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https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/04/03/its-a-sh-sandwich-republicans-rage-as-florida-becomes-a-nightmare-for-trump-1271172
It's a sh-- sandwich': Republicans rage as Florida becomes a nightmare for Trump
By GARY FINEOUT and MARC CAPUTO
04/03/2020 05:02 AM EDT
TALLAHASSEE The staggering unemployment exploding on President Donald Trumps watch would worry any incumbent running for reelection, but troubles in Florida are injecting an added dose of fear into a jittery GOP.
Already anxious about Trumps chances in the nations biggest swing state, Republicans now are dealing with thousands of unemployed workers unable to navigate the Florida system to apply for help. And the blowback is directed straight at Trumps top allies in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott.
Privately, Republicans admit that the $77.9 million system that is now failing Florida workers is doing exactly what Scott designed it to do lower the states reported number of jobless claims after the great recession.
Republican Party of Florida chairman Joe Gruters was more succinct: $77 million? Someone should go to jail over that.
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Republicans in the Legislature share the blame, said Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, a Miami Democrat.
Wounded Bear
(58,738 posts)gibraltar72
(7,513 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Totally wrong intention. 🤬
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,133 posts)The 2020 Schadenfreude Special with Crow on the side!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)At least Scott had experience in health care fraud.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)In 1997, when cadaver scott was the CEO of Columbia/Hospital Corp of America (HCA), they were sued by the AG for the largest FRAUD in history. They were fined $1.7 BILLION.
rick scott was forced out by the Board.
Did he indicted ?
No. What he got was $30 million in stock, $5.1 million severance and a $950,000 consulting contract (for 5 years).
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY.
Chainfire
(17,663 posts)On the last Democrat governor, who served 20 years ago.
moose65
(3,169 posts)I'm expecting to see a report where some Republican in Florida blames all this on Hillary....
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Its all those gosh darn New Yorkers. Comin' down here... They up to NO good. It is THEIR fault. Hillary, emails and Benghazi are our last ditch excuses. We ain't there yet...
But we SHOULD Lock Her UP. Anyway. Just because she is Hillary, the ACTUAL AND REAL CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THIS HERE UNITED STATES. DAMN HER.
PatSeg
(47,649 posts)There is no such thing as a Democrat governor. That is what republicans would call our Democratic politicians. Words matter.
JHB
(37,163 posts)Are you listening?
"You Built That"
'cause you did. That sandwich is 100% yours.
dem4decades
(11,307 posts)Should be a huge issue for Democrats, as if healthcare wasn't already.
BadgerKid
(4,559 posts)safeinOhio
(32,736 posts)Do they want their children and grand kids to start talking like fucking trump?
marble falls
(57,353 posts)UpInArms
(51,285 posts)10/21/2013 11:37 am ET Updated Dec 02, 2013
Florida Gov. Rick Scotts reelection campaign theme may be Its Working, but the states expensive new unemployment claims web site is definitely not.
Since it went live October 15, the new site Connect has been unable to recognize some claimants personal information, according to complaints lodged on the states Department of Economic Opportunity Facebook page.
And many of those unable to file new claims say their payments were already delayed this month after the site went offline for a week while the new $63-million site launched.
It means groceries in my cabinet, it means maybe paying my water bill on Monday, one claimant told WOKV News.
There is no official count of how many of Floridas nearly 240,000 unemployment recipients may have been affected by Connects glitches.
Yet frustrated claimants reportedly lined up at local unemployment centers, where staff could only direct them to the states 1-800 help line, which in turn was either busy or hung up on them.
Meanwhile DEO reports a successful rollout of the new site, saying more than 50,000 Floridians filed claims in its first two days, although an internal email obtained by the Tampa Bay Times paints a different picture.
The system should become more stable as we daily progress as changes/fixes are being moved into production on a regular basis, a DEO email reads. It is important that we do not convey the wrong message to the public, so please do not advise claimants that the system is down unless official word from management is received.
... more at link ...
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)hatrack
(59,594 posts)And they're the ones who fucked it up!!
Pardon me, but I don't give a shit about their electoral prospects - maybe they should try giving a shit about the citizens they "serve" for a change.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,026 posts)Hugin
(33,222 posts)Has a more Madison Ave ring to it...
moose65
(3,169 posts)Maybe they could dust her off for a new ad campaign!
sop
(10,274 posts)Republicans knew there would be a huge number of workers applying for unemployment benefits, and their negligence would be exposed.
Blues Heron
(5,944 posts)they are failing
Celerity
(43,589 posts)Fuck you Donnie!!!
Large Florida Retirement Community With Slow Coronavirus Response Sees Positives Grow
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/01/825499450/large-florida-retirement-community-with-slow-coronavirus-response-sees-positives
maryellen99
(3,790 posts)marble falls
(57,353 posts)hoax with Hannity then.
Celerity
(43,589 posts)Greedy Hateful Boomer is not an a priori protected category when death comes ripping.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Bigly sadly.
I'm not sure if I should post that thingy... "Cause I'm not sure if I am being sarcastic... (bona fide old fart, here...)
marble falls
(57,353 posts)class sort of wealth, not a single concern for people. Putting a face on their comments was a good thing. They all look like me but with haircuts.
They need to spend a week with some real concerns. We won't be stealing their 'wealth' but the wealthier will.
