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133. Seminole County is shading purple.

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:42 PM

Jul 2013

I find I encouraging we elected a Dem to the state House. I find it discouraging that he narrowly won over Chris Dorworth, who is as useless and corrupt as they come. Baby steps, I guess.

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I live in the Sanford, Florida area.... [View all] trumad Jul 2013 OP

Sorry To Hear The Indignities That Must Be Endured Daily cantbeserious Jul 2013 #1

Hugs of support sent your way... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #2

I've become immune and pretty resilient to it all. trumad Jul 2013 #4

That describes 'em to a T Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2013 #46

Thank you for your courage. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #57

Feeling your pain lark Jul 2013 #78

So you got to see the couple of weeks when they shut up about Iraq,... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #106

Describes my republican neighbors marlakay Jul 2013 #167

I will be handmade34 Jul 2013 #3

Boycott? Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #53

oh, I know how this works handmade34 Jul 2013 #89

Good people, huh? Zoeisright Jul 2013 #134

as far as Rubio DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #152

Just FYI, my decision to boycott Florida Crunchy Frog Jul 2013 #73

sad to casually dismiss handmade34 Jul 2013 #93

There are good people in Florida Crunchy Frog Jul 2013 #125

Same here Not Me Jul 2013 #5

I wonder if B37, and the others, decided to find the town, not guilty. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #6

This is a seriously profound idea. I wish you would fashion an OP out of this and HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #24

+1 Very insightful. n/t 2theleft Jul 2013 #43

Please forgive my ignorance... GreedIsGood Jul 2013 #159

"no text" TahitiNut Jul 2013 #163

Thanks.. GreedIsGood Jul 2013 #166

Yes, that's how racism works. Us against them. nt valerief Jul 2013 #49

I believe you are correct. Grey Jul 2013 #64

It occurred to me when I'd ask people this question ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #68

Well, don't ya know... PsychGrad Jul 2013 #96

+1 Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #124

I wish I could rec your reply Lifelong Protester Jul 2013 #94

Exactly. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #115

Well said, Joe! I suspect they don't even see their view as racist. nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #160

You have to hope that some people will lower their defenses long enough JoePhilly Jul 2013 #162

It's sad you'll be leaving Trumad. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #7

It's important that you posted this. People need to disabuse themselves of the notion ancianita Jul 2013 #8

I grew up in Augusta and have in-laws there. BellaKos Jul 2013 #11

I truly appreciate your situation, because this culture leaves a liberal with no choice ancianita Jul 2013 #66

Authoritarians Anywhere LarryNM Jul 2013 #157

ancianita, thanx so much for your understanding BellaKos Jul 2013 #158

I live in Orlando Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #67

Thanks for adding the missing perspective...How hard it must be... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #9

Right. There still are two Floridas. Hopefully Grayson and Dems can still keep it blue. ancianita Jul 2013 #69

Yep. I predicted that an unbiased jury was impossible there. onehandle Jul 2013 #10

one BIG shining light breathe peace Jul 2013 #12

Alan Grayson will not fight against good ole boys. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #80

Alan Grayson is a fighter. druidity33 Jul 2013 #131

Well for one thing, I sent information to him that involved a community issue and Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #132

I lived in Oviedo Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #13

I know - I am surrounded here in the coastal area TBF Jul 2013 #14

I know how you feel. I moved here in the south because of my in-laws who were southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #15

Maryland seems to be an oasis of Sanity. n/t ReasonableToo Jul 2013 #86

It is. We moved there when my dad got retired from the military. There is so much southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #118

I'm in the same position. In Richmond, VA, for 20 years, came here for Mr Nay's job, and Nay Jul 2013 #116

Richmond is lovely to visit. But it's alot like the area I live in rural Tn. Have you driven southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #119

Yes, I have. It's lovely, like most of VA. I used to live in Chattanooga, and TN is Nay Jul 2013 #121

Yep I agree. The good thing is am retired and I don't have to listen to them thank god. southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #123

