Democrats end 30-year losing streak in Miami as Trump-backed candidate falls shor

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Democrats end 30-year losing streak in Miami as Trump-backed candidate falls short

Higgins rides affordability push to Miami mayor’s office, backed by national Democratic machine

By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published December 9, 2025 7:45pm EST

It took nearly 30 years, but Democrats finally broke their decades-long ballot box losing streak in Miami, Florida, the city known as the nation's "Gateway to Latin America."

Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former city manager, in Tuesday's Miami's mayoral runoff election, according to the Associated Press.

While the election was technically nonpartisan, the ballot box face-off became the latest showdown this year between Democrats and Republicans, with both parties pouring in resources and the race grabbing plenty of national attention.

President Donald Trump endorsed Gonzalez and this past weekend took to social media to emphasize that Miami's mayoral election "is a big and important race!!! Vote for Republican Gonzalez."

Meanwhile, the Republican Party of Florida poured in resources to boost Gonzalez.

But Democrats, energized by last month's decisive 2025 election victories and by last week's double-digit overperformance in a special election in a red-leaning congressional district in Tennessee, aimed for a victory in Miami.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-end-30-year-losing-streak-miami-mayoral-race-trump-backed-candidate-falls-short

[LMAO]

Trump out there claiming inflation is defeated  and the affordability issue is a Democrat hoax is going to be very costly for GOP candidates in next years midterms.


He is in a deep state of denial when it comes to how voters feel about the economy under his watch

[Smokin Joe]

Trump out there claiming inflation is defeated  and the affordability issue is a Democrat hoax is going to be very costly for GOP candidates in next years midterms.


He is in a deep state of denial when it comes to how voters feel about the economy under his watch

Yeah, the truth sucks.

The prices went up under Bidenomics. They are there, and most aren't coming back down.

The rate of increase in prices (inflation) has slowed considerably from that era, and that's what curbing inflation is all about.

Prices sliding across the board (which would require a reduction in the money supply and an end to subsidizing every half-wit scheme on the planet) would be described as 'deflation'.

I'm no PhD economist, but as I understand it, deflation is hard times for all but those sitting on a large pile.

The Democrats lit that fire, and now are running around selling the LIVs fire extinguishers.

[Free Vulcan]

Trump out there claiming inflation is defeated  and the affordability issue is a Democrat hoax is going to be very costly for GOP candidates in next years midterms.


He is in a deep state of denial when it comes to how voters feel about the economy under his watch

Miami Mayor Runoff
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2025, 12:27 PM
Precincts reporting: 100%

Candidates   Party   Votes   Pct.
Eileen Higgins
NPA   22,142   59.5%
Emilio Gonzalez
NPA   15,097   40.5%
Total      37,239   
* Incumbent

Election Date: 12/9/2025

I'm truly amazed at your grand, sweeping claims of the national implications of this race off just 36,000 votes.

[LMAO]

Well,  look here.

Another flip. And another day in the trend of Democrats either outdoing their 2024 performances or taking political seats from the GOP

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/politics/georgia-democrat-eric-gisler

I understand that denial is comforting. But  at some point, reality has to set in.

This is the same pattern that happened a year before the 2018 midterms and people here were in the same state of denial at the time when some of us were sounding the alarm

Democrats have not only been flipping seats, but they’ve been also pulling those voters that voted for Donald Trump in 2024 outside of his MAGA base

The belief that there’s an untapped reservoir of Maga voters that can overcome independents, young voters, Hispanics,  Democrats, ect is pure fiction.

And having Donald Trump go out there and claiming he defeated inflation and the affordability issue people are feeling is a “Democrat Hoax” is unlikely gonna pull any of those groups away anytime soon back to the GOP column

Here’s from 2017….enjoy


https://www.orrick.com/en/Insights/2017/11/Democrats-Win-Big-in-2017-Elections


Good God!! Democrats could win every Houseb seat next year and every Senate seat and every state seat and every governorship and win the presidential election in 2028 and there would be  still some who’ll remain in a blissful state of denial

[LMAO]

Yeah, the truth sucks.

The prices went up under Bidenomics. They are there, and most aren't coming back down.

The rate of increase in prices (inflation) has slowed considerably from that era, and that's what curbing inflation is all about.

Prices sliding across the board (which would require a reduction in the money supply and an end to subsidizing every half-wit scheme on the planet) would be described as 'deflation'.

I'm no PhD economist, but as I understand it, deflation is hard times for all but those sitting on a large pile.

The Democrats lit that fire, and now are running around selling the LIVs fire extinguishers.

You can’t blame Biden or the media or the American people

None of those entities are going out and telling the American people that what they’re experiencing is a hoax

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

All you need to see on the issue:

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating

Even Rasmussen has him underwater by 5 points.

[andy58-in-nh]

You can’t blame Biden or the media or the American people

None of those entities are going out and telling the American people that what they’re experiencing is a hoax

Yes, we can blame Biden because he is the one who escalated both Federal spending and opened the immigration floodgates. Rampant inflation followed.

