FL-Florida Atlantic University: Nelson +2

[NewYorkExpress]

Still think this one is Tilt R given Scott's near unlimited supply of money and his willingness to use it. That said, if the climate goes any further south for Trump, Nelson will win, even if Scott handles Hurricane Irma well (voters will forget about that by Election Day 2018).

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

A primary is needed. Establisment Democrats in Flordia have bern losing winnable elections for decades now.

Yes, I'm sure that Tim Canova would do far better in a general election.

You never tried so you'll never know. Scarring politician's and voters into not running a progressive campaign has bren the Democrats downfall and we all know why the Democrats wont move left...it would upset their donors.

Please ask Senators Mourdock and O'Donnell how purity-test primary challenges against establishment politicians succeed.

Mourdock lost by talking about rape and O'Donnell lost by saying she wasn't a witch. The false equivalence your trying to push failed.

Even then, the polls predicted a close race. O'Donnell was always going to lose anyway no matter what.

Well yes O'Donnell was a nut. Progessives running against the corupt system is only going to make them more successful against republicans. Running the same old campaign style of the 90s is going to elect Rick Scott.

Not every voter sees the world the way you do.

[Blair]

This is crazy; not only is Nelson a relatively reliable progressive vote in the Senate (he's not got any red flags) and seems like every other democratic senator of a similar age, however.... he's actually won 3 successive state wide elections in a state where democrats have done awfully. He seems like a decent senator, he's proven he can win elections and he'll be a loyal vote for the next 6 years.

Genuine reminder than not every progressive candidate can simply just turn up and take a race for granted because they said the economy is rigged.

[Badger]

Rick Scott won elections by just over 1% of the vote in 2010 and 2014. He last had a passable, but still rather anemic 52% approval rating. What makes anyone thing he'd have such a great shot to unseat Nelson in 2018?