I retired last year and I find it much more tolerable as well, since I can basically pick and Nay Jul 2013 #126

Tolerable is the right word. I am very much a home body person. If I never had to go southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #127

I'm sorry. nt raccoon Jul 2013 #16

It's not just the South formercia Jul 2013 #17

Southern Maine is now very blue overall. The Klan was a pretty short-lived thing as there was a RBInMaine Jul 2013 #32

Agreed formercia Jul 2013 #38

So, what you're confirming for us is that Trayvon never had a chance. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #18

Yep---I sincerely believe that. trumad Jul 2013 #26

Yep! You and I both know that. :( Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #77

...and the Prosecution knew this n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #90

My in-laws live in Oviede...I can attest to everything you said. Atman Jul 2013 #19

I never know what to do on FB PsychGrad Jul 2013 #100

Life is short. Who needs toxic folks entering their lives every day via Facebook or whatever? LuckyLib Jul 2013 #112

Yeah - it's ridiculous... PsychGrad Jul 2013 #117

I'm about an hour south of you I think coeur_de_lion Jul 2013 #20

I have difficulty wrapping my arms around the TP who profess to be anit-abortion and thinks it is Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #21

Here are a couple of photos I took on Main St in Sanford, last year Mira Jul 2013 #22

I haven't seen that building trumad Jul 2013 #29

Never got to downtown - I was going through on the main drag. Mira Jul 2013 #33

My sister and BIL live in Deland, so I think you nailed it. sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #23

Don't get me started on Deland. trumad Jul 2013 #30

My uncle and cousins live in DeLand too. That's north of Sanford so muntrv Jul 2013 #56

DeLand's not all that bad. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #88

It's a very expensive private university town. Stetson's students are 82.5% caucasian and sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #91

But the student body isn't all that racist. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #97

There's a whole neighborhood of Tea Partiers next to my sister. sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #98

It's not to be confused with San Francisco. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #99

I enjoy the Quilt shop. sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #101

Don't forget the Old Spanish Sugar Mill at DeLeon Springs State Park. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2013 #102

It's make your own pancakes. sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #113

Indeed they are !!! rppper Jul 2013 #136

Thank for the insight nt MrScorpio Jul 2013 #25

K&R stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #27

Ah, yes. The county we have to thank for gutting the VRA (along with the SCOTUS, of course). stranger81 Jul 2013 #81

The county we have to thank for gutting the VRA stonecutter357 Jul 2013 #83

I am very sorry that you and your mother don't get along Bluzmann57 Jul 2013 #28

You're so lucky, it's only a few minute drive to The Holyland Experience NightWatcher Jul 2013 #31

My Brother services the Holy Land telephone and Data system trumad Jul 2013 #34

They couldn't have found ONE black juror? femmocrat Jul 2013 #35

I'd like to know the stats on reporting for jury duty by race Patiod Jul 2013 #61

another repercussion handmade34 Jul 2013 #70

Thanks for the heads up. WCLinolVir Jul 2013 #36

KKK just went underground a bit, I think. Lars39 Jul 2013 #40

If you buy along the coastal areas, you'll not be exposed to Southern casual racists. ancianita Jul 2013 #104

You need to be interviewed by the major networks bigdarryl Jul 2013 #37

^^^ Agreed. n/t K Gardner Jul 2013 #54

My friend DainBramaged Jul 2013 #39

We took a vacation in Sarasota last year and loved it.. thought about buying something.. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #41

I feel your pain brotha - I live in Ron Paul's home district kalli007 Jul 2013 #42

Seminole County is not deep-red Tea Pary country. President Obama actually won there Freddie Stubbs Jul 2013 #44

Actually, Rmoney won Seminole County O-Town Blue Jul 2013 #47

I stand corrected Freddie Stubbs Jul 2013 #50

Seminole County is shading purple. O-Town Blue Jul 2013 #133

You mention your three children. They are the future and it is them who can change this jwirr Jul 2013 #45

