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Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
19. Because 46% of Floridians deemed Gillum too liberal for the state
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:19 PM
Mar 2020

The Bernie Sanders crew was moronic and forced Gillum as nominee about moderate Gwen Graham. There is no question Graham would have defeated Ron DeSantis. Instead Gillum was easily labeled a socialist and that took down Bill Nelson in the senate race in Florida.

There is nothing shady down here, unless you count old people voting and young people staying home. The 18-29 bracket was 10% of the electorate in 2018 while 65+ was 36%.

Florida elections are easy to handicap. It was that Naples shuttle bus where I heard senior citizen white voters discussing Biden and Bloomberg as the only ones they would consider above Trump. The rest were deemed "too far out there." That meant Bernie Sanders and also Elizabeth Warren.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Andrew Gillum on Elizabeth Warren [View all] BeyondGeography Mar 2020 OP
Pure class. Thank you Mr Mayor MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #1
United we stand. nolabear Mar 2020 #2
THIS! bluestarone Mar 2020 #4
"She was all those things yesterday. She is all those things today." FM123 Mar 2020 #3
#WarrentoBiden trending now on twitter. efhmc Mar 2020 #5
K&R 2naSalit Mar 2020 #6
Kicketty Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2020 #7
He's right. And primaries are about voting for who you want kcr Mar 2020 #8
Me too BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #9
Forever. ancianita Mar 2020 #10
Me, too. wryter2000 Mar 2020 #12
Why isn't he governor? wryter2000 Mar 2020 #11
Because it's Florida RVN VET71 Mar 2020 #13
Because 46% of Floridians deemed Gillum too liberal for the state Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #19
Ethics issues were probaby his biggest problem Jose Garcia Mar 2020 #18
Interesting wryter2000 Mar 2020 #20
He's a Democrat and he's black NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #23
I wonder if he was going it be her vp? Dream Girl Mar 2020 #14
That was the speculation NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #24
I'm a progressive. Every campaign season my choice in the primary loses. johnthewoodworker Mar 2020 #15
I wonder that myself Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #16
I am right with you. mjvpi Mar 2020 #25
I've about had it Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #26
That is exactly it. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #17
Nice words. honest.abe Mar 2020 #21
She will continue as a fighter in the Senate...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #22
We have not seen the last of Andrew Gillum. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #27
What a terrific tribute! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2020 #28
THIS! calimary Mar 2020 #29
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