virginia, based on when those counties report.
bdamomma
(63,836 posts)Not over till it's over
Raven123
(4,828 posts)I've learned to ignore the polls. I don't know enough about the demographics, but I suspect they are rather complex
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)They loved Trump, and they hate Gillum. I work with some, have some as neighbors, and they are just awful. Many are also minority demographics, so it is just perplexing.
And, young epople do not vote.
We will have 1.5 million new voters next year because of felons getting restored rights tonight, and that will help.
Raven123
(4,828 posts)Why would the established empowered party voters approve of such a change if they didn't think it would help them? It's hard for me to believe they voted for DeSantis and for the change in the law.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Sure, let's take those 1.5 million people and assume all of them will register and all of them will vote and vast majority will be on our side.
No problem at all. That reminds me of the ultimate genius here tonight who asserted that Puerto Ricans would be worth 4-6 points for Gillum.
I just hope none of you guys actually speculate on anything. Empty words are plenty.