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@jocelyn528 @Taniel Respectfully, I blame @TheDemocrats @SpeakerPelosi @TeamPelosi @HouseDemocrats @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty for the prolonged vacancy in #FL20 early in this Congress.

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) responsibly announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January 2019.

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@jocelyn528 @Taniel @TheDemocrats @SpeakerPelosi @TeamPelosi @HouseDemocrats @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty It was already clear early in 2019 that @GovRonDeSantis was and is a snake.

Rep. Hastings should not have sought re-election.

He chose to run again.

@Sheila4Congress responsibly challenged him in the primary; fully informed #FL20 Democratic voters re-nominated him.

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@jocelyn528 @Taniel @TheDemocrats @SpeakerPelosi @TeamPelosi @HouseDemocrats @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty @GovRonDeSantis @Sheila4Congress Fully informed #FL20 voters re-elected him in November 2020.

Rep. Hastings passed away less than 100 days into his term of office.

Had the Democratic Party convinced him not to seek re-election, #FL20 could have had an orderly succession, at the federal and state levels.

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A week late, but let's do a thread on the Alabama VRA case and what it might mean for redistricting in 2024. The Supreme Court is expected to reinterpret the VRA--one way or another--next spring, and the Court's new guidelines will change the way states approach redistricting. 1/
Earlier this year, a lower court ordered Alabama to redraw its map (left), which has had one Black-majority district since 1992. Plaintiffs convinced the court that the VRA required Alabama to draw two Black-majority seats (right, for one example). 2/ ImageImage
SCOTUS has long had a 3-factor test (the "Gingles factors") to determine when a VRA district is required:

1. A compact district can be drawn that is at least 50%+1 of a min. group
2. The minority is politically cohesive
3. Whites bloc vote to defeat minorities' candidates

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Polls have closed in most of Florida, where a huge amount of votes usually start coming in early; Oklahoma is at 8 PM ET/ 7 local time, New York 9 ET. We'll be liveblogging the results and tweeting here dailykos.com/stories/2022/8…
This is the biggest U.S. election night from now till November. Check out our cheat sheet for what to follow! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
You can also find our preview of tonight's MANY big races dailykos.com/stories/2022/8…
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@USATODAY @DemRedistrict Unfortunately, @EricHolder should know that deliberate racial gerrymandering - also known as “minority access districts” in #Florida - certainly contributed to the problems he describes.

Look at the current #FL05 and #FL20.
@USATODAY @DemRedistrict @EricHolder Black Democrats and (presumably) White Republicans should share credit.

Most Black Republicans have won majority White districts.

Few if any Black Democrats represent majority White districts.

@EricHolder, are Black Democrats’ safe seats providing effective representation?
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@micheleforfl Not disagreeing, but when #FL20 was vacant for almost a year, did you notice?

Seriously, after Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) responsibly announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January 2019, did @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty urge him not to seek re-election?

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@micheleforfl @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty At least @Sheila4Congress challenged him in the 2020 Democratic primary.

However, Governor DeSantis’ character was already being established by mid-2019, despite the Florida Constitution, so no surprise.

That said, is “minority access” really political segregation?

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@AnnaForFlorida Respectfully, the #Florida Constitution doesn’t require the parliamentary system, so exact proportionality has never been an objective.

The current #FL05 is an obvious racial gerrymander - look at the map - and these look more compact.

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@AnnaForFlorida #FL26 looks gerrymandered because of two population centers which will require two congressional district offices; not much in common.

The more urban areas include some creative lines for minority access, but, okay.

A legitimate issue is representation.

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@AnnaForFlorida Then-Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fl-20) responsibly announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January 2019.

He should not have sought re-election.

Maybe @FlaDems urged him, but he chose to run; @Sheila4Congress challenged him; @browarddems @PBCDemParty nominated Hastings.

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@TheRickWilson On the other hand, #FL20 was vacant for almost a year and it’s not clear that anyone noticed.

Seriously, then-Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) in January 2019 responsibility announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

He should not have sought re-election in 2020.

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@TheRickWilson @GovRonDeSantis’ character was already clear in mid-2019.