Dear Trumad abelenkpe Jul 2013 #48

Parts of California are not any better. hunter Jul 2013 #60

Very true unfortunately abelenkpe Jul 2013 #65

Lived in San Fran in the eighties--- I miss it. trumad Jul 2013 #84

simi valley, for example noiretextatique Jul 2013 #76

Central Coast of California leans liberal, environmentally aware. Piedras Jul 2013 #143

thanks for the correction noiretextatique Jul 2013 #165

Thanks for this trumad BobbyBoring Jul 2013 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Jul 2013 #52

You are like a lot mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #55

Did anyone attempt to change the venue? apples and oranges Jul 2013 #58

Only the defense can bring a change of venue motion. And I'm sure the defense totodeinhere Jul 2013 #62

I see... That doesn't sound fair apples and oranges Jul 2013 #63

Much in our criminal justice system is not fair. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2013 #103

It's not just Florida or the South. I live in Washtenaw County, MI, 40 miles east of Detroit. muntrv Jul 2013 #59

It used to be you couldn't fight city hall olddots Jul 2013 #71

thanks, trumad arely staircase Jul 2013 #72

funny that she called zimmerman george noiretextatique Jul 2013 #74

I'm seriously considering taking UGA mrs_p Jul 2013 #75

Athens is a tiny blue island in that deep red sea KamaAina Jul 2013 #82

true - and it is good to experience new things... mrs_p Jul 2013 #87

Athens is a wonderful & diverse blue place! Do come & visit! CottonBear Jul 2013 #111

I'll be there in September mrs_p Jul 2013 #122

PNW racism is a lot like our rain eridani Jul 2013 #148

very true mrs_p Jul 2013 #156

All the lawyers I know are saying... zentrum Jul 2013 #79

Conservatism is a terminal illness for the US Doctor_J Jul 2013 #85

"...and once he's out...so am I." WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #92

I have a friend from college that actually lives in Sanford... PsychGrad Jul 2013 #95

Get the toxicity out of your life. zeeland Jul 2013 #108

Yeah - I figured. PsychGrad Jul 2013 #109

That will be soon. trumad Jul 2013 #110

Well you are welcome to join us in Puglover Jul 2013 #144

yeah that was my take on where this trial was going and why. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #105

I was raised in Sanford in the 50's and 60's ewagner Jul 2013 #107

Are your kids getting out, too, or are they staying around Sanford? I'd love to get out of Nay Jul 2013 #114

Oh no---they are out as soon as they can afford it on their own. trumad Jul 2013 #130

I feel your pain, Trumad. I've been here forever steve2470 Jul 2013 #120

Living here in Jacksonville countryken Jul 2013 #128

Normally, I'd want the black population to get the hell out of there. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #129

Hang in there trumad Auggie Jul 2013 #135

Come to California when you are free! Taverner Jul 2013 #137

In was a but surprised they didn't get a pool from glowing Jul 2013 #138

That juror sounded like one of the bigoted women from "The Help." JDPriestly Jul 2013 #139

Get the @#$% out! LOL Scurrilous Jul 2013 #140

Sanford sounds a lot like Oklahoma Joey Liberal Jul 2013 #141

Being very sick of the northern winters, I'm planning to move to a warmer clime Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #142

You might consider Costa Rica, I am. avebury Jul 2013 #146

Thank you for the advice and I hope it works out for you. Sheldon Cooper Jul 2013 #147

I feel your pain Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #145

Isn't that the same area in Central FL where I saw the big Dubya sign, "Our Leader"? in 2005? leveymg Jul 2013 #149

that sign was about 15 miles west of Oviedo nt steve2470 Jul 2013 #151

Bless your heart, trumad.. Cha Jul 2013 #150

Rec #180 here for trumad's OP and trumad, too David Zephyr Jul 2013 #153

I used to know someone from Sanford back when I was a grad student Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2013 #154

we live where we live. no need to explain it Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #155

I wouldn't even travel into Florida if Jesus was there and i was a Leper nolabels Jul 2013 #161

considered moving to Oviedo / Geneva once quaker bill Jul 2013 #164