Florida 2022 Megathread

[Calthrina950]

https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1469131184517046279

It's clear that Fried's political skills are very questionable. How the hell did she even get elected in the first place?

And that she won while Bill Nelson lost is even more astonishing.

[Calthrina950]

https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1469131184517046279

It's clear that Fried's political skills are very questionable. How the hell did she even get elected in the first place?

And that she won while Bill Nelson lost is even more astonishing.

Possible that I'm missing something obvious, but I don't see what is politically toxic here?

Well, Fried isn't the only public official who's touted efforts to increase diversity among the membership or employees of their respective office or agency. But on balance, I think she's to the left of the state and doesn't have enough staying power to win another term as Agricultural Commissioner, let alone to defeat DeSantis.

[Calthrina950]

https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1472266564212871172

At least she looks like a Floridian in this picture  

She looks like a female Trump supporter to me, attending one of his rallies, probably with an open-carry firearm on her hip, and possibly wearing a shirt with an anti-Democratic or pro-Trump message. This is just like Jon Tester's "rough and ready farmer and rancher" image in his ads and Manchin's stunt of shooting a rifle.

[Calthrina950]

Fried is an idiot.

True. Between her and Crist, DeSantis has nothing to worry about this year. He will crush them.

[Calthrina950]

We can now project that Charlie Crist will win the Florida gubernatorial democratic primary.
https://twitter.com/NikkiFried/status/1516578862410485775?s=20&t=nluMSvkCvNC...
Her supporters are NOT happy about this tweet. Don't be surprised if it's gone soon.

Lean/likely Crist -> Safe Crist?

For her to say that Dems are responsible for this is..something. I think she’s forgetting that the vaccines were developed under a different administration and that the mandate would still be in place if it wasn’t for a right-wing Clarence Thomas acolyte striking it down. But gaslighting aside, this is great and I respect her for stopping the insanity. Also, look at some of her replies. She needs new friends

What would their reactions have been if a Obama or Clinton appointed judge had struck down the mandate? As for Fried, she is way out there and is going to be out of elected office after this year. But she does have the correct position on this, and why wouldn't you expect a Democratic official to claim credit for their Party in ending the pandemic?

[Calthrina950]

You cannot be serious with this, can you?

https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1566063467844358152

That Women has some serious mental issues telling Volunteers to wear masks outside in 90 Degree Fahrenheit.

What bollocks!!!

I don't know why Crist went with this woman as his running mate. I can't imagine that teacher's unions are that popular right now in a state like Florida. Yes, that she is a Hispanic woman from Miami-Dade County would be a characteristic expected to bolster Crist there, but her policy positions and her background effectively negate the advantages that this could confer.

[Calthrina950]

https://twitter.com/mdixon55/status/1564950298346545152?s=21&t=WWM15TbkaUZ8_...

Awww, as if our majority wasn't close enough already. Really should stay till January. He's not going to win the governorship anyways.

I expect he would have been ordered to stay on if NY-19 and AK-AL had gone to the GOP, but since they didn't, him leaving is relatively safe.

Do you know in Impact polls Crist is down 50/47 and Demings down 50/48 that is danger🛑zone you think DeSantis is gonna win by 10 no he's not look at the polls me, wbrooks and Minnesota Mike post about FL DeSantis lead in one poll by 8 and that's not Impact

I should know I am 1/3 posting polls but wbrooks posted the FL poll

I don't Trust "impact polls" or whatever random org you cook up any given day.

DeSantis wins by 10, Rubio by 15.

I’m skeptical a 15 point Rubio win is even possible, especially since Black voters provide Dems a pretty hard floor and he isn’t getting that crossover support he saw in 2016 again with them.

I don't think it's possible, and polls have shown DeSantis running ahead of Rubio, not the other way around. Demings is a strong candidate, and I think she will hold Rubio to a single-digit margin. We must also remember that he won by "only" eight points in 2016.

[Calthrina950]

And this by the Biden Administration is truly DISGRACEFUL

https://twitter.com/RRHElections/status/1574809712507453445

Godspeed Governor Ron DeSantis and your entire FL Administration during this difficult time

I wonder if DeSantis' response to Hurricane Ian might bolster his performance in November's general election. Rick Scott arguably received a electoral boost in 2018 thanks to his response to Hurricane Irma.

