COOK POLITICAL REPORT CALLS FLORIDA FOR BIDEN

[RandySF]

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[sunonmars]

1. Not surprised he's up by nearly 300K already.

[Cha]

3. And, thank you for that!!

[onetexan]

4. Holy cow that's huge!

[sunonmars]

7. up by nearly 500K now, this is a murder.

[getagrip_already]

2. It's maddening msnbc isn't covering the elections....

They put results under the chyron's but you have to watch the screen to see them. I just play it in the background.

All virus, all the time.

C;mon guys. You've had months for that. Give a few minutes to the elections.

[RandySF]

5. I think they're waiting for the Central Time Zone polls to close.

[Greywing]

8. MSNBC did state they would not characterize the primary until FL Cental Time Zone polls closed n/t

[chillfactor]

12. I agree.....

it is coronavirus 24/7.....I tuned in to see ELECTION results. I may just turn the tv off and go to bed early.

[still_one]

6. An extremely critical state in the general election

[denem]

9. And a highly unreliable one.

Concentrate on the midwest first.

[still_one]

10. Concetrate on all of them, that is how President Obama won

[denem]

11. By all means, but FL is more unreliable than young voters.

[still_one]

13. Hillary lost by 1.2% in Florida. It was close

[denem]

14. And Democrats lost their FL Senator in 2018

amidst the biggest blue wave in 50 years. Unreliable. Like 2016, 2004, 2000 - never there when you need them.

[still_one]

15. I know

[denem]

16. Disclaimer.

I've never got over 2000. It's unreasonable to hold a grudge - but the butterfly ballot, chads and the court cases left an indelible mark. I wish Democrats (with that D after their name) well, in every state, including Florida of course. I just never want to go through another election hanging on the results in FL.

[still_one]

17. I hear you, and feel the same way

[rockfordfile]

18. Because of voting corruption

[denem]

19. And that is the point. Has it been fixed? No.

No it hasn't. So who in their right mind would depend on FL to win in 2020.

[Awsi Dooger]

20. Florida is a heck of a lot more winnable than states like Texas or Georgia

Same with North Carolina. Same with Ohio. All of those states have above 40% self-identified conservatives. Florida doesn't even reach 40% conservatives during midterm years, let alone presidential years which are a younger and more liberal electorate.

We have been outmaneuvered in Florida. I have posted that countless times including a lengthy post tonight. Florida is a tricky state due to so much variance from area to area and among the Hispanic electorate. Our outreach is lousy and we consistently fall behind on Spanish media.

It's always minimizing and not maximizing. It drives me nuts when somehow we think the final months are plenty of time to prioritize while the other side is active all year every year.

Biden has a big chance in Florida since the senior citizen demographic is changing in our favor anyway, plus Biden has particular strength among that block. My 77 year old aunt is an example. She is considering Biden after being gung ho Trump in 2016, switching from Obama.

Regardless I'm sure I'll be reading plenty of misplaced optimism toward Georgia and Texas while Florida is ridiculed.

[denem]

21. FL vote counting is unreliable.

2018 is an excellent example of that. Never been fixed. The butterfly ballot gave us W. 20 years later the systems are not secure. If it is close, the results will miraculously swing over to the GOP side of the line. The Democratic Party would be insane to rely on Florida. The last thing I want is having to wait on the FL result to know the outcome of the GE. FL is a bonus. Nothing more.

[Gothmog]

22. Candidates who has dropped out (others) are leading Bernie Sanders in Florida.

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