Maybe @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty urged him to retire, but in any event, he ran again in 2020, was renominated and re-elected, and, sadly, passed away in April 2021, less than 100 days in.

Not a surprise.

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@TheRickWilson @GovRonDeSantis @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty So, a long delay in @GovRonDeSantis scheduling the Special Election; @BrowardVotes and @votepalmbeach should have matched the August primary and November general elections elsewhere in #Florida for simplicity.

And similarly for the state legislators who resigned to run.

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@ktkjellerup @tomaskenn @FlaDems Then-Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) responsibly announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January 2019.

@SpeakerPelosi @HouseDemocrats @PBCDemParty @browarddems should have urged him not to run for re-election in 2020.

He chose to run.

@Sheila4Congress challenged him.

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@ktkjellerup @tomaskenn @FlaDems @SpeakerPelosi @HouseDemocrats @PBCDemParty @browarddems @Sheila4Congress #FL20 Democrats knew of his medical situation - if they chose to - when they nominated him.

And his constituents knowingly re-elected him in November 2020.

He served less than 100 days in the current Congress; @GovRonDeSantis deliberately delayed scheduling special election.2/2
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@browardpolitics⁩, Rep. Hastings responsibly announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis January 2019.

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Congressional candidate Cherfilus-McCormick’s long delayed financial disclosure shows $6.4 million-plus in 2021 in… sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/…
@SpeakerPelosi
@HouseDemocrats
@FlaDems
@browarddems
@PBCDemParty

should have urged him not to seek re-election; maybe they did that.

He ran again, was re-nominated, and re-elected, and died within the first 100 days of his last term.

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#Florida knew that @GovRonDeSantis was a snake in Spring 2019, so his unconscionable delay in setting up the special election is unfortunately no surprise.

@BrowardVotes @votepalmbeach didn’t help; they should have gone with the standard August primary and November general.

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NEW List of Dem candidates running for Congress in 2022 against GOP incumbents! Please take a minute and follow them! It’s the least we can do to show our support for the folks who are literally trying to save our democracy! RESISTERS RESIST #VoteThemAllOut2022
@abbybroyles vs Stephanie Bice House #OK05 electoral objector
@adammgentle vs Mario Diaz Balart House #FL25 electoral objector
@AlishaKShelton vs Don Bacon House #NE02
@AndreaRSalinas House #OR06
@AngieNixon vs Scott Franklin House #FL14 electoral objector
@AnnieAndrewsMD vs Nancy Mace House #SC01
@anthonyjtristan vs Michael Cloud House #TX27 electoral objector
@ashley_ehasz vs Brian Fitzpatrick House #PA01
@AramisAyalaFL House #FL10
@atticaforky House #KY03
@baxterstapleton vs Michael Turner House #OH10
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The primary in #FL20 so far: Early mail votes from Broward County (about 3/4 of population) are 29% Holness, 21% Cherfilus-McCormick, Thurston and Sharief at 19%.

Promising for Cherfilus-McCormick, only one of them who isn't a Broward elected. enr.electionsfl.org/BRO/3098/Summa…
Omari Hardy, a young rising star who hoped to be the AOC of Florida, is a non-factor: 3% of the Broward vote. sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/…
And sure enough, Cherfilus-McCormick leads the PBC early vote: 29% with Holness getting just 7%.

Had Hastings retired in 2020, he could have anointed a successor. But he stuck around, died, and left an opening for Cherfilus-McCormick, who ran against him twice.
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Polls have closed in #VAGOV as well as for more contests, and we'll be liveblogging the results and tweeting here dailykos.com/stories/2021/1…
28,000 votes counted for Dem primary in safely blue #FL20, Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness leads self-funder Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick 28-21
Getting our first 9,000 votes in #VAGOV. Remember: Friends don't let friends overanalyze tiny vote totals.
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looking at all important races in the country: What are your top indicators for "wow, Dems are besting expectations" vs "this night is a GOP triumph"?
My pick for GOP may be #NJGov or control of LI counties. Better answer in terms of right-wing power may be how much they flip school boards, but that'll take a while to decipher.

