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FL-18: Holy crap (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2018 OP
Dems in FL are on fire! mcar Jan 2018 #1
They better be. Lochloosa Jan 2018 #2
OK mcar Jan 2018 #3
Florida just got about 100k new citizens... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #4
Yep, I suggested that this could happen months ago Orange Free State Jan 2018 #11
I read that it could be up to 300,000 before election day mcar Jan 2018 #18
Oops - is it too late to deport them back to... lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #27
We need that EVERYWHERE! lastlib Jan 2018 #5
I'm hoping for a blue tsunami! Initech Jan 2018 #7
R+5 district nycbos Jan 2018 #6
We have been working on it for a couple of months already. hay rick Jan 2018 #9
Excellent nycbos Jan 2018 #10
FANTASTIC!!! BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #12
That is beautiful! Kath2 Jan 2018 #8
Why 18? What does that mean? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #13
What it means is RandySF Jan 2018 #14
Florida's 18th Congressional District. hay rick Jan 2018 #15
Thanks. I thought it might mean 18 districts, 2018, 18 Hogwarts....??? Thx! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #16
Murphy ran for US Senate. But I get your point. Blue_true Jan 2018 #19
18th Congressional District FakeNoose Jan 2018 #21
Bringing GOP its long overdue death, in three easy election cycles... RobertDevereaux Jan 2018 #17
Three difficult cycles, given the shenanigans they've been pulling. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #29
Upcoming Amendment to Florida Constitution countryken Jan 2018 #20
Floridians need to know ... lpbk2713 Jan 2018 #22
I like that town...Stuart Florida.......... I wonder why? Stuart G Jan 2018 #23
Fingers crossed for PA 18th too! HootieMcBoob Jan 2018 #24
Hey hey hey, I have family in FL18 who'll be voting Blue in November ! OnDoutside Jan 2018 #25
For those without access to Twitter in the office NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #26
This OnDoutside Jan 2018 #28

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)
4. Florida just got about 100k new citizens...
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 09:27 PM
Jan 2018

with first hand experience of how Repubs handle gov't services after disasters.

At least that's the count of people moving in from Puerto Rico that I recall.

They're all US citizens already, all they have to do is register their change of address.



Orange Free State

(611 posts)
11. Yep, I suggested that this could happen months ago
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 11:19 PM
Jan 2018

And I am glad it is coming to pass. Florida as a whole is very close, kind of a purple state. This may flip Florida as a whole. Remember how close the 2000 Presidential election was.

mcar

(42,334 posts)
18. I read that it could be up to 300,000 before election day
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:15 AM
Jan 2018

I welcome all our Puerto Rican sisters and brothers to the Sunshine State!

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
27. Oops - is it too late to deport them back to...
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 04:59 PM
Jan 2018

Puerto Rico, USA?



Sometimes GOPutin strategic thinking is a bit...lacking....

lastlib

(23,244 posts)
5. We need that EVERYWHERE!
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 09:35 PM
Jan 2018

Dems EVERYWHERE need to get their as&ses out and work 'em off and make the 2018 Blue Tsunami IRRESISTIBLE nationwide! Remember that repuglikans and Putinites are out there ready and waiting to STEAL whatever we don't work to save!

hay rick

(7,624 posts)
9. We have been working on it for a couple of months already.
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 11:05 PM
Jan 2018

Florida allows any registered voter to get a vote by mail ballot. We have been canvassing every weekend, knocking on the doors of registered Democrats who voted in 2016 but didn't vote in the last midterm. We bring a vote by mail application which they can fill out on the spot and we turn it in to the Supervisor of Elections for them (no postage necessary)! In 2014, people receiving a mail ballot voted at approximately twice the rate of those who had to go to the polls.

In the past, we didn't have enough volunteers to support this kind of activity two or three months before the election. Now we have people coming forward to organize, finance, and man this effort a year ahead of time.

RandySF

(58,897 posts)
14. What it means is
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 11:30 PM
Jan 2018

Democrats on the local level are pumped and ready to get out there, and the above tweet is another example.

hay rick

(7,624 posts)
15. Florida's 18th Congressional District.
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 11:33 PM
Jan 2018

Last edited Mon Jan 29, 2018, 08:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Currently occupied by Republican Brian Mast. He flipped the seat when Patrick Murphy decided to leave congress and run for the senate. We plan to flip it back.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
19. Murphy ran for US Senate. But I get your point.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:34 AM
Jan 2018

That district is a classic case of a district in Florida that was blood red for decades, but now is winnable for a Democrat that has a message that fit the district. Also, Stuart is south of Tampa and is among the growing part of Florida.

RobertDevereaux

(1,857 posts)
17. Bringing GOP its long overdue death, in three easy election cycles...
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 10:18 AM
Jan 2018

Go, Florida 18. We must GOTV everywhere in 2018, 2020, 2022.

Our (first) five-year plan. Destroy the Republican Party completely.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
29. Three difficult cycles, given the shenanigans they've been pulling.
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 05:01 PM
Jan 2018

But yeah, I agree with the goal, and I believe it's basically achievable.

countryken

(114 posts)
20. Upcoming Amendment to Florida Constitution
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:51 AM
Jan 2018

The restoration of felons' voting rights has been approved to be on the ballot. We'll need 60% to make it happen. It's time to start playing Merle Haggard's "Branded Man" to the locals.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/amendment-restore-felons-voting-rights-florida-november-ballot/uXOxe9lET9RE5piKMzZqqK/

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
22. Floridians need to know ...
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 11:59 AM
Jan 2018



The (R) Admin's solution to Puerto Rican's dire emergency was a roll of paper towels and then that would be the last you see of them. This is how much you can depend on them for help when you really need it.

HootieMcBoob

(3,823 posts)
24. Fingers crossed for PA 18th too!
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 03:19 PM
Jan 2018

That's going to be a tough one but it looks like they've chosen a good candidate for that district.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
26. For those without access to Twitter in the office
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 04:56 PM
Jan 2018

can you please post the text of the tweet or a picture of it?

OnDoutside

(19,960 posts)
28. This
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 05:00 PM
Jan 2018

IndivisibleMartin
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@indivisibleFL18
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Packed rally at the Flip #FL18 blue rally today in Stuart, Fl!!!! Thank you to all the amazing organizers and to @pamkeith and @laurenbaer for your rousing speeches! @indivisibleFL18 @PBIndivisibles @indivisibleslc #BlueWave2018 #BlueTsunami @Roadto18

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