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What's happening in DeSantistan 2.0

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by gator_lawyer, Jun 9, 2023.

  1. VAg8r1

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    The Ricketts family purchased a 95% interest in the Cubs back 2009.
     
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    Some good news from Florida Politics Text service

    Tom Keen flips HD 35 -
    Aerospace entrepreneur Tom Keen is headed to the House after flipping a red seat blue.
    The Orlando Democrat came out on top in a critical Special Election in House District 35, besting Republican Erika Booth.
    Unofficial final results showed Keen winning 51.3% of the vote with all precincts reporting and only 36 mail-in votes unprocessed.
    He now succeeds Rep. Fred Hawkins, a St. Cloud Republican who resigned to take a job as President of South Florida State College.
     
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  3. G8tas

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    Totally unexpected as the GOP poured a lot of money into this race and the set was previously held by a Republican
     
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  4. tampagtr

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    The pre-postmortem on the campaign. Of course, these type of pieces are standard. Every successful campaign was flawless and made perfect in this moves looking backward, and vice versa. So the reading should be through that lens. Obviously when things start going bad, it only compounds acrimony and mistakes. But still, it does seem to show up as personal paranoia and top-down control and inability to ever connect with individuals, even those who like him.

    Long read, but worth it

    The Inside Story of How Ron DeSantis Got Crushed by Donald Trump (Exclusive)
     
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  5. WarDamnGator

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    Well this is awesome ...

     
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    Meanwhile, turtles choking in DeSantistan …

     
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    OMG... that is AWESOME!
     
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  11. tampagtr

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    Looks like one national campaign of evil has ended. Unfortunately it's not the only one

     
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    He's going to really enjoy getting out of those height adding boots for good.
     
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    He's going to be a bundle of joy when he gets back to Florida.
     
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  14. swampbabe

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    Yep, quite the angry elf. The question is how far will the legislature go to kiss his loser behind.
     
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    I’m guessing pretty far,because he will suck the Trump-behind when he exits the race, and thus pacify the legislature. They’ll do his bidding for the next few years, because they’re petrified of the line item veto.
     
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  18. tampagtr

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    Jake has a source saying it is over

     
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    He dropped and endorsed Trump instantly.