FL-GOV 2022: Gillum probably seeking rematch

[Mr. Smith]

He'd be better off taking on Rubio.

[Mr. Smith]

Has any politician who lost an election and then attempted a rematch against the same person for the same office ever actually succeeded?

Jeanne Shaheen, John Durkin, Jay Rockefeller to name a few.

[Mr. Smith]

If you're a Dem in Florida, and you lose in a Dem year, you probably shouldn't run for office again.

It wasn't a Dem year in Florida, just like 2014 wasn't a GOP year in Pennsylvania.

[Mr. Smith]

DeSantis is doing all the right things to get re-elected.

The serious candidates will not be running.  The 2022 Democrat will be a decided underdog.  The question would be whether or not Little Marco would be vulnerable.

Gillum's star is sinking.

What Congress district or state senate seat he lives in?

The African American Trump Democrat Al Lawson's seat.

God id love for Gillum to primary him then maybe run for senate or something I think gillum could make a great president one day hes one of my favorite rising stars in the party

Gillum lost a statewide election in a blue wave year with more favorable circumstances in his state.  He should never have lost.  He'd get destroyed in a nationwide general.

Given what happened with other races in Florida [except for Nikki Fried], it's pretty clear that circumstances were quite the opposite of favorable.

[Mr. Smith]

DeSantis is doing all the right things to get re-elected.

The serious candidates will not be running.  The 2022 Democrat will be a decided underdog.  The question would be whether or not Little Marco would be vulnerable.

Gillum's star is sinking.

What Congress district or state senate seat he lives in?

The African American Trump Democrat Al Lawson's seat.

God id love for Gillum to primary him then maybe run for senate or something I think gillum could make a great president one day hes one of my favorite rising stars in the party

Gillum lost a statewide election in a blue wave year with more favorable circumstances in his state.  He should never have lost.  He'd get destroyed in a nationwide general.

Given what happened with other races in Florida [except for Nikki Fried], it's pretty clear that circumstances were quite the opposite of favorable.

Keep in mind, I never heard of Niki Fried until she won. I never saw any ads on TV or radio. I never saw any yard sides or bumper stickers. I didn’t even know Caldwell even had an opponent until I saw her name on the ballot, and I just assumed she was some rando.

In that case, it's not that Gillum blew a winnable race [given that the gubernatorial rating was D+2.1 and Florida's  got an R+3 lean...], it's that Caldwell did.

[Mr. Smith]

Democrats all over the country won much tougher territory than Florida last year. There was no excuse for Gillum to lose.

They also lost easier turf too. Easier turf with competent state parties to boot.

[Mr. Smith]

Democrats all over the country won much tougher territory than Florida last year. There was no excuse for Gillum to lose.

They also lost easier turf too. Easier turf with competent state parties to boot.

They did?

Unless you're referring to popular incumbents like Baker, Scott, Hogan, etc. which is apples and oranges.

Sure, CA-50, MN-08, that PA district Scott Wallace lost, and from a certain POV [accounting for the huge approval shift against Trump, the majority takeover of the House]...freaking Iowa.