In 2018, while he was running for Governor of Florida, DeSantis faced controversy over his use of the phrase “monkey this up” in reference to his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who is Black. This led to accusations of racism and criticism from civil rights groups. In 2019, DeSantis signed a...
Most of us saw or heard the campaign ads for the gubernatorial race for Florida. Ron DeSantis, dressing his infant daughter in MAGA motif pajamas, helping her with border wall building blocks, and reading her a faux bedtime story about the fanciful mind of Donald Trump. Unfortunately, the internal xenophobic...
IDP Caucus 2020 Results 96% reporting (1686 of 1765 precincts) Candidate SDE National Delegates Bennet 0 – Biden 327.578 – Bloomberg 0.21 – Buttigieg 549.074 – Delaney 0 – Gabbard 0.114 – Klobuchar 253.854 – Patrick 0 – Sanders 533.105 – Steyer 6.505 – Warren 380.045 – Yang 21.368 – Other...
Many, many years ago, all the way back on November 10th, 2016 ore so, Mitch McConnell was one chipper turtle, he was living high on the hog. That’s because the hog had just gotten elected President, but hadn’t actually taken the oath of office yet, so he wasn’t actively screwing...
The results of MoveOn’s first membership-wide straw poll and survey for the 2020 presidential elections are in: Support from members is up for grabs among a wide and diverse field of potential candidates. What’s not up for grabs is what MoveOn members hope for in the next president: The top...
Someone Else / Don’t Know 17.89% Beto O’Rourke 15.60% Joe Biden 14.95% Bernie Sanders 13.15% Kamala Harris 10.02% Elizabeth Warren 6.42% Sherrod Brown 2.92% Amy Klobuchar 2.75% Michael Bloomberg 2.71% Cory Booker 2.63% Joseph Kennedy III 1.90% Stacey Abrams 1.16% Kirsten Gillibrand 1.09% Tulsi Gabbard 0.78% John Hickenlooper 0.71% Eric...
One thing is for sure, 2018 had something for everybody. Well, pretty much everybody who was a Democrat, if you’re a Republican, you were shit out of luck. Election night turned into election fortnight, what with Broward county being its usual stumbling-down-the-stairs-drunk self, and California’s pony express style of mail in...
Good thing the GOP has deep pockets—they need them. Say what you will about Democrats, but they at least tend not to run morons in deep blue states to make those races needlessly competitive. Yet the Mississippi GOP candidate, Cindy Hyde-Smith, is angling for a repeat of last year’s embarrassing defeat in a...
So Gov. Voldemort (R. FL) is already acting like he’s officially U.S. Senator Voldemort (R. FL): x A warm welcome to the incoming class of Republican Senators. pic.twitter.com/yNcqWvX0qp — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) November 14, 2018 But as Vanity Fair points out, he’s trying to act like he won a recount...
Received this e-mail today from Shaun King on behalf of Our Revolution in support of Stacey Abrams (D. GA) and Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) campaigns: Right now votes are still being counted in Florida and Georgia and the vote margins are heading in our favor. Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams...
Received this e-mail today from Gwen Graham (D. FL): It’s official: The races for Florida governor, U.S. senator, and agriculture commissioner have gone to a recount. And we need help to make sure Democrats can find every vote that was cast. If you’re a lawyer, will you sign up to serve as a...
Received this e-mail from Democracy for America in support of Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: BREAKING: It's OFFICIAL! 1) The Florida gubernatorial election has now officially met the threshold for a statewide machine RECOUNT. The recount results are due no later than 3pm ET on Thursday. 2) Andrew Gillum has officially WITHDRAWN his...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): Tuesday night was an historic night for progressives across the country, for our political revolution and for the revitalization of American democracy. Nationally, the voter turnout was 50 percent higher than in the last midterm election and, importantly, millions...
As with many, I’ve been trying to look at some numbers now of several disappointing Democratic races in several redstates to make some sense of what happened. It’s taken some time to actually look at the numbers because I got my hopes up and the let down has been painful. ...
Received this e-mail today from Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: Friends, This election has always been about the voice of the people. We need your help to ensure every voice and vote is counted. If you voted a provisional ballot, or know someone who did, make sure your vote...
