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gratuitous

(82,849 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2018, 04:03 PM Jun 2018

Need some better news: "UPSET: Dems Flip Deep-Red Seat"

From Crooks & Liars:

https://crooksandliars.com/2018/06/upset-dems-flip-deep-red-state-take

UPSET: Dems Flip Deep-Red Seat, Take Control Of Miami-Dade Commission

The shape of things to come! Eileen Higgins, yet another newcomer woman activated by Trump's election, wins a special election in Florida's Miami-Dade county in a huge upset.

Contest every election. If a Cuban-born Republican can lose in Dade County (which includes Little Havana), no Republican is safe come November. Get people registered, get them to the polls.

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Need some better news: "UPSET: Dems Flip Deep-Red Seat" (Original Post) gratuitous Jun 2018 OP

Hip hip Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #1

Awesome! awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #2

Oh HELL yes!! Thanks for posting, g!! nt Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #3

Fantastic! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #4

Oh Hell YES! Raster Jun 2018 #5

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Jun 2018 #6

YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.......HHHHAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AZ8theist Jun 2018 #7

Thanks so much! lunatica Jun 2018 #8

K&R from Florida... BlueJac Jun 2018 #9

The BLUE WAVE is comin'! nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #10

USA! USA! byronius Jun 2018 #11

Fascist FREE - USA ! magicarpet Jun 2018 #12

Go team! TomSlick Jun 2018 #13

Kick for Eileen Higgins.. Spanish Speaking Ohioan Cha Jun 2018 #14

This was a pretty big deal. Scurrilous Jun 2018 #15

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

1. Hip hip

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 04:05 PM

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Hooray!!

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)

2. Awesome!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 04:07 PM

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Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)

3. Oh HELL yes!! Thanks for posting, g!! nt

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 04:15 PM

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BigmanPigman

(51,638 posts)

4. Fantastic!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:42 PM

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Raster

(20,998 posts)

5. Oh Hell YES!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:44 PM

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bluestarone

(17,064 posts)

6. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:56 PM

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AZ8theist

(5,513 posts)

7. YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.......HHHHAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:57 PM

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lunatica

(53,410 posts)

8. Thanks so much!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:58 PM

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This is really good news. Cubanos love children!

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)

9. K&R from Florida...

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:01 PM

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Honeycombe8

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10. The BLUE WAVE is comin'! nt

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:15 PM

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byronius

(7,401 posts)

11. USA! USA!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:20 PM

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magicarpet

(14,187 posts)

12. Fascist FREE - USA !

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:51 PM

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TomSlick

(11,114 posts)

13. Go team!

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:23 PM

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Cha

(297,794 posts)

14. Kick for Eileen Higgins.. Spanish Speaking Ohioan

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:30 PM

Jun 2018

Won in Miami!

Who says Dems are "weak"?

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

15. This was a pretty big deal.

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Thu Jun 21, 2018, 03:17 AM

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"Bruno Barreiro, the only Miami-Dade commissioner to openly support Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, held the seat for 20 years. He vacated it in March to run in the GOP primary to replace retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Miami Republican, in Florida's District 27.

He resigned earlier than required under state law to run for federal office, triggering a quick special election that was seen as favoring his chosen successor with a well-known last name: Zoraida Barreiro.

The Florida Democratic Party issued a statement Tuesday night linking the Higgins win to national backlash against President Donald Trump. Higgins had used the president and his children in a campaign mailer about "dynasties" that also featured the Barreiros, and she criticized Trump on immigration and other issues.

"Eileen Higgins victory made it very clear that no seat is safe in Florida," the party's statement said. "Today’s victory by Ms. Higgins is further evidence of a blue wave in 2018."

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article213376864.html

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