Alright, let's go down a rabbit hole and talk about what's happened to @Debbie_Mayfield and how it plays into the simmering tensions between @GovRonDeSantis and the Florida Legislature.
For starters, we have to put aside the merits of the Division of Elections' claim that Mayfield was not qualified for the ballot because of term limits.
What I am interested in is, well, everyone in The Process sees the Mayfield disqualification as a @RonDeSantis play.
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The thinking is that the Governor's Office coordinated with Cory Byrd's Department of State to disqualify @Debbie_Mayfield when its job has always been viewed as "ministerial" (that word is being used a lot in Tally today).
If Mayfield was not qualified, it's up to her electoral opponents to make the case before a judge and have her thrown off the ballot.
The @NYTimes reporting by @ShaneGoldmacher & @maggieNYT in which its confirmed the campaign is filtering memes, etc. to influencer surrogates is just more evidence that @RonDeSantis is “too online.”
Also raises serious questions about who is in charge of comms.
If you were wondering why @RonDeSantisFL may have asked @AdamLaxalt to direct the @NvrBackDown24 super PAC, it may be, in part, because of what this poll out of Kentucky shows…
My sources in Kentucky (yes I’ve actually worked Kentucky GOP politics!) tell me they would not be surprised if @KellyCraftKY finishes third in the Bluegrass State’s gubernatorial primary.
Putting politics aside for a moment, and with Memorial Day Weekend approaching, can we talk about a developing trend that must be stamped out — and that is man-floating, the act in which a bro lays on his float and camps out at the stairs of the pool.
Man-floating is the manspreading of Summer 2023 and it must end.
How the hell are we supposed to get into the pool without going through this guy, like he’s the bouncer at some club?
Of course, I see the ladies doing this, often in packs, but they can usually be tip-toed around.
But the man-floaters, who also often run in packs, are a menace to the pool scene.
My current solution is to high-step into the pool, kicking water on them.
The more I think about it the more I am convinced there is the same existential threat posed to @RonDeSantisFL by the @Disney lawsuit as there was to Fox & Tucker Carlson by the Dominion action.
Lawmakers reconvene this week for a Special Session to consider a new 30-year Compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe that would expand gambling and legalize sports betting.