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Fuddnik

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46. Well, when you realize the Democratic Party of Florida is run by a former ChoicePoint lobbyist,

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 09:47 PM

Mar 2014

And her husband was on the Bush legal team during Bush v Gore, it goes downhill from there.

They had a good candidate initially for that race, until Sink decided she wanted the job. Sink was perceived by many to be a carpet-bagger from a district 40 miles away, on the other side of Tampa.

The other Dem candidate had all the right endorsements and Emily's list support. But then they withdrew their support for some reason (Sink being a board member wouldn't have anything to do with it, would it?).

And $11 million in negative ads turned a lot of people off.

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Jolly captures District 13 Congressional seat [View all] ErikJ Mar 2014 OP

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bye! hrmjustin Mar 2014 #3

That was fast! kentauros Mar 2014 #6

Mirt got him fast. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #7

Missed it. What did he/she say? ErikJ Mar 2014 #23

The poster was happy that the republican won. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #24

Dead give away for being brainwashed. Cha Mar 2014 #43

It started with "Do dummies(Democrats) know what Boycott means?" Flying Squirrel Mar 2014 #61

I don't understand your post yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #5

You Get The Government You Deserve Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #9

Good post... ignorant is thy name. PearliePoo2 Mar 2014 #22

Some Right-Wingers May Wise Up Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #45

Brilliant post..thank you Vogon. Cha Mar 2014 #44

But right now its about Jesus, "freedom" and guns and stuff. ErikJ Mar 2014 #56

Blaming the Victim AndyTiedye Mar 2014 #63

Great excuse yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #71

Sorry, I Don't Buy That Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #74

The seat comes up again in November, yes? Will Sink run again? villager Mar 2014 #2

She doesn't need to run again bigdarryl Mar 2014 #27

Face to face, she is. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #31

Wow, again in Nov? I think the Gov should just appoint if there's less than a year left. 7962 Mar 2014 #58

I am not sure what the FL constitution sez ... the govenor may not be able to do so. nt littlewolf Mar 2014 #68

House members must be directly elected KamaAina Mar 2014 #90

So even if it were June, they'd still have to have an election? Wow. Thanks for clearing it up. 7962 Mar 2014 #92

Or the seat could remain vacant KamaAina Mar 2014 #93

what the hell happened? I thought this was ours to win? CTyankee Mar 2014 #4

Hard to take indeed. tosh Mar 2014 #11

Why the shock? It's a Republican district. Media is playing it as a surprise win for GOP instead blm Mar 2014 #17

Obama took the district twice. former9thward Mar 2014 #28

Midterms always favor GOP in GOP districts. The spin overdrive is ridiculous. blm Mar 2014 #73

It is not simply a red district. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #75

Yes, it was close in a red district, and THAT should be the story that scares Republicans. blm Mar 2014 #79

Didn't know Nelson ran for President? nt. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #82

I wasn't addressing that. You want to buy into the corpmedia's proGOP spin, go ahead. blm Mar 2014 #88

There was a 3rd party Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #80

You are correct that the third party was involved. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #86

Its a purple district. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #33

Yep, The district has a PVI of R+1 Xithras Mar 2014 #95

Jolly was a lousy candidate Wabbajack_ Mar 2014 #50

As I recall, she trailed in all the polls. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #53

Wrong most polls showed Sink leading AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #54

Exactly. This was a Dem GOTV fail, typical of special elections. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #59

Do the Libertarians hurt the Republicans most? Wabbajack_ Mar 2014 #98

I live in the district. Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #81

I live here too. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #85

there was a PPP poll showing Sink winning WTH happened? nt littlewolf Mar 2014 #67

Florida, tis tis Iliyah Mar 2014 #8

Unfortunately AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #10

No, redistricting moved the AA community in S St Pete to Tampa district. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #35

How many times has Sink lost in Florida??? blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #12

How many times has she run? n/t bagimin Mar 2014 #13

She is a "New Dem/GOP lite". Fuddnik Mar 2014 #18

Bingo. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #37

Please remember this a republican district Botany Mar 2014 #14

Barely AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #26

That voted for Obama twice. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #38

Sadly you are right Botany Mar 2014 #51

Fuck. calimary Mar 2014 #15

^this^ Zorra Mar 2014 #16

Fuck fucking fucked fuckers OFFS WTF L0oniX Mar 2014 #19

The especially sucky part of this AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #20

Obama barely won this district one time - McCain won it clearly in 2008 whopis01 Mar 2014 #32

NO AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #34

Or you can look here AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #36

South part of county was removed from district. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #39

No. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #40

Harris and Mack were both elected from district 13. n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #72

How could that happen when Bill Young held the seat for 43 years? HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #78

I'll defer to your knowledge since you live there but look at this: whopis01 Mar 2014 #91

Your first link is to Connie Mack III, not the IV. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #96

Ah well, Connie Mack III was the one I was referring to from 13 whopis01 Mar 2014 #99

Not Harris. Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #84

Connie Mack was rep for district in Naples. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #87

You all are incorrect here on PBO "winning the district" twice. PBO won the C O U N T Y TheNutcracker Mar 2014 #57

The DEMOCRATS in that district who REFUSED to FUCKING VOTE deserved just what they got ! RBInMaine Mar 2014 #21

Well, when you realize the Democratic Party of Florida is run by a former ChoicePoint lobbyist, Fuddnik Mar 2014 #46

I am not sure about the Democratic Party, but those So-called democrats who didn't vote, how do you lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #47

Unless the ground shifts, this is a very bad omen for next Fall JCMach1 Mar 2014 #25

Forget it, Jake�. radiclib Mar 2014 #29

Welcome to reality of 2014 midterms.... Historic NY Mar 2014 #30

Depends on Obamacare ErikJ Mar 2014 #42

This is sad news packman Mar 2014 #41

A republican held it for 43-years and dems came within 2-points of winning, not bad book_worm Mar 2014 #48

That's too bad.. it was kind of close. I don't know how many Dems Cha Mar 2014 #49

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This is the closest race this seat has come in 40 years. Only 1 1/2 percent, we do have a chance now TheNutcracker Mar 2014 #55

It was more than 1.5% if Keefer Mar 2014 #66

Very Simple Message here. Low voter turnout hurts Democrats. mikekohr Mar 2014 #60

Id be surprised if voter turnout in this exceeded 35%. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #62

Voter turnout 40% AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #89

Dems are lazy in any election where the presidency is not at stake. Redfairen Mar 2014 #64

I get the impression that Sink volunteer/camp really riversedge Mar 2014 #65

This is what's going to happen in November.... davidn3600 Mar 2014 #69

Not Florida's Governor's Race in November HockeyMom Mar 2014 #76

At least Pinellas had a Dem HockeyMom Mar 2014 #77

Crist is a former Republican davidn3600 Mar 2014 #94

Locally, I know, everthing is controlled by Republicans HockeyMom Mar 2014 #97

On the bright side, we still have Alan Grayson SkatmanRoth Mar 2014 #70