Jemele Hill, Staff writer for The Atlantic and once controversial ESPN sports reporter who was reassigned by the giant Sports Network because pants on fire Press Secretary Sanders complained about her tweeting the uncontroversial views that Don the Con is a straight up white supremacist and Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones...
This is absolutely critical. Rick Scott, and even Ron DeSantis, have had their leads cut significantly as final absentee ballots trickle in and provisional ballots are starting to be counted. Right now, Scott has only a 0.35% lead. There were a record number of provisional ballots given out because of a voter...
I do not know what to say, except I was dead wrong on two U.S. Senate Races: IN and TN. I thought for sure that Donnelly would win because, well, he threw people like me under a bus and ran the bus back over me. I do not know if...
Henry Olsen at National Review has both a serious and humorous take on tomorrow’s election — first the fun part: National Review “Conservatives love animals, but there is one species they have long wanted to make extinct: the RINO. Not the horned African rhino, mind you, but rather the hoity-toity political...
Hey, let’s have a sing-along! Come on everybody! “A vote for Martha is a vote for me!” “A vote for Ron DeSantis is a vote for me!” :A vote for Dean Heller is a vote for me!” “I know that my name isn’t on the ballot in 2018, but when you stop to...
Here’s the latest news out of Florida courtesy of UNF’s latest poll: The Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida has a new poll of likely voters that reveals Andrew Gillum in the lead for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Florida, with Ron DeSantis close behind and...
Some people should not be in politics. I’m not talking just about perennial losers like Dick Morris or Doug Schoen. I’m talking about people who promote losing strategies, and double-down when those strategies fail. You and I saw this on the national level. The Democratic strategy was to focus on the...
Last week, I wrote about several red tide experts running for legislative office here in the Sunshine State. They are banding together to fight this crisis. This is a press release from the Boddicker campaign that I figured needed sharing: TO: Florida News Media ...
First, let me deal with #2 (FL Democrats campaigning for GOP candidates), because this one really pisses me off. If anyone wants to know why I beat my head against the wall in this stupid state, it’s because of crap like this: Kathy Lewis (D-FL Senate Dis 20) Democratic state Senate...
Most candidates construct a basic platform to run on, or some type of vision for their state. Not Ron DeSantis. He’s based his entire campaign on riding Trump’s coattails. After a long spell of nonstop racism, I guess he’s given up and decided to go all in with running on white...
The United States Senate has installed a credibly accused attempted rapist with a fifty vote confirmation vote by senators representing fewer than 45% of Americans. Dr. Blasey Ford can still not return to her home due to continuing death threats by said attempted racist supporters … x Dr. Christine Blasey...
Some good news today out of Florida courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: Another poll, another lead for Andrew Gillum. The newest survey from Public Policy Polling has Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Governor, ahead by four points in his race against Republican Ron DeSantis. The survey sampled 779 registered voters Sept. 28-30. Gillum earned...
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Since 2008, Democrats have lost over 900 state legislative seats — but bold progressives like Andrew Gillum are leading our comeback as he runs for Florida Governor. Florida Republicans are terrified that they'll lose the Florida governor's mansion for the...
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: What do Georgia, Arizona, Florida, and and Maryland have in common? They all have DFA-endorsed progressives running for governor, and they need your help in these last few weeks before Election Day to win! Will you RSVP right now to make calls...
Some great news today out of Florida courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democrat, crosses the key 50 percent threshold and leads former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis 54 – 45 percent among likely voters in the Florida governor's race, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released...
Some good news today out of Florida courtesy of NBC/Marist’s latest poll: Democrats are ahead in the competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll of this key battleground state, although their leads are within the margin of error. In Florida's Senate contest —...
Here’s the latest news out of Florida: A Sept. 17 – 20 poll by the University of Florida shows Florida being Florida, with neck and neck races for governor and U.S. Senate. The live caller survey (MoE =/- 3.95 percent) shows Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Rick Scott each with...
The Huffington Post has a great piece out about how increasing education spending has become a key issue for Democratic candidates running for Governor in states like Nevada, Michigan, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. The reason being is that since the 2008 great recession, many states have made deep...
