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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Kamala Harris has the chance to pull off a "surprise victory" in Florida during November's presidential election as a reaction to Governor Ron DeSantis's socially conservative agenda, and in particular, his six-week abortion ban, according to a prominent political scientist.

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"Speaking to Newsweek, the University of Florida's Cassidy Reller, an expert on U.S. elections, agreed with this assessment, arguing the presidential election coinciding with votes in Florida on abortion and legalizing recreational marijuana use will help Harris."

"Thomas Gift, an American politics expert who heads the Centre on US Politics at University College London, told Newsweek that even if Harris doesn't win Florida, the Trump campaign could be forced to divert resources to the state, hurting it in swing states."

interesting article

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-10 03:34 PM | Reply

DeSantis's ongoing, heavy-handed effookery around the state's abortion amendment pretty much guarantees an enthusiastic turnout of folks very much not inclined to vote themselves out of democracy.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-09-10 03:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Is Florida in Play for Kamala Harris?

No. And neither is Texas.

Please let me know if you have any other questions and I'll see what else I can pull out of my ---.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2024-09-10 05:50 PM | Reply

Never forget what was done to us in 2000 in florida.

the state May be in play but do not trust to hope. It is forbidden there.

#4 | Posted by Tor at 2024-09-11 04:03 PM | Reply

Florida, maybe even Texas, but I doubt it... may possibly be in play after the major hit Trumpublicans took with swing voters at the Beating last nite.

Floridians are also upset about how the Insurance Industry Owns Florida:

"DeSantis accused of favoring insurance-industry donors at residents' expense
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Florida governor has lavished the industry with favors and benefits while everyday Floridians suffer', key report says"

www.theguardian.com

Florida's auto insurance rate is 44% higher than the national average.

So, politicians are cheap and easy to buy down here, much like they are in Washington... mostly Republicans, but Dems, too, as they need to play by the same campaign finance rules as everyone else to remain competitive.

Which Rules that if changed to, oh, say,

a system of public financing of elections funded by major corporations in return for all the perks they now get... because they bought politicians... and that would pay for the media time that Big Media is going to 'donate' to the People to buy political ads for Qualified Candidates.

We need to cut out the Media middle man, which has then added benefit of taking big corporate money out of influencing our Elections more than the Will of the People influences them, as the Constitution intended.

Maybe. What do I know? I'm paying FL insurance rates, FFS!

But The Big Dem Dream has been turning Texas blue again, as it was when I grew up there, and FL, too. Perhaps there's a slight chance for FL, at least.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-11 04:23 PM | Reply

Sefination of self-defeating: Voting for Amendment to lrgalixe abotyion anf voting for Trumo/Vance Think abouy yjis, if Florida vote for Kamala Harris it would be the first nail in Ron Desantis's political career which would be a good thing all by itself.

#6 | Posted by danni at 2024-09-11 07:51 PM | Reply

my take is: probably not in play but will be much closer. I'm going to predict FL goes to Trump by 1.5%

#7 | Posted by e1g1 at 2024-09-11 08:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Perhaps all you Florida liberals should get off this site for a while and go knock on some doors...

#8 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-09-12 12:12 PM | Reply

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