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Title: How to Win Florida
Post by: RoosGirl on October 22, 2018, 11:36:26 pm: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/22/how-to-win-florida-2018-senate-race-rick-scott-bill-nelson-221665 (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/22/how-to-win-florida-2018-senate-race-rick-scott-bill-nelson-221665)

Itâ€™s the southernmost section of the Deep South, the sixth borough of New York City, and the northernmost nation of Latin America. But even in the ultimate swing state, some voters are more equal than others.

You know who matters in the 2018 midterms? Donald Trump! But not just Donald Trump. Control of the Senate rests in part on what voters think of the president of the United States, but it will also be determined by local disputes and regional quirksâ€”demographics and issues, but also mythmaking and self-conception. In this series of articlesâ€”this is the firstâ€”Politico Magazine asked an expert on a state with a crucial statewide race to explain what matters there that doesnâ€™t matter anywhere else.

Continued at link.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: Frank Cannon on October 22, 2018, 11:44:56 pm: Polutico eh? 'Nuff said.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:31:05 am: Quote from: Frank Cannon on October 22, 2018, 11:44:56 pm
Polutico eh? 'Nuff said.

Did you read the article? It pretty much said that the election(s) are going to depend on how happy people are (or not) with Trump on the days of voting. I'd bet that's pretty much right.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:34:10 am: Quote from: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:31:05 am
Did you read the article? It pretty much said that the election(s) are going to depend on how happy people are (or not) with Trump on the days of voting. I'd bet that's pretty much right.

Candidates win and lose elections....period.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:35:43 am: Quote from: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:34:10 am
Candidates win and lose elections....period.

So what is the purpose of the Trump rallies?
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:38:21 am: Quote from: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:35:43 am
So what is the purpose of the Trump rallies?

Get voters excited when they are traditionally doing heroin and fishing.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:39:23 am: Quote from: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:38:21 am
Get voters excited when they are traditionally doing heroin and fishing.

Excited for what?
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:44:58 am: Quote from: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:39:23 am
Excited for what?

Voting for whatever local stooge is running.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:45:44 am: Quote from: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:44:58 am
Voting for whatever local stooge is running.

Thank you for finally agreeing with me.
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:56:42 am: Quote from: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 12:45:44 am
Thank you for finally agreeing with me.

You are saying the local stooge is named Donald Trump?
Title: Re: How to Win Florida
Post by: RoosGirl on October 23, 2018, 01:00:21 am: Quote from: Frank Cannon on October 23, 2018, 12:56:42 am
You are saying the local stooge is named Donald Trump?

Well kinda, yeah.