Republicans Win Special Elections for 2 Deep-red House Seats in Florida

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

The Republican candidates have prevailed in a pair of special congressional elections in Florida Tuesday ...

Posted by gracieamazed at 09:31 AM | 18 COMMENTS | permalink

Republicans are seeing warning signs for the midterms after GOP underperformances in Wisconsin and Florida last night. "I'm honestly shocked. I thought we had it in the bag," said one GOP county chair in Wisconsin.

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-- Politico (@politico.com) April 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM

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Pres Trump prevailed by 30 percentage points in one of those districts, yet the Republican candidate only managed a 10 point lead in the early result of that district.

So, a 20 point drop in support of the Republican party in a deep red Florida district.

That's A Good Thing?

I remain to be convinced that these results give Republicans "breathing room" going forward.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 09:11 PM

" Pres Trump prevailed by 30 percentage points in one of those districts"

Which district, Einstein? Also Trump wasn't running in the race. Is this how you make yourself feel better with a 27% nationwide approval rate for Democrats?

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-04-01 09:35 PM

---- off idiot

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-01 09:59 PM

#1 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

This isn't very good analysis, in one case Trump was running for President in a Presidential election, this was just a special election of some congressional seat.

Do better.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-04-01 10:02 PM

Is this how you make yourself feel better with a 27% nationwide approval rate for Democrats?
#2 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Apparently. Gaslighter is really firing on all cylinders to get people to post.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-04-01 10:03 PM

---- off idiot

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-01 09:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

Special Ed strikes again. Did it hurt when they amputated your personality?

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-04-01 10:41 PM

33 points in District 6, Waltz won 4 months ago, now 14 points.
32 points in District 1 - Gaetz won just 4 months ago, now 14.6 points.
Today those margins dropped by more than half.
Escambia county in District 1 that hasn't been blue in decades went blue by 3 points.

And then there's Wisconsin. Oh boy, was that a winner for the Democrats!

What a solid, good, hope-filled night!

Please, Republicans, keep doing what you're doing. PLEASE.

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2025-04-01 10:55 PM

@#4 ... This isn't very good analysis, ...

Did I say it was an analysis?

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 11:01 PM

@#2 ... Which district, Einstein? ...

I searched for info?

Did your current alias?

Or does it just look to troll?

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 11:03 PM

@#5 ... Gaslighter is really firing on all cylinders to get people to post. ...

Ya really need to stop projecting.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 11:04 PM

@#7 ... Today those margins dropped by more than half.
Escambia county in District 1 that hasn't been blue in decades went blue by 3 points. ...

Yup.

It's fun to see the ad hominem attacks trying to deflect from that reality.

OK, I will state it differently ...

In a deep Red Florida, when the voting results change from a 30+ percentage lead by Republicans to a 15 or so point lead by Republicans ...

What does that say about how non-deep-Red voters view Republicans?

As an aside, it was significant enough that Pres Trump withdrew Stefanik's nomination to the UN.

If the deep-Red Republicans lose 15 or so percentage points in a deep Red state, what does that say about Independents going forward?

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-01 11:14 PM

This isn't very good analysis, in one case Trump was running for President in a Presidential election, this was just a special election of some congressional seat.

Do better.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut

This from the idiot who thinks removing fluoride is good because it will cause your kidneys to fail...

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2025-04-02 12:11 AM

"Which district, Einstein?"

Gaetz's district.

A +30 (R) district. which went (R) by 10. And that's a (R)eason to celebrate?!?

Well, I guess any port in the storm....

#13 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-02 12:31 AM

The Wall Street Journal put it well: "The MAGA Backlash Arrives"

#14 | Posted by YAV at 2025-04-02 08:23 AM

A lot of Trump voters are low-information voters who don't even realize other elections exist.

Also, Florida's full of @$$#013$

#15 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-04-02 08:28 AM

19 points in District 6
17.6 points in District 1

#16 | Posted by YAV at 2025-04-02 08:55 AM

19 points in District 6
17.6 points in District 1

#16 | Posted by YAV

In the First district in the area around Pensacola, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz defeated Valimont by 32 points in November. President Trump nominated Gaetz to be his Attorney General. Gaetz later withdrew and left Congress, leaving his seat open. Patronis jumped into the race but was heavily outraised by Valimont, who drew support from Democrats across the country. Patronis' margin of victory was about 15 percentage points, 17 points lower than that seen by Gaetz in November.

In the Sixth district in central Florida, Fine beat Weil by about 14 points. That's a significantly narrower margin than that seen by then-Congressman Mike Waltz in November. Waltz defeated his Democratic opponent by 33 points. He left the seat vacant when he was named Trump's national security adviser. Weil raised ten times more money for his campaign than Fine and Democrats hoped they could pull out a victory in a red district.

www.npr.org

#17 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-04-02 10:00 AM

About -15% for the R candidates than elections six months ago.

Midterms can't arrive soon enough to rid ourselves of the House MAGAts.

#18 | Posted by censored at 2025-04-02 10:22 AM

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