So worried about something they won't be using in too many years from now.
obamanut2012
(26,158 posts)leighbythesea2
(1,200 posts)And love the state but this is so discouraging. Well the one time was Key West, and that is not populated wholly by Republican retirees.
My friend who is a paramedic (state im in now) said new protocol is spend half the time normally alotted in past-- on cardiac arrest revival. (On site).
It sounds like a small thing but i think we all know where its headed. Its an older, Republican area of this state she works in. She said a lot of cardiac calls they get are older folks.
Cant you see fla getting to this place relatively quickly?
Javaman
(62,534 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)and call us "florida man" or assume every crazy headline took place in FL. We too, understand and even know folks personally that fit that moniker and we are in on the joke. But for those of us who marched, persisted and voted and still got nothing but Red Representation that want to beat us down, it is no joke. DeSantis, Scott & Rubio may look like jokesters but what they do to us (and not do for us) is no laughing matter. It feels like every man for himself down here, and places like South Florida that are blue - we know and feel their hatred.
Kitchari
(2,168 posts)Florida is not filled with just one type of voter, and you are proof of that.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Republicans are blowing Florida up, the virus exposed that. The last time something like that happened, it led to 24 years of democratic governors leading the state. Unfortunately, North Florida democrats became republicans and with South Florida and Central Florida Cuban-American politicians, they were able to keep control of the Legistlature and Florida Senate.
But things are changing, 45% of Cuban-Americans in Florida are registered democrats, that is led by young Cuban-Americans. Florida has about 200,000 more registered democrats than republicans, that advantage recently grew by around 25,000 voters. Democrats have reduced the republican advantage in the Legistlature and Florida Senate and are looking to take over one or both of those bodies in November.
Keep you head up and keep your eyes on the prize. Florida is changing for the better, even if it doesn't look that way now. Close to 1.4 million former felons, many of them African American now have the right to vote, a right a federal court affirmed just this week. I personally have a couple of family members that fall into that group. Stay in the fight, have your favorite beverage, a good meal and relax, we are in this fight and it is going our way.
FM123
(10,054 posts)that I am thinking about more and more everyday: we now have more registered Dems than repubs in this state.
underpants
(182,949 posts)Virginia is having some serious problems too but that from day capacity not systemic design.
It used to be next to impossible to collect on unemployment in Virginia. First it was strongly discouraged as being "on the dole" and "lazy". Second if your former employee protested they almost always won. I don't know of anyone who won a contested claim until I did in 2008. I'm just saying I was shocked when I won mine.
I don't think it's legally a thing but "right to work" states are very tough on anyone collecting on the insurance they paid for.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)these assholes have destroyed that state pretty bad. Dems in Florida are social distancing while the Repubs are dismissive of the whole thing as a liberal hoax. So that's yielding predictable results already.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)and Florida Senate in November. We need to do that or come so close that we weaken republicans ability to cause chaos. In then in 2022, we take out DeSantis and put a capable democrat in office.
obamanut2012
(26,158 posts)He isn't surviving this, I bet, especially if someone like Gwen Graham gets the Dem nom.
radical noodle
(8,015 posts)but Gwen Graham lost the primary here.
mountain grammy
(26,658 posts)Evidently this is what they wanted.. corruption and incompetence. They've been voting for it for years..
I have family down there.. solid Democrats.. We will all suffer because of he Republican Party..
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Prior to Scott, republican governors were sufficiently moderate for republicans, Jeb Bush, Bob Martinez, Charlie Crist led moderately, especially Crist (who is now a democratic US Representative). So Florida residents didn't get the full brunt of voting republican. That has changed with this virus, plus democrats positioned strong leaders over that last decade, a lot of whom are young. Gillum turned into a disappointment, but we have leaders like the Mayor of Tampa, Senator Lauren Book, AG Commisioner Nikki Fried, Gwen Graham, to mention a few, that have our party in a good position to take over and sanely run the state.
mountain grammy
(26,658 posts)radical noodle
(8,015 posts)their problems increased because this is the first day of the stay at home order. I know someone who was on the phone the other night for 5 hours, until 2 am, on hold waiting to get to the robotic service. She finally was able to enter her information but the call ended without giving her the number she needed to get her payments. The frustration level is great.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)JHB
(37,163 posts)ballack
(9 posts)It was Benghazi!
malaise
(269,219 posts)Wipe them out Dems and them lock them up!
muntrv
(14,505 posts)now sleep in it!
Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)They voted their hate.
DBoon
(22,403 posts)Republicans have been making government small, weak and ineffective for decades.
People are unemployed. People are dying. Republicans own this.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)the state of Florida.
The line at the ER is going to be a lot more problematic.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)Racism has a price.
karin_sj
(812 posts)Imagine how much better shape the residents of Florida (and Georgia, for that matter) would be if the elections for governor in 2018 hadn't been stolen from Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams via voter suppression and other means.
BootinUp
(47,201 posts)live love laugh
(13,157 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,862 posts)ol' limp balls isn't going to be using up our air for much longer.....Doesn't matter much, he has already done enough damage to the U.S. and our Democracy.
His CA isn't something he can lie or buy his way out of.......But he will get to go back to his use of opiates on the way-out.....
Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)Be sure to eat every last bite.
Nitram
(22,913 posts)I hope there's something left when the working man and woman realize that.