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⁦@BiancaJoanie⁩ ⁦@MiamiHerald⁩ more info:

It all started in January 2019 with then-Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20) and new ⁦@GovRonDeSantis⁩.

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With 3 vacant South Florida seats, Democrats start 2022 session in even weaker posture
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Rep. Hastings responsibly announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in the @washingtonpost.

He should not have sought re-election in November 2020.

Maybe @SpeakerPelosi @HouseDemocrats @FlaDems @browarddems @PBCDemParty so urged him, I don’t know.

He chose to run again.

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@Sheila4Congress responsibly challenged him in the Democratic primary, which Rep. Hastings won.

He also won the November 2020 General Election in this Democratic-dominated district.

I am satisfied that his constituents knowingly re-elected him.

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Unfortunately, Rep. Hastings’ illness worsened and he passed away in early April 2021, less than 100 days into the term.

To be honest, this was no surprise.

Nor were this Governor’s anti-democratic, and anti-Democratic, tendencies, hidden.

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I was surprised by the complaints re the unusual delays in the Governor setting dates for the Special Election, especially as @BrowardVotes @votepalmbeach didn’t endorse standard dates used elsewhere in Florida:

Primary August 24, 2021

General November 2, 2021.

Simple

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Re the #Florida legislative session, well, @browarddems @PBCDemParty had lots of candidates for a safe seat, and zero sense of duty or realistic assessment of one’s chances of winning.

The Governor is still un-democratic.

All the more reason for all to think strategically.

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