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DrivingOnThe Left

(77 posts) Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:26 PM Oct 5

Harris opening 5 new offices in Florida...game on !

As Christopher Bouzy tweets here, you don't do that 30 days before an election if the signs aren't good.

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Harris opening 5 new offices in Florida...game on ! (Original Post) DrivingOnThe Left Oct 5 OP

Woot!! Woot!! Kaleva Oct 5 #1

This is good for our Senate candidate there, especially! Jack Valentino Oct 5 #2

Woohoo......now let's do this.....a crushing, Florida turns blue.....and Madam President will be the a kennedy Oct 5 #3

I would suggest Harris or Walz hold a rally, pronto ! (n/t) DrivingOnThe Left Oct 5 #4

Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024) rogerballard Oct 5 #5

Obama's 2008 Electoral Map rogerballard Oct 5 #6

Obama won Iowa? LNM Oct 5 #9

He did rogerballard Oct 5 #10

Indiana even more shocking imo tman Oct 5 #11

2012 rogerballard Oct 5 #12

I thought Karl Rove was going to have cerebral hemorrhage paleotn Oct 5 #21

I think that the shock was markodochartaigh Oct 5 #13

That sounds like a shock today. It wasn't a shock then. Democrats were competitive in Iowa at the time. In It to Win It Oct 5 #14

Right. Trump winning Iowa as big as he did was a shock. Self Esteem Oct 5 #23

This is apples and oranges angrychair Oct 5 #25

yes I realize that rogerballard Oct 5 #26

This is an opportunity to volunteer here. Arne Oct 5 #7

. Arne Oct 5 #8

I am so tired of seeing Kansas consistently in the red... slightlv Oct 5 #15

I just hope the workers remain safe kimbutgar Oct 5 #16

It will be interesting leftieNanner Oct 5 #17

Sorry, not down with this angrychair Oct 5 #18

She has the resources to do both. paleotn Oct 5 #20

Opening offices is fine. She's not going to win Florida but that's how you help down-ballot races. Self Esteem Oct 5 #24

And they've got money to burn doing it. paleotn Oct 5 #19

The Florida senate race is tight, beat Voldermont and the Senate is ours I'd imagine. NoMoreRepugs Oct 5 #22

On high ground with generators and extra supplies I hope. :) n/t brewens Oct 5 #27

Big, strong, national campaigns like Grown2Hate Oct 5 #28

There are about 1M more registered Republicans in FL than Democrats. Bleacher Creature Oct 5 #29

Kaleva

(38,504 posts)

1. Woot!! Woot!!

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:26 PM

Oct 5

Jack Valentino

(1,497 posts)

2. This is good for our Senate candidate there, especially!

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:27 PM

Oct 5

a kennedy

(32,296 posts)

3. Woohoo......now let's do this.....a crushing, Florida turns blue.....and Madam President will be the

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:29 PM

Oct 5

norm.

DrivingOnThe Left

(77 posts)

4. I would suggest Harris or Walz hold a rally, pronto ! (n/t)

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:30 PM

Oct 5

rogerballard

(3,849 posts)

5. Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:45 PM

Oct 5

Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)

These 2 issues on the ballot brings out more people I think who would not normally vote?

rogerballard

(3,849 posts)

6. Obama's 2008 Electoral Map

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:03 PM

Oct 5

LNM

(1,130 posts)

9. Obama won Iowa?

Reply to rogerballard (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:22 PM

Oct 5

Wow! That’s a shock.

rogerballard

(3,849 posts)

10. He did

Reply to LNM (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:27 PM

Oct 5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa

tman

(1,140 posts)

11. Indiana even more shocking imo

Reply to LNM (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:29 PM

Oct 5

rogerballard

(3,849 posts)

12. 2012

Reply to tman (Reply #11)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:34 PM

Oct 5

paleotn

(19,456 posts)

21. I thought Karl Rove was going to have cerebral hemorrhage

Reply to rogerballard (Reply #12)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:14 PM

Oct 5

when they called Ohio for Obama that year.

markodochartaigh

(2,221 posts)

13. I think that the shock was

Reply to LNM (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 07:02 PM

Oct 5

that a lot of people were shocked into paying attention when the economy dropped off a cliff and it was pretty clear to a lot of people that Bush the Second's deregulation was to blame.

