Ileana vs Beyoncé-- Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz The Dark Presence Behind The Curtain?

[flamingdem]

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2013/04/ileana-vs-beyonce-is-debbie-wasserman.html

The Florida Republican Party moved to shore up Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's shaky House seat by giving some strongly Democratic areas-- like the Key West-- to much disliked David Rivera in FL-26. Rivera, plagued with a tough district and an unending series of corruption scandals, was promptly defeated for reelection. Ileana survived in a district (FL-27) that has more of Miami's Cuban neighborhoods, including Little Havana, without many African-American neighborhoods, just over her district line. In November, Obama won FL-26 and FL-27 with identical percentages against Romney, 53.1-46.4%. The increase in Ros-Lehtinen's district from 2008 was the biggest increase for Obama in any Republican-held district in America. Obama went from 48.6 in 2008 to 53.1 last year, a number that would stop any Republican in their tracks when contemplating 2014.

But Ileana Ros-Lehtinen isn't "any Republican." She is very close with Florida Democratic political boss and DNC Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz. who has publicly knee-capped Democrats in the past for daring to oppose her pal Ileana. Is it happening again? You bet it is. FL-27 is the only one of the 5 most Democratic-leaning Republican-held districts that Wasserman Schultz-ally Steve Israel has already taken off the table. Gary Miller (CA-31, David Valadao (CA-21, and Jon Runyan (NJ-03), for example, have almost an identical political profile to FL-27 and all are top priority targets, while Ileana... Ileana who? Oh that Ileana. Can you talk with that about Debbie?

Only two districts in the whole country voted for McCain in 2008 and switched to Obama in 2012, NY-11 (Michael Grimm) and FL-27. Grimm, as he should be, is a MAJOR target of the DCCC's this year. FL-27... talk with Debbie. The last Democrat to seriously challenge Ileana was Annette Taddeo in 2008. Wasserman Schultz taught her a lesson she'll never forget. Nor, apparently, will many other Florida Democrats. Here's one of the most vulnerable seats in America-- certainly the most vulnerable seat in Florida, and no one seems interested in running.

Last year, the DCCC ignored FL-27 entirely. The Democrats ran a "mystery meat candidate," Manny Yevancey, who picked up 37% of the vote to Ileana's 60%. He didn't run a campaign and was just a nomination place-holder to make sure no one who would run a campaign would have the chance to do so. Ros Lehtinen raised $2,146,246 and spent $1,190,873 on the race. Yevancey filed no FEC reports, which means he raised less than $5,000-- maybe less than $5. Many suspect he was nothing more than a Debbie Wasserman Schultz brainstorm.

I wonder if Wasserman Schultz will figure out how to get her crazy little right-wing amiga out of trouble with her attack last week on savvy, wealthy African-American celebrities Beyoncé and Jay-Z. See, if Beyoncé and Jay-Z chose to, they can fight back and give Ileana-- Wasserman Schultz or no Wasserman Schultz-- a real run for her money.

[Mika]

1. As I've stated many time here before ...

The US's Cuba policy has nothing to do with freedom, democracy, liberty, communism, socialism, capitalism, etc etc.
It has everything to do with the complex matrix of machinations of US political campaigns and fundraising.

Thanks for posting this.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Disgusting. Democrats really don't need office holders like this one! n/t