By Mike Hersh for Progressive Democrats of America The two organizations most responsible for building on the Bernie Sanders-inspired political revolution announce plans to work together on Medicare for All and Midterm Elections. Our Revolution (OR) and the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) are excited to announce a formal partnership...
More news from the Reuters/Ispos/UVA poll out of Florida: A new poll released Wednesday shows Andrew Gillum ahead of Ron DeSantis by seven percentage points in the race for governor, while the U.S. Senate race is still in a dead heat. The poll was conducted by Thompson Reuters, Ipsos and...
Some good news today out of Florida courtesy of Rasmussen Reports’ latest poll: Democrat Andrew Gillum holds a six-point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in the race to be Florida’s next governor. The first Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of the race finds that Gillum earns 48% support...
Here’s the latest news out of Florida courtesy of Rasmussen Reports latest poll: Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and retiring Republican Governor Rick Scott are in a virtual tie in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Florida. The first Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone and online survey of Likely Florida Voters...
Some good news today out of Florida: Democrat Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is leading Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) by 4 points in Florida’s gubernatorial race, according to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce Poll released Wednesday. Gillum leads DeSantis 47 percent to 43 percent in the statewide poll. The Democrat also leads...
There’s been chatter in Florida about how the nominees for each party’s Governor might have impacts on their party’s U.S. Senate candidates and other down-ballot races. For example, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D. FL) sounds way more excited about having Andrew Gillum (D. FL) as his party’s nominee: In an...
I was astounded when Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination for governor. This wasn’t just the first time my state nominated an African-American for that role, but the first time ever that we nominated a progressive. For decades, my stupid party has nominated milquetoast, conservative candidates, and then wondered why...
Here’s some more news out of Florida courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Florida Gov. Rick Scott are locked in a 49 – 49 percent dead heat among likely voters in the U.S. Senate race in the Sunshine State, according to a Quinnipiac...
Here’s the latest news out of Florida today courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: The Florida governor’s race is too close to call, with 50 percent of likely voters for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democrat, and 47 percent for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Republican, according to a Quinnipiac...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) on behalf of Democracy for America in support of Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) campaign: Andrew Gillum (D. FL) It’s never been more important for all of us to stand with Democrats up and down the ballot in 2018. On...
I was legitimately afraid that white supremacists would become an organized force in American politics after they put one of their own in the White House. For a time that seemed plausible, but now, going down the list of “Hey, whatever happened to”: Mathew Heimbach, the white nationalist leader who...
I realize that, at this rate, the Venn diagram for Republicans/Neo-Nazis will be a perfect geometric circle by 2020, so apologies in advance for the (inevitable) triteness of the headline. It used to be that Republicans just dog-whistled all day and looked down their noses at their thuggish second cousins...
Some good news today out of Florida courtesy of Public Policy Polling: x First post-primary poll of #FLGov via @PPPpolls via @CUlvert:@AndrewGillum 48%@RonDeSantisFL 43%#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/yCqCIPQ7Xb — Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) August 30, 2018 Democratic consultant Christian Ulvert commissioned a robo poll by the North Carolina-based Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, which...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT) in support of Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: I am writing to tell you that last night was an extraordinary and historic night for our political revolution. In Florida, Andrew Gillum took on virtually the entire political and financial establishment of...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) in support of Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: Team — I am writing you this afternoon to tell you about a candidate who shocked everyone in Florida last night. His name is Andrew Gillum — a bold, unapologetic...
Jebus. On Fox of course…. x Uh Ron DeSantis just said FL shouldn't “monkey this up” by electing Andrew Gillum pic.twitter.com/nDPp3Hx7zc — Steve Morris (@stevemorris__) August 29, 2018 Please, Florida, get your vote out. This A**hole must be stopped. Contribute to Andrew Gillum for Governor
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: ANOTHER VICTORY! The PCCC just added another huge win for the night with David Garcia's victory in the Democratic primary for Arizona governor. Garcia stood with Arizona’s public school teachers on the picket lines and is campaigning on his support for unions, Medicare...
