Florida reporter tweets significance of tonight's Democratic victory

[RandySF]

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[chillfactor]

1. Great news!

Thank you for the update!

[Lucinda]

2. TY KNR

[Cha]

4. Hola, Lucinda! More about Eileen Higgins in

post #3.

[Cha]

3. Eileen Higgins wins Miami-Dade commission seat in upset over Zoraida Barreiro

Political newcomer Eileen Higgins won a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday, defeating the better-funded campaign of the former commissioner's wife to scramble the conventional wisdom of who can get elected in a heavily Hispanic district in Miami.

Higgins, a Spanish-speaking Ohio native who adopted the campaign moniker "La Gringa," won by six points over Zoraida Barreiro, the Cuban-born wife of Bruno Barreiro, who resigned to run in a Republican congressional primary. With all 60 precincts reporting, Higgins had 53 percent of the vote, and Barreiro 47 percent

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With the Democratic Party deploying money, office holders, candidates and volunteers to boost Higgins early on in the special election, an officially nonpartisan contest became a proxy battle with Republicans.

More Pic at link.. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article213376864.html#storylink=cpy

Gracias, RSF

[oasis]

5. The approaching national blue wave leaves another calling card. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

"Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow".....it'll soon be here.

[Cha]

6. Yes, another Democratic Calling Card, oasis! And, belies

those who insist on calling our Party "weak".