In It to Win It

(9,755 posts)

14. That sounds like a shock today. It wasn't a shock then. Democrats were competitive in Iowa at the time.

Reply to LNM (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 07:08 PM

Oct 5

Iowa had a democratic governor and a democratic senator at the time.

Self Esteem

(1,766 posts)

23. Right. Trump winning Iowa as big as he did was a shock.

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #14)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:25 PM

Oct 5

Iowa was a strongly Democratic state for the most part from 1988 to 2016:

2012: D
2008: D
2004: R
2000: D
1996: D
1992: D
1988: D

And Bush's win in 2004 was by only 10,000 votes.

angrychair

(9,886 posts)

25. This is apples and oranges

Reply to rogerballard (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:00 PM

Oct 5

Florida is in no way similar now to 2008 or 2012. Very different states from today

rogerballard

(3,849 posts)

26. yes I realize that

Reply to angrychair (Reply #25)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:04 PM

Oct 5

I just wanted to show that it can be done. Thanks for your input!

Arne

(3,608 posts)

7. This is an opportunity to volunteer here.

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:15 PM

Oct 5

Arne

(3,608 posts)

8. .

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Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:15 PM

Oct 5

slightlv

(4,419 posts)

15. I am so tired of seeing Kansas consistently in the red...

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 07:12 PM

Oct 5

there are a LOT of great Democrats around here!

kimbutgar

(23,572 posts)

16. I just hope the workers remain safe

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 07:20 PM

Oct 5

Some crazies in Arizona shot at the headquarters of Harris/ Walz.

But I’m happy they are making a play for Florida. Desatan has really f’ed up that state.

leftieNanner

(15,739 posts)

17. It will be interesting

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 07:40 PM

Oct 5

WHEN VP Harris wins Florida, how will desantis feel about signing that election certification?

angrychair

(9,886 posts)

18. Sorry, not down with this

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 07:57 PM

Oct 5

Places like Florida and Texas are a waste of time. We are not going to win either. These are not the same states they were in 2008 or 2012. We need to focus the blue wall states. We start pumping money into states we can't win while leaving anything on the table in states like Pennsylvania or Wisconsin or Nevada, all states we have to win.

paleotn

(19,456 posts)

20. She has the resources to do both.

Reply to angrychair (Reply #18)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:10 PM

Oct 5

Self Esteem

(1,766 posts)

24. Opening offices is fine. She's not going to win Florida but that's how you help down-ballot races.

Reply to angrychair (Reply #18)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:27 PM

Oct 5

And I doubt Harris will even make a campaign stop in Florida.

But offices help with down-ballot candidates.

paleotn

(19,456 posts)

19. And they've got money to burn doing it.

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Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:08 PM

Oct 5

NoMoreRepugs

(10,638 posts)

22. The Florida senate race is tight, beat Voldermont and the Senate is ours I'd imagine.

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:21 PM

Oct 5

brewens

(15,359 posts)

27. On high ground with generators and extra supplies I hope. :) n/t

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:09 PM

Oct 5

Grown2Hate

(2,166 posts)

28. Big, strong, national campaigns like

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:17 PM

Oct 5

this tend to use internal polling to make decisions on where to campaign, spend money, set up offices. To me this is a FANTASTIC sign. It could also be a case of "money to burn", but with so many close Senate races too, I can't imagine that's the case.

I took the week of the election off of work. If NC or FL get called early for Harris/Walz, I can actually ENJOY the week off (instead of waking up every couple hours to watch coverage ala the 2020 Election).

Bleacher Creature

(11,460 posts)

29. There are about 1M more registered Republicans in FL than Democrats.

Reply to DrivingOnThe Left (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:21 PM

Oct 5

That number narrows considerably when you look only at active voters, and left leaning independents help as well, but winning Florida remains a huge challenge.

If Harris can spend money and resources in Florida that aren't better spent elsewhere it's definitely worth a shot, but nobody should have any illusions about this being highly, highly unlikely.

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