My pick for Dems wld be a gain on PA Supreme Court; wld certainly offset received wisdom on turnout.
This conceals that many of the night's defining elections are ideological conflicts within the Dem coalition: Boston & surroundings, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Seattle, #FL20, referendums in St Paul, Boulder, Tucson...
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Good morning and happy Election Day to all! I’m so so excited to share all of @thisisinsider’s 2021 election coverage with live, up-to-the-minute results from our partners at @DecisionDeskHQ, starting tonight! Follow along this thread & feel free to bookmark for later 🗳️🇺🇸
First up, everyone’s favorite, the big race for #VAgov between @terrymcauliffe and @glennyoungkin! This one is shaping up to be a real nail-biter: polls in VA close at 7 pm, and we should hopefully get some interesting results tonight businessinsider.com/virginia-gover…
Less-discussed about also fascinating is the Virginia Lt. Gov race between @HalaAyala and @WinsomeSears, who have been running on very difficult platforms & visions for VA — either candidate will also be the first woman of color elected statewide businessinsider.com/virginia-lt-go…
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Two Congressional special elections are being held in Ohio today to fill two of three vacancies in the House. Democrats currently have an 8-seat voting majority with 220 members; Republicans have 212.
Voters in #OH15 House district,which spans from Columbus suburbs to Athens,will choose between Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo & Republican coal lobbyist Mike Carey to replace fmr. 6-term GOP Rep. Steve Stivers,who resigned in May to become OH Chamber of Commerce Pres. & CEO.
Russo was endorsed by President Biden and Carey by former President Trump in this #OH15 House special election race.
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Progressive candidate for Congress @OmariJHardy's views on key issues relating to Israel put him at odds w/ many in Jewish community.
Hardy favors #BDS. Would have voted against supplemental #IronDome funds.
#FL20 has "sizable minority" of Jewish voters.
sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/…
#BDS is widely seen by supporters of Israel as an attempt to undermine its legitimacy.
#FL20 candidate @OmariJHardy Hardy likened it to nonviolent protests against racial segregation in 1950s American South and & 1980s divestment campaign aimed at ending South African apartheid.
On Sept. 1, @OmariJHardy told @BrowJewishDems in online #FL20 candidate forum he opposed #BDS.
After more research and thinking about the issue, he said he's since changed his mind.
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ALL Democratic Candidates 50 STATES
#Congress2020 Govs AGs SoS
Postcards (Print & Share!) & Links to Follow & Support!
#PostcardsforAmerica
postcardsforamerica.com/all-democratic…
Ready-made Tweets&Posts for each Candidate
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ALABAMA Democratic Candidates
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FL1
Running against Matt Gaetz #FL1
Democratic Candidate
FLORIDA 1st Congressional District
PHIL EHR
Retired Navy Commander
ehrforcongress.com
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@PhilEhr

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FL2
FLORIDA 2nd Congressional District
NO DEM CANDIDATE
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Check it out!
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50 STATES #Congress2020, Govs, AGs, SoS
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ALABAMA Democratic Candidates
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#Congress2020 #Senate2020
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All hands on deck!
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Follow & Support!
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Want to check out all Democratic Candidates?
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ALABAMA Democratic Candidates
#AL1 #AL2 #AL3 #AL4 #AL7 & SENATE
#Congress2020 #Senate2020
Postcards, Websites & Donation Links for each candidate.Follow & Support!
FB
facebook.com/postcards4USA/…
GoogleDoc pc2a.info/DemCandidatesAL
THREAD
#PostcardsforAmerica Image
ALASKA Democratic Congressional Candidates
Alaska-At-Large & SENATE
#Congress2020 #Senate2020
#HoldTheHouse #FlipTheSenate
Postcards, Websites & Donation Links
Follow & Support!
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FL1
Running against Matt Gaetz #FL1
Democratic Candidate
FLORIDA 1st Congressional District
PHIL EHR
Retired Navy Commander
ehrforcongress.com
Donate here secure.actblue.com/donate/ehr-for…
@PhilEhr

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#PostcardsforAmerica
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FL2
FLORIDA 2nd Congressional District
NO DEM CANDIDATE
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