Florida 2022 Megathread

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Old news, but this should not have been overlooked here. Biden admin sides with Florida in lawsuit to import Canadian prescription drugs. It's the right decision, of course, and from a heartless electoral standpoint, not being outflanked on healthcare policy is important to shoring up Biden's chances in 2024. Nevertheless, if the bill (supported by DeSantis) goes into force before 2022, he will become that much harder to beat for FLGOV.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I am definitely more optimistic about FL, Rs were counting on Crist not energizing the CV others, now that Fried is tied with Crist, it's whole new ballgame and Fried can pull Val over finish line with Grayson own internal poll showing a 5 poly race for Gov and Sen, well within range for us to win in 500 days.

FL and TX are vital to keeping the House

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

Not from Florida but officially endorsing Charlie Crist, will keep my eyes on this race

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

IMHO Nikki Fried vs. Charlie Crist is a dog-and-pony show for the elite donor class.

The two frontrunners are unlikeable and have no real convictions or ideas to help the Floridian people out, only standing for not being DeSantis. It's basically Young Hillary Clinton vs. Male Hillary Clinton.

If forced to choose between these two, I'll go with Nikki Fried, but it's all still very upsetting.

I support one of these guys who I haven't crossed out. I really hope one of them gains traction:




Any one of them will have plenty of material to use luckily      

"Charlie Crist is a flip-flopper" easy instakill

"How do you expect Nikki Fried to stand up to DeSantis, she couldn't even stand up for a $15 minimum wage" again easy

Also "Nikki Fried is a good-for-nothing career politician who's had her eyes on governor's mansion for far too long. Everything she does isn't to help the average Floridian, but is only to gain name recognition for her governor's run. Don't fall for her tricks."

The D's weren't gonna win this anyways unless a major scandal breaks out with DeSantis that's what wave insurance means the opposite party can pick up a seat in an upset usually when a major scandal breaks out

Rs picked up IL but Kirk had a major strike and lost in a landslide

[Roll Roons]

In hindsight, Trump winning Florida had to be the best outcome for DeSantis’s future. If Trump had lost the state he would have picked a fight over “voter fraud” just like he did with Ducey and Kemp.

[President Johnson]

In hindsight, Trump winning Florida had to be the best outcome for DeSantis’s future. If Trump had lost the state he would have picked a fight over “voter fraud” just like he did with Ducey and Kemp.

Well, I guess he could have gone full MAGA and refuse to certify the election results and let the courts take care of the rest. Then he could have said that he tried everything in his power to overturn the alleged "voter fraud".

[President Johnson]

It's too unfortunate his bid is such a longshot.

https://twitter.com/CharlieCrist/status/1408511262514843649

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

This seat is definitely wave insurance and we still have 500 days but some D's thought Fried was the strongest candidate, Crist is, and he can overcome a 10 pt deficit but it's wave insurance anyways

[MATTROSE94]

In hindsight, Trump winning Florida had to be the best outcome for DeSantis’s future. If Trump had lost the state he would have picked a fight over “voter fraud” just like he did with Ducey and Kemp.

I am pretty sure that Ron DeSantis would have invoked the dual elector scenario had Joe Biden won Florida, which might have made January 6 a bit more interesting considering that the dual electors might have got into armed conflict during the Capitol storming.

[Donerail]

Rep. Al Lawson has endorsed Crist, who continues to lead the fundraising race. Crist is getting a lot of endorsements among black politicians in particular; could be an area of strength for him in the primary.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Ron DeSantis just said he isn't doing mask mandatory again, he does not believe in Science

[Real Texan Politics]

Ron DeSantis just said he isn't doing mask mandatory again, he does not believe in Science

And that changes the course of the race how? Republicans aren't gonna vote for Crist or Fried due to this issue alone.

