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By: 28 Stories to Read at Florida Progressive Coalition Blog

28 Stories to Read at Florida Progressive Coalition Blog — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:28:31 +0000

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:25:42 +0000

Frederick, it's a DNS problem with the .us TLD and has been going on for a month. The effect is varied throughout the day, and I'm considering changing the URI, but that would be such a PITA, especially since I just renewed for two more years. Fallenmonk, I've been warning people since February that under Florida's election law that is a very probable outlook, and posted on the fact that the Republicans may make it final during the current legislative session. If Florida doesn't have a voice in selecting the nominee, the individual is not eligible for the Florida ballot. Laws trump party rules every time. When I originally noticed the problem, it was apparent that anyone could challenge the Democratic nominee's name on the ballot, if the Florida delegation doesn't get to vote on the nomination. But no one seems to notice. See I Told you This Was Coming for the details on the Florida Republicans talking about it.

By: fallenmonk

fallenmonk — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:47:43 +0000

Bryan,
Are you saying that because of the primary date thing in Florida and the fact the DNC has gummed up the works for Florida delegates that there won’t even be a Dem on the November ballot in Florida for Prez?

By: Frederick

Frederick — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:08:36 +0000

The Kosbots are mad one of their own is not responding when they call in a favor. That’s what started all this.

P.S. I’ve noticed I have to force the page over and over, once again. I’m sure now it wasn’t the template, but maybe something to do with your hosting. I think…

If this comment posts your good in IE7.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:55:25 +0000

Not a chance. They started the process in 1992 pushing term limits to unseat long time Democrats in the state government and were in charge of the re-districting after the 2000 census. One-third is the most the Democrats can win until after the next census. The Republicans hold one Democratic seat, the 13th, because of touchscreen machines, but that should come back this round with paper ballots, but Mark Folley’s district will probably be reclaimed by the GOP, so it will be a wash.

If you look at Debbie’s narrow twisting district you can see the effort that had to be used to produce a district that is only slightly Democratic. Low turnout and a moderate Republican candidate who is Jewish or Cuban, and she’s in a battle to the death.

The three seats that are at the heart of this are Cuban. If you aren’t a Cuban, you would be wise to avoid the fight, because you will hurt the Democratic candidate. If the people contesting those districts want to fight over Cuban policy, don’t get involved, it is a loser.

All these people complaining about Debbie, and they don’t even know who Allen Boyd [D-FL2] is. If you want to target a DINO, Boyd’s the one. He’s a Democrat only because the rural counties to the East of me haven’t bothered to change their party affiliation, They are Strom Thurman Democrats.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:57:24 +0000

WADR, welcome, Bryan, to the world Texans have inhabited since 2003, the year the GOP rereredistricted Texas to its own advantage. I live in a solidly Democratic precinct, in a formerly solidly Democratic congressional district (much of it African American and/or Hispanic). Tom DeLay and his evil henchmen (with the help of the Texas judiciary) carved the most interesting boundaries so that I have been, for the past two elections, on the "R" side of the boundary of a very Republican district. There is, of course, exactly zero chance that this happened by accident, and it is not the only instance of such GOP gerrymandering in the state in that year. No minds were changed in the making of these district boundaries, but a helluva lot of districts changed from "D" to "R" in the process. The whole point of the GOP is to render representative democracy irrelevant, everywhere in the nation. Can we stop them? Well, we failed here in Texas. I hope you have better luck than we had.