What the American people are experiencing is the result of those policies. No President, no matter how brilliant his or her policies, could reverse that kind of damage in a mere handful of months.

[bigheadfred]

Yes, we can blame Biden because he is the one who escalated both Federal spending and opened the immigration floodgates. Rampant inflation followed.

What the American people are experiencing is the result of those policies. No President, no matter how brilliant his or her policies, could reverse that kind of damage in a mere handful of months.

 

[Free Vulcan]

Well,  look here.

Another flip. And another day in the trend of Democrats either outdoing their 2024 performances or taking political seats from the GOP

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/politics/georgia-democrat-eric-gisler

I understand that denial is comforting. But  at some point, reality has to set in.

This is the same pattern that happened a year before the 2018 midterms and people here were in the same state of denial at the time when some of us were sounding the alarm

Democrats have not only been flipping seats, but they’ve been also pulling those voters that voted for Donald Trump in 2024 outside of his MAGA base

The belief that there’s an untapped reservoir of Maga voters that can overcome independents, young voters, Hispanics,  Democrats, ect is pure fiction.

And having Donald Trump go out there and claiming he defeated inflation and the affordability issue people are feeling is a “Democrat Hoax” is unlikely gonna pull any of those groups away anytime soon back to the GOP column

Here’s from 2017….enjoy


https://www.orrick.com/en/Insights/2017/11/Democrats-Win-Big-in-2017-Elections


Good God!! Democrats could win every Houseb seat next year and every Senate seat and every state seat and every governorship and win the presidential election in 2028 and there would be  still some who’ll remain in a blissful state of denial

2017 was over 8 years ago, pretty much apples and oranges at this point.

You are trying to project very speculative claims with very low turnout races. Sorry but it just doesn't statistically jibe.

[LMAO]

Yes, we can blame Biden because he is the one who escalated both Federal spending and opened the immigration floodgates. Rampant inflation followed.

What the American people are experiencing is the result of those policies. No President, no matter how brilliant his or her policies, could reverse that kind of damage in a mere handful of months.

So what’s the message?

The president himself is saying that inflation is “fixed.” His supporters say something different. The message is all over the map.

And in case you haven’t noticed, the rate of inflation is up again

https://www.nerdwallet.com/investing/learn/inflation#:~:text=Today's%20inflation%20rate,when%20new%20data%20becomes%20available.



And

During Trump’s first three full months in office — February, March and April — the year-over-year inflation rate fell each month. It began rising in May, June, July and September. (Inflation remained steady in August, but it didn’t fall.)

By September, the year-over-year inflation rate was 3% — right where it started in January (when Joe Biden turned over the presidency to Trump) and slightly higher than the 2.9% rate in December 2024, Biden’s last full month in office.


https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/29/scott-bessent/overall-inflation-decline-trump/


More denial


https://www.statista.com/statistics/273418/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us/?srsltid=AfmBOorhOETX7KtvyoUP-E2NVcFf0xED9maRxZMuuQ26rDvzqcvbCFNF


And tax payers are now on the hook bailing out farmers hurt by his policies


And the administration themselves took ownership of the economy earlier this year and then moved it to the end of this year

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/11/howard-lutnick-trump-economy-growth

And on this forum, when the rate of inflation was in decline, more than one poster cheered. Now that things are going in another direction, it’s back to being Biden’s economy again….lol

[DefiantMassRINO]

The Hatian / Cuban ratio has changed in the Dems favor.

Cubans = GOP
Hatians = Dems

Looks like Dem effort to flood the zone with new voters is working.

[LMAO]

The Hatian / Cuban ratio has changed in the Dems favor.

Cubans = GOP
Hatians = Dems

Looks like Dem effort to flood the zone with new voters is working.

Higgins won with 59% of the vote in a city that’s around 70% Hispanic

[Free Vulcan]

Higgins won with 59% of the vote in a city that’s around 70% Hispanic

With again 36,000 votes or about 10% of the voting population.

[LMAO]

Another issue facing this country along with rising costs is the number of announced job cuts

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/12/04/layoff-announcements-this-year-top-1point1-million-the-most-since-2020-when-pandemic-hit-challenger-says.html

That has slowed in November, but still high

The  people  who thought it was a good idea to put the president out in public to tell Americans that they’re not seeing what they’re seeing or experiencing what they’re experiencing have to be the same
 people that worked for Joe Biden

And the “blame Biden” schtick isn’t working because this administration was all to eager to boast about the economy earlier this year

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2025/8/1/trump-says-economic-growth-shatters-expectations-data-says-otherwise

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

With again 36,000 votes or about 10% of the voting population.

Doesn't matter. Shows we have a real motivation deficit no?

[Free Vulcan]

Doesn't matter. Shows we have a real motivation deficit no?

Does. Everyone immediately want to blame Trump and his policies with the wild accusations and papal proclamations.

The reality is this is the fault of the local and state GOP. I fought the same piss poor complacency and lack of organization when I was in the game.

