Does this mean we can finally write off Florida and not spend 95% of every election night focused on

[soothsayer]

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Asha Rangappa
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Does this mean we can finally write off Florida and not spend 95% of every election night focused on just one state? So over it

[exboyfil]

1. Like the insurance commercial

where they keep dangling cash.

[33taw]

2. Just like the Iowa caucus.

[TlalocW]

3. No - for one very good reason

If we had won Florida, the election would have been over on election night.

TlalocW

[soothsayer]

4. Too true

[uponit7771]

5. +1

[LisaL]

9. Except that never seem to be able to win it.

NT

[BlueLucy]

6. Write off Florida.

Focus on keeping Georgia, Arizona, and gaining in Texas.

[Saboburns]

7. Hell no

We got to work harder in FL. we gotta spend more in FL.

[rockfordfile]

13. I agree

[orwell]

8. Texas will go blue...

...Then Florida.

Because we have demography, facts and science on our side.

Republican's embrace of Trump and Trumpism will screw them for decades...

[Newest Reality]

16. Yes, the demographics may suggest that a change is coming over time and we should prepare.

[Freddie]

10. FL retirees care more about their stock portfolios than their SS

Plus most of them are “pre-Boomers” in their late 70s and up, the generation still holding firm to their racist and sexist “values”. Most of the men are veterans. I think Florida will improve when that generation is gone.

[Newest Reality]

17. Spot on.

[UpInArms]

11. I have been so grateful that we are not even worried about Florida

I wrote that state off in 2000, when GWB said “My brother promised me that state.”

[bluecollar2]

12. Florida is like herpes....just when you think...n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. A 300,000 vote margin out of over 10 million cast

All blue metro areas—including Jacksonville—and we made gains in all of them with the notable and unfortunate exception of Miami Dade.

And even there, we don’t know if all the mail in votes were counted.

Sorry, but we’re still extremely relevant.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. No, it was still pretty close!

I'd give up on Ohio much quicker, and I don't want to give up here either.

Edit: Spend more resources elsewhere, but don't give up!

[LisaL]

19. It's always pretty close. But never a win for us.

As for OH, unfortunately it is red now.
There are a few blue urban counties stuck in a sea of red. My county voted for Biden by ~ 30 points. But it's not enough to overcome all the rural vote.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

20. Never? Obama won both times in FL and OH.

Maybe the white evangelical idiots won't designate the next GOP candidate as their beloved anti-Christ?

Per exit polls, Biden won nearly 60% of the white non-evangelicals. It was the evangelical freaks who came out in force for Trump yet again.

[In It to Win It]

18. Don't give up on us! 😩

[Zipgun]

21. The state leadership is a mess and there needs to be a focus on local level organization and

developing people state wide, not just in the democratic strongholds. The only time there seems to be any focus in the state is every 4 years with the presidential races and then almost exclusively on the presidential race. In 2017 12 Florida counties had no formal party organization. There are counties basically surrendered to the GOP. Even the gubernatorial races are just focused on the strong holds. State leadership charges high fees for candidates to have access to democratic voter information. A recent disgraced party chair got his position because of his status as a donor, membership in a fundraising group and personal relationships with high ranking part members. They had to break party by laws to make it possible for him to get the position. He then had to resign due to sexual harassment claims. It's easy to blame the voters but the state party leadership isn't leading.

[Amishman]

22. Sure, but we're just going to introduce PA as the new shiny shiny

It's already started

[treestar]

23. Not write it off, but more concentration on

MI, WI, PA and OH - if we win, flipping at least 2 of them back helped a lot more.

TX and FL and AZ are ok to try for, but not at the expense of ignoring swing states.

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Fuck. NO.

Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, puts it this way:

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Reminder that in every state that didn't go blue this year there are dedicated, brilliant, passionate activists and organizers working to build power in their communities, year in and year out. Respect, support, and invest in them.

And this should go without saying but keep your snide comments about states that are "beyond saving" to yourself. There are people fighting for them, and if you can't help you can get out of the way.

[machoneman]

26. Keep FL in view but minimize efforts. Now PA, TX, AZ and yes, NV should be our focus.

In FL, we need to get far more local elected officials to buttress a longer term effort to flip the state. Ignore those Cuban Americans entirely (they hated Castro but love Trumpy? Fuckin' idiots) and focus on younger folks (us baby boomers) now moving into FL. Hey, the big influx of 'blue' voters into TX is what made us almost flip this formerly all-red state. Same applies in FL but at a slower pace.