[Senator Spark]

DeSantis is heavily favored.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Andrew Gillium was ahead by six pts with a mnth left and lost, anything can happen in 500 days

Underestatimate Charlie Crist to DeSantis detriment if you want

DeSantis is only 10 pts ahead of Crist and 20 pts ahead of Fried

It's called something like split voting where Reps, Sen and Gov split their votes like NC did in 202o Tillis and Cooper and 2018 Brown and DeWine and Sinema and Ducey we can very well have a Rubio and Crist map, just a Renacci and Ryan map and a Warnock and Vernon Jones map

[Senator Spark]

Governor Ronald D. DeSantis (R) - 5,062,052 votes, 51.2%
Fmr. Governor Charles J. Crist Jr. (D) - 4,607,279, 46.6%

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I have Endorsed Crist already and he can win even if Rubio wins as well split voting

[pppolitics]

Death by DeSantis

[SnowLabrador]

https://twitter.com/GrantAHolcomb/status/1425489877718679553

July fundraising numbers:

DeSantis - over $4m
Crist - $270,000
Fried - $130,000

Pathetic for the Democrats. Yeah, this is Safe R.

[wbrocks67]

https://twitter.com/GrantAHolcomb/status/1425489877718679553

July fundraising numbers:

DeSantis - over $4m
Crist - $270,000
Fried - $130,000

Pathetic for the Democrats. Yeah, this is Safe R.

What did they raise in June? This can't be right. DeSantis is the easiest foil too. Demings literally raised nearly $5M against Rubio in a month.

[wbrocks67]

https://twitter.com/GrantAHolcomb/status/1425489877718679553

July fundraising numbers:

DeSantis - over $4m
Crist - $270,000
Fried - $130,000

Pathetic for the Democrats. Yeah, this is Safe R.

What did they raise in June? This can't be right. DeSantis is the easiest foil too. Demings literally raised nearly $5M against Rubio in a month.

Crist raised $412k in June.
Fried raised $396k.
DeSantis (PAC because he's not yet officially running) - 5.6m

JFC, what the f**k are they doing? Crist and Fried should be rollling in $$ right now

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I keep receiving Emails about Demings and Grayson, low funds too no one is gonna do are to FL especially with DeSantis is running

Even Howard Dean on MSNBC said in FL Gov he is most likely to win but going against Biden, he will lose

[Donerail]

Red avi morons need to stop hyperventilating over bullsh**t numbers posted by the "Florida Capital Star," which is a right-wing propaganda outlet. That twitter user (he's clearly not a reporter) is pulling DeSantis's PAC numbers and comparing them to what the Dems raised solely for their campaign accounts, excluding what they raised for their committees. Not sure if that is meant to be intentionally deceptive or if Mr. Holcomb simply doesn't realize that state candidates have both committees and campaign accounts, but either way, it does not give me any great confidence in the truthiness of his tweets.

The real fundraising figures for the month: Crist raised slightly over $500k, not $270k; Fried raised $328k, not $130k (that figure that doesn't include a $50k check she got in the first week of August). So, at a minimum, he's understating the numbers by half.

[Donerail]

Also — PPP is dropping a statewide poll today or tomorrow. Based on what I've heard about the figures, expect to see a lot of COPE from certain individuals on this web site.

[Xing]

Also — PPP is dropping a statewide poll today or tomorrow. Based on what I've heard about the figures, expect to see a lot of COPE from certain individuals on this web site.

I’ll expect to see at least 20 posts and perhaps a couple of new threads about how awful PPP is.

[wbrocks67]

Red avi morons need to stop hyperventilating over bullsh**t numbers posted by the "Florida Capital Star," which is a right-wing propaganda outlet. That twitter user (he's clearly not a reporter) is pulling DeSantis's PAC numbers and comparing them to what the Dems raised solely for their campaign accounts, excluding what they raised for their committees. Not sure if that is meant to be intentionally deceptive or if Mr. Holcomb simply doesn't realize that state candidates have both committees and campaign accounts, but either way, it does not give me any great confidence in the truthiness of his tweets.

The real fundraising figures for the month: Crist raised slightly over $500k, not $270k; Fried raised $328k, not $130k (that figure that doesn't include a $50k check she got in the first week of August). So, at a minimum, he's understating the numbers by half.

This makes more sense, though I'm still rather surprised Crist and Fried are still that low. I'd expect them both to rake in millions, given again that DeSantis is just a foil right now.