[LMAO]

Doesn't matter. Shows we have a real motivation deficit no?

lol
I had to put FV  on ignore several weeks  ago because he refused to answer a question and the best thing at that time was to put him on ignore so that whatever thread that was wouldn’t be dragged out repetitively
But I see what he posted that you responded to you and I still see he has “head in the sand” itis


I made a good choice on keeping him on ignore


Looking at that Tennessee district that the Republicans held, what would’ve happened if they ran a more moderate Democrat without the baggage that that woman had?

I can’t say for sure that would’ve stayed in republican hands.

You can’t take ownership of the economy and brag about it and then a few months later when it starts to perform poorly hand it back to your predecessor and think that’s gonna sell to voters

[Free Vulcan]

I've actually answered it - you keep basing your unhinged speculation of races with thin turnout and a complete refusal to do any analysis of the numbers or stats.

You can wave your gotcha question out there like Neville Chamberlain but your nothing but a version of Kamala Harris and her Senate street theater.

[Fishrrman]

Vulcan observes:
"I'm truly amazed at your grand, sweeping claims of the national implications of this race off just 36,000 votes."

The dem-communist gal won by 20 percentage points.
Turnout or no turnout... there's no rationalizing this away.

Methinks that Miami has "gone blue" and is probably going to stay that way...
Following in the steps of Jacksonville, St. Pete, Tampa... etc.

Just one more blue city in a red state...

[Free Vulcan]

Sorry guys, you don't understand how much Rats manipulate low turnout races into victories.

If you think it's bad in the general, it's 10X worse in the off-years.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Doesn't matter. Shows we have a real motivation deficit no?

What, in your opinion, is driving this lack of motivation Republicans suffer from @Weird Tolkienish Figure ?

[libertybele]

Vulcan observes:
"I'm truly amazed at your grand, sweeping claims of the national implications of this race off just 36,000 votes."

The dem-communist gal won by 20 percentage points.
Turnout or no turnout... there's no rationalizing this away.

Methinks that Miami has "gone blue" and is probably going to stay that way...
Following in the steps of Jacksonville, St. Pete, Tampa... etc.

Just one more blue city in a red state...

Gone blue?  I don't think so -- DeSantis won as governor with a red tidal wave, including Miami. 

[libertybele]

lol
I had to put FV  on ignore several weeks  ago because he refused to answer a question and the best thing at that time was to put him on ignore so that whatever thread that was wouldn’t be dragged out repetitively
But I see what he posted that you responded to you and I still see he has “head in the sand” itis


I made a good choice on keeping him on ignore


Looking at that Tennessee district that the Republicans held, what would’ve happened if they ran a more moderate Democrat without the baggage that that woman had?

I can’t say for sure that would’ve stayed in republican hands.

You can’t take ownership of the economy and brag about it and then a few months later when it starts to perform poorly hand it back to your predecessor and think that’s gonna sell to voters

I don't usually agree with you, but on this you are spot on.

[libertybele]

Another issue facing this country along with rising costs is the number of announced job cuts

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/12/04/layoff-announcements-this-year-top-1point1-million-the-most-since-2020-when-pandemic-hit-challenger-says.html

That has slowed in November, but still high

The  people  who thought it was a good idea to put the president out in public to tell Americans that they’re not seeing what they’re seeing or experiencing what they’re experiencing have to be the same
 people that worked for Joe Biden

And the “blame Biden” schtick isn’t working because this administration was all to eager to boast about the economy earlier this year

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2025/8/1/trump-says-economic-growth-shatters-expectations-data-says-otherwise

Exactly.  The GOP candidates need to get off their dead azzes and actually campaign and campaign hard!

[LMAO]

Exactly.  The GOP candidates need to get off their dead azzes and actually campaign and campaign hard!

Campaign on what? You know they’re going to  be asked if they agree with Donald Trump on inflation and if they agree  the affordability issue is nothing more than a Democrat hoax. And they can’t keep pivoting to Biden


What will their responses be? Trump is still out there telling everybody that he’s crushing inflation , prices are coming down, and the economy is doing great. He’s on a suicide mission and he’s bound and determined to take the GOP with him.

[Free Vulcan]

Campaign on what? You know they’re going to  be asked if they agree with Donald Trump on inflation and if they agree  the affordability issue is nothing more than a Democrat hoax. And they can’t keep pivoting to Biden


What will their responses be? Trump is still out there telling everybody that he’s crushing inflation , prices are coming down, and the economy is doing great. He’s on a suicide mission and he’s bound and determined to take the GOP with him.

You keep playing these psychological jazz hands in your mind trying to ramrod these ridiculous assumptions down our throat as to what in this race were the issues. You have zero proof of any of your assertions, they are fabrications of your personal agenda.

As has been said, all politics are local. You are delusional enough to think mayoral, state, and special election races are national referendums on Trumps policy. Not that you believe that, but you want to make the rest of us believe that.

So now that I've answered your questions, answer mine. Do you think low turnout races are a predictor of general elections?