Florida 2022 Megathread

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Influential Broward Democrat sees Charlie Crist and Val Demings as the way for party to win 2022 governor and Senate races

Well, they're both horrible candidates. Granted, it's likely that no Democrat can win these races, but it's yet another exhibit in FL-DEM incompetence.

Who would you recruit? Enlighten us, o wise one.

Anna Eskamani,Stephanie Murphy,Debbie Mucarsel-Powel, ?

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Charlie's running

Is the Florida governor mansion like just a really nice place to live ? Why does the man so want to be governor again ?

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IDK why people are acting like this will destroy Fried, she's a politican who can probably sense the Biden administration is not popular and she shouldn't tie herself to it.

Honestly if the FL Democrats were halfway competent they could have a real shot of dethroning De Santis by  running against his firebrand stunts and painting him as someone who cares more for their own ambition than the state. Red-baiting like getting rid of Disneys tax exemption might improve his national image, but it'll hit harder when taxes have to go up in Orange County and the regional economy takes a hit. Mobilize those affected by the regional economic instability as well as others who work in sectors at risk with a message that Desantis will sell them down the river to become president.

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https://twitter.com/redistrict/status/1562215504751755264?s=21&t=l3cAIHlsw60...

And he'll lose by double digits

oh for fricks sake, you people talk about florida as if it's a state that gave Trump a 30 point margin instead of a 3 point margin. Writing off Florida makes about as much sense as Republicans writing off Michigan, Neveda and New Hampshire.

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Hot-take I don't expect Desants to outperform trump that much, I think him winning by 6 points is probably his celling. People like to pretend Florida is a titanium R state rather than one of the closest states in the country with plenty of democrats.

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DeSantis isn't winning by double digits in an R plus 3 state

By that logic, Rubio shouldn’t have won by 8 in the same year Trump won by only 1.

Rubio didn't go out of his way to become a polarizing fireband. Like there are 3 ways that Desantis outperforms Trump is by either getting a lot of Biden voters to vote for him, getting non-voter for him or hoping democratic turnout craters.

Which of these is likley ?

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https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/26/an-existential-dilemma-florida-homeowners-scramble-as-another-major-insurer-exits/

Another reason I think Desantis will win by an underwhelming margin is that he has gone out of his way to alienate democrats despite having initaly been able to build up some bipartisan support with policies like increasing teacher pay as well as protecting the everglades against Sugar farms runoff* but seems to have thrown all that bipartisan support away in an attempt to bolster his credentials for a future run for president.

The democrats have a route to victory by hammering in these kind of pocketbook issues that Desantis is ignoring in favour of culture war nonsence.

*unlike Fried who's in the pockets of big sugar