[Calthrina950]

And this by the Biden Administration is truly DISGRACEFUL

https://twitter.com/RRHElections/status/1574809712507453445
Godspeed Governor Ron DeSantis and your entire FL Administration during this difficult time

I wonder if DeSantis' response to Hurricane Ian might bolster his performance in November's general election. Rick Scott arguably received a electoral boost in 2018 thanks to his response to Hurricane Irma.

Why are we assuming he won't mismanage it.

If he did mismanage it, that would obviously help Crist. But from what I've seen thus far, DeSantis has been taking this hurricane seriously.

[Calthrina950]

Really is a shame that this thread has devolved into olawakandi and 2016 repeatedly taking each other's bait. A lot of interesting stuff happening in this state - both politically and not - that is worth discussing and I can't help but feel many are not engaging with this thread because of what it has become.

There are some posters on here who I must cringe at whenever I see their material. Nonsensical ranting that contributes nothing to discussion, certainly does dissuade more substantive posters from contributing.

[Calthrina950]

Do you think that dumping opposition research on this forum is going to do anything but waste everyone's time? This is a forum for discussing election results, not electioneering.

This is a forum for discussing election results, but this forum contains a great many threads where Democratic and Republican politicians alike have their records either attacked or defended, including in many of the races ongoing. If we can have a thread with pages of controversies surrounding Dr. Oz, or Herschel Walker, or any number of other Republican candidates, then there can be a thread with pages of controversies surrounding Charlie Crist.

[Calthrina950]

Do you think that dumping opposition research on this forum is going to do anything but waste everyone's time? This is a forum for discussing election results, not electioneering.

This is a forum for discussing election results, but this forum contains a great many threads where Democratic and Republican politicians alike have their records either attacked or defended, including in many of the races ongoing. If we can have a thread with pages of controversies surrounding Dr. Oz, or Herschel Walker, or any number of other Republican candidates, then there can be a thread with pages of controversies surrounding Charlie Crist.

You understand the difference between "discussing controversies surrounding a certain candidate" and pasting tweets from a candidate's press secretary, right?

There's hardly a difference. Both involve advocating for a particular candidate or supporting a particular candidates' claims. Both involve attacking one side and upholding the other. I doubt that this comment would have been made if 2016 had been promoting Charlie Crist instead, rather than attacking him.

[Calthrina950]

I don’t think anyone here aside from OC thinks DeSantis is gonna lose anyways.

I think it's pretty obvious at this point that Hurricane Ian is helping DeSantis politically. Even Biden praised him for how he responded to the hurricane. The only question now is whether or not DeSantis wins by double digits.

[Calthrina950]

I don’t think anyone here aside from OC thinks DeSantis is gonna lose anyways.

I think it's pretty obvious at this point that Hurricane Ian is helping DeSantis politically. Even Biden praised him for how he responded to the hurricane. The only question now is whether or not DeSantis wins by double digits.

I'm confident that in pure number terms Ian is going to be a net negative for DeSantis. There's zero chance Lee and Collier Counties are back to fully normal turnout by next month and both previously provided fairly hefty vote margins to DeSantis. His handling of the hurricane, at least from what I've seen and heard, hasn't been particularly noteworthy one way or another. I doubt it wins over many people.

You believe then, that Crist is going to keep the margin to single digits and that he will come closer than previously anticipated?

[Calthrina950]

"He's getting praised just for doing the bare minimum"

https://twitter.com/MyFDOT/status/1582832749681201152

I was correct when I said Hurricane Ian would benefit DeSantis politically. Recent polls show that Floridians approve of his response, and we are now getting multiple polls with his leads extending into the low double digits.

[Calthrina950]

One thing about Crist is what an obvious opportunist he has become. DeSantis makes Crist look like a sissy-boy.

During the debate, DeSantis said that his main goal was to make Crist irrelevant. I think that after 25 years and six runs for statewide office (four unsuccessful, two successful), as a Republican, Independent, and Democrat, that Floridians are tired of Crist. He is done after he loses next month and I expect for him to fade away into retirement. Crist represents the past, and that is what DeSantis is trying to communicate to the voters.