FL-SEN: Scott Pursuit

[Donerail]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

[Strudelcutie4427]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

She was probably a democrat already

[Arkansas Yankee]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

You know I have been harping on Nelson’s age as the reason for his poor showing in the polls

But ads about it will boomerang big time.

[UncleSam]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

She was probably a democrat already

But one random person did one alleged interview with one lady who doesn’t like the ad campaign! What more credible evidence could there be?

[ON Progressive]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

She was probably a democrat already

The Villages is a Republican stronghold lmfao

[IceSpear]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

She was probably a democrat already

But one random person did one alleged interview with one lady who doesn’t like the ad campaign! What more credible evidence could there be?

I mean, it's hardly the dumbest thing Atlas posters have ever extrapolated based on. lol

[BudgieForce]

There are alot of old people here.

Like, ALOT of old people.

[Strudelcutie4427]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

She was probably a democrat already

The Villages is a Republican stronghold lmfao

There are Dems in Wyoming, there are Dems in the villages

[SnowLabrador]

Nelson is blowing it. If he flops hard enough, I could see him losing by up to 54-43. A very close race is more likely, though.

[GlobeSoc]

Rick Scott is the best R candidate this year, but a significant part of that is luck. From my understanding, he used the hurricanes not only as a way to be seen as competent at governing, but also to change his political niche from North Florida and base populist to leaning hard into the hispanic vote and championing moderate hero-ism. This new strategy is smart against Nelson, who doesn't focus on the hispanic vote that much, in favor of North Florida. This race will probably feature a strange map, since the current strengths of each candidate exist in each others' weak spots. I expect Nelson to hold his ground or improve in north florida vs 2012, while collapsing in Miami-Dade and to a lesser extent the Orlando area. I think that the race will be decided in exurban/suburban retiree zones in Central Florida; the extent of Nelson's erosion there will probably be a bellwether for the race as a whole.

To us hyper-informed people Rick Scott being able to get away with reinventing himself makes no sense, but most people don't follow politics that closely.

[GlobeSoc]

Also the FDP succ

[Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner]

Maybe attacking Nelson as old was a bad idea in the oldest state in the US.

[Confused Democrat]

Maybe attacking Nelson as old was a bad idea in the oldest state in the US.

Fun-Fact:

Florida is the oldest state in the US if you define "oldest state" as "state with the largest percentage of Senior Citizens (People 65+)." However, Maine would be the oldest state if you defined "oldest state" as "the state with the highest median age."

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Bill Nelson probably wins Madison County FL. Also it looked like he had a packed auditorium at a campaign rally near Parkland (aka the area that I think saves Nelson's rear end).

https://twitter.com/NelsonForSenate/status/1031282791793737733

[HisGrace]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

You know I have been harping on Nelson’s age as the reason for his poor showing in the polls

But ads about it will boomerang big time.

When has attacking a candidate's age ever worked? Maybe McCain, but that was more about his being "out of touch" and Bush III than just his age.

[junior chįmp]

Maybe attacking Nelson as old was a bad idea in the oldest state in the US.

Luckily for Nelson...with Hussein out of the White House...those old geezer Silents and Boomers are not longer feelin that economic anxiety and are actually starting to worry what these angel of death Republicans might do with SS and Medicare if they retain power

[TheRocketRaccoon]

Maybe attacking Nelson as old was a bad idea in the oldest state in the US.

Nelson himself lost a FL-GOV primary in the 90s badly by attacking Lawton Chiles's age!

[Bidenworth2020]

Rick Scott is the best R candidate this year, but a significant part of that is luck. From my understanding, he used the hurricanes not only as a way to be seen as competent at governing, but also to change his political niche from North Florida and base populist to leaning hard into the hispanic vote and championing moderate hero-ism. This new strategy is smart against Nelson, who doesn't focus on the hispanic vote that much, in favor of North Florida. This race will probably feature a strange map, since the current strengths of each candidate exist in each others' weak spots. I expect Nelson to hold his ground or improve in north florida vs 2012, while collapsing in Miami-Dade and to a lesser extent the Orlando area. I think that the race will be decided in exurban/suburban retiree zones in Central Florida; the extent of Nelson's erosion there will probably be a bellwether for the race as a whole.

To us hyper-informed people Rick Scott being able to get away with reinventing himself makes no sense, but most people don't follow politics that closely.

that sounds a lot like fl-gov 2014 fundamentals. I guess the deciding factor will be how much better he does then Crist in villages and republican north florida

[Brittain33]

Nelson is blowing it. If he flops hard enough, I could see him losing by up to 54-43. A very close race is more likely, though.

I can't think of any recent precedent in Florida for an incumbent losing by a big margin or Scott winning an election by more than a whisker.

[eric82oslo]

Maybe attacking Nelson as old was a bad idea in the oldest state in the US.

Fun-Fact:

Florida is the oldest state in the US if you define "oldest state" as "state with the largest percentage of Senior Citizens (People 65+)." However, Maine would be the oldest state if you defined "oldest state" as "the state with the highest median age."

That goes a long way to explain why Trump is being so popular in exactly the two states of Maine and Florida, while struggling like crazy in the youngest state of the nation, Utah.

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

https://twitter.com/PatriciaMazzei/status/1030529534326657025

My gut feeling is that there's a lot of these people. Glad the GOP seems committed to this line

She was probably a democrat already

The Villages is a bastion of Republican Retirees.  It's one of the places Rick Scott will often travel to when he makes an announcement about an especially conservative initiative he's pushing.

I support Nelson.  I just early voted for Rocky de la Fuente in the (R) primary for Senate.  I'll never vote for Scott.  That being said, Scott IS far more popular, personally, than he was 4 years ago.  His management of two (2) major hurricane emergency operations boosted his image.  He projected steady leadership, protective, looking out for people; this washed away the Capitalist Vulture image he so richly deserves.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Could this help Nelson?

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/08/26/us/jacksonville-madden-shooting/index.html

[junior chįmp]

Just saw my third Nelson sticker...still no Scott stickers

Scott is in big trouble

[OSR stands with Israel]

Just saw my third Nelson sticker...still no Scott stickers

Scott is in big trouble

LMAO

[Perlen vor den Schweinen]

Just saw my third Nelson sticker...still no Scott stickers

Scott is in big trouble

LMAO

Frankly, Hip Hispanic Millennials 4-Scott are looking for free-market solutions in response to the state of Florida being eventually submerged by the state of liquid, unlike White Florida Cracker Geezers 4-Nelson who still drive around in atmosphere killing clunkers. These demographics pretty much assure that the vast majority of people with bumper stickers WILL be big time Nelson fanatics.

Fortunately for Nelson, the state of Florida is also in the state of needing Medicare for its many olds, but Rick Scott wants to put everyone in the state of dying instead (in order to put himself in the state of wealth).