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Jolly captures District 13 Congressional seat [View all] ErikJ Mar 2014 OP

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bye! hrmjustin Mar 2014 #3

That was fast! kentauros Mar 2014 #6

Mirt got him fast. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #7

Missed it. What did he/she say? ErikJ Mar 2014 #23

The poster was happy that the republican won. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #24

Dead give away for being brainwashed. Cha Mar 2014 #43

It started with "Do dummies(Democrats) know what Boycott means?" Flying Squirrel Mar 2014 #61

I don't understand your post yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #5

You Get The Government You Deserve Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #9

Good post... ignorant is thy name. PearliePoo2 Mar 2014 #22

Some Right-Wingers May Wise Up Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #45

Brilliant post..thank you Vogon. Cha Mar 2014 #44

But right now its about Jesus, "freedom" and guns and stuff. ErikJ Mar 2014 #56

Blaming the Victim AndyTiedye Mar 2014 #63

Great excuse yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #71

Sorry, I Don't Buy That Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #74

The seat comes up again in November, yes? Will Sink run again? villager Mar 2014 #2

She doesn't need to run again bigdarryl Mar 2014 #27

Face to face, she is. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #31

Wow, again in Nov? I think the Gov should just appoint if there's less than a year left. 7962 Mar 2014 #58

I am not sure what the FL constitution sez ... the govenor may not be able to do so. nt littlewolf Mar 2014 #68

House members must be directly elected KamaAina Mar 2014 #90

So even if it were June, they'd still have to have an election? Wow. Thanks for clearing it up. 7962 Mar 2014 #92

Or the seat could remain vacant KamaAina Mar 2014 #93

what the hell happened? I thought this was ours to win? CTyankee Mar 2014 #4

Hard to take indeed. tosh Mar 2014 #11

Why the shock? It's a Republican district. Media is playing it as a surprise win for GOP instead blm Mar 2014 #17

Obama took the district twice. former9thward Mar 2014 #28

Midterms always favor GOP in GOP districts. The spin overdrive is ridiculous. blm Mar 2014 #73

It is not simply a red district. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #75

Yes, it was close in a red district, and THAT should be the story that scares Republicans. blm Mar 2014 #79

Didn't know Nelson ran for President? nt. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #82

I wasn't addressing that. You want to buy into the corpmedia's proGOP spin, go ahead. blm Mar 2014 #88

There was a 3rd party Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #80

You are correct that the third party was involved. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #86

Its a purple district. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #33

Yep, The district has a PVI of R+1 Xithras Mar 2014 #95

Jolly was a lousy candidate Wabbajack_ Mar 2014 #50

As I recall, she trailed in all the polls. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #53

Wrong most polls showed Sink leading AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #54

Exactly. This was a Dem GOTV fail, typical of special elections. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #59

Do the Libertarians hurt the Republicans most? Wabbajack_ Mar 2014 #98

I live in the district. Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #81

I live here too. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #85

there was a PPP poll showing Sink winning WTH happened? nt littlewolf Mar 2014 #67

Florida, tis tis Iliyah Mar 2014 #8

Unfortunately AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #10

No, redistricting moved the AA community in S St Pete to Tampa district. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #35

How many times has Sink lost in Florida??? blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #12

How many times has she run? n/t bagimin Mar 2014 #13

She is a "New Dem/GOP lite". Fuddnik Mar 2014 #18

Bingo. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #37

Please remember this a republican district Botany Mar 2014 #14

Barely AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #26

That voted for Obama twice. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #38

Sadly you are right Botany Mar 2014 #51

Fuck. calimary Mar 2014 #15

^this^ Zorra Mar 2014 #16

Fuck fucking fucked fuckers OFFS WTF L0oniX Mar 2014 #19

The especially sucky part of this AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #20

Obama barely won this district one time - McCain won it clearly in 2008 whopis01 Mar 2014 #32

NO AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #34

Or you can look here AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #36

South part of county was removed from district. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #39

No. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #40

Harris and Mack were both elected from district 13. n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #72

How could that happen when Bill Young held the seat for 43 years? HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #78

I'll defer to your knowledge since you live there but look at this: whopis01 Mar 2014 #91

Your first link is to Connie Mack III, not the IV. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #96

Ah well, Connie Mack III was the one I was referring to from 13 whopis01 Mar 2014 #99

Not Harris. Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Mayflower1 Mar 2014 #84

Connie Mack was rep for district in Naples. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #87

You all are incorrect here on PBO "winning the district" twice. PBO won the C O U N T Y TheNutcracker Mar 2014 #57

The DEMOCRATS in that district who REFUSED to FUCKING VOTE deserved just what they got ! RBInMaine Mar 2014 #21

Well, when you realize the Democratic Party of Florida is run by a former ChoicePoint lobbyist, Fuddnik Mar 2014 #46

I am not sure about the Democratic Party, but those So-called democrats who didn't vote, how do you lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #47

Unless the ground shifts, this is a very bad omen for next Fall JCMach1 Mar 2014 #25

Forget it, Jake…. radiclib Mar 2014 #29

Welcome to reality of 2014 midterms.... Historic NY Mar 2014 #30

Depends on Obamacare ErikJ Mar 2014 #42

This is sad news packman Mar 2014 #41

A republican held it for 43-years and dems came within 2-points of winning, not bad book_worm Mar 2014 #48

That's too bad.. it was kind of close. I don't know how many Dems Cha Mar 2014 #49

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This is the closest race this seat has come in 40 years. Only 1 1/2 percent, we do have a chance now TheNutcracker Mar 2014 #55

It was more than 1.5% if Keefer Mar 2014 #66

Very Simple Message here. Low voter turnout hurts Democrats. mikekohr Mar 2014 #60

Id be surprised if voter turnout in this exceeded 35%. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #62

Voter turnout 40% AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #89

Dems are lazy in any election where the presidency is not at stake. Redfairen Mar 2014 #64

I get the impression that Sink volunteer/camp really riversedge Mar 2014 #65

This is what's going to happen in November.... davidn3600 Mar 2014 #69

Not Florida's Governor's Race in November HockeyMom Mar 2014 #76

At least Pinellas had a Dem HockeyMom Mar 2014 #77

Crist is a former Republican davidn3600 Mar 2014 #94

Locally, I know, everthing is controlled by Republicans HockeyMom Mar 2014 #97

On the bright side, we still have Alan Grayson SkatmanRoth Mar 2014 #70