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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts) Wed Mar 12, 2014, 08:02 PM Mar 2014

Will This Florida Special Election Foreshadow November?

Republican David Jolly's victory in a swing congressional district indicates that Obamacare could damage Democrats in the midterm elections. Maybe or maybe not.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/03/will-this-florida-special-election-foreshadow-november/284345/

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Will This Florida Special Election Foreshadow November? (Original Post) SummerSnow Mar 2014 OP

oh good lord, we've shot that idea full of holes all day long here NightWatcher Mar 2014 #1

No. And it's not a 'swing district'. It has been Republican since 1983. 30 years. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #2

Regardless what happens in November, I can't see anything predictive about this one. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #3

Nope. n/t zappaman Mar 2014 #4

Probably a shadow of the 2000 selection. RobertEarl Mar 2014 #5

If the turnout is the same or less, then yes. muntrv Mar 2014 #6

NightWatcher

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1. oh good lord, we've shot that idea full of holes all day long here

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Wed Mar 12, 2014, 08:05 PM

Mar 2014

1. The district had gone repuke for 44 years before this election
2. Sink is a loser and had previously lost to pRick Scott for Gov
3. Outside money poured in for the repuke lobbyist candidate

The repukes WISH this is what will happen, but it will not.