Fogbow

Crist, a mild-mannered moderate on the trail, came out swinging at DeSantis in his victory remarks: “Our fundamental freedoms are literally on the ballot. … A woman’s right to choose, on the ballot. Democracy, on the ballot. Your rights as minorities are on this ballot.” He told the crowd that DeSantis wants to be president, but if Crist wins, “that show is over.”

Crist went on to call his race “the most consequential … in the history of the state,” saying he hardly recognized today’s “extremist” Republicans, who “want to turn back the clock on our freedom.”

Crist made clear that he’s going to run as a uniter, while DeSantis schemes to reduce access to the voting booth. Crist vowed to make it easier to vote (saying Election Day should be a holiday), as well as to sign an executive order protecting abortion rights and reinstating Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, whom DeSantis suspended for declaring he would not prosecute women seeking an abortion. Crist also went after DeSantis for refusing to call out GOP Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez for suggesting Cubans “illegally” in the state should be bused to Delaware.

Crist’s attacks on DeSantis were unsparing: “He’s abusive. He is a bully. … He’s dangerous.” Crist accused the governor of imitating the worst political authoritarians around the globe, and bashed him for refusing to call out his flag-waving neo-Nazi supporters.

Crist’s attacks on DeSantis were unsparing: “He’s abusive. He is a bully. … He’s dangerous.”

Foggy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:49 am Crist, no H in it.

Foggy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:53 am Hay, no worries, moar covfefe.

In Florida's gubernatorial primary, more Democrats showed up to vote (1,513,180) than in 2018 (1,509,960). Given that 2018 was a historically favorable year for Democrats and 2022 recently looked like a Democratic wipeout, the similar level of Democratic engagement is surprising.

‘Trump Without the Crazy’

orlylicious wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:42 am

In Florida's gubernatorial primary, more Democrats showed up to vote (1,513,180) than in 2018 (1,509,960). Given that 2018 was a historically favorable year for Democrats and 2022 recently looked like a Democratic wipeout, the similar level of Democratic engagement is surprising.

From "Democrats' stunning turnaround": https://www.axios.com/2022/08/25/democr ... turnaround

SuzieC wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:41 am

orlylicious wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:42 am

In Florida's gubernatorial primary, more Democrats showed up to vote (1,513,180) than in 2018 (1,509,960). Given that 2018 was a historically favorable year for Democrats and 2022 recently looked like a Democratic wipeout, the similar level of Democratic engagement is surprising.

From "Democrats' stunning turnaround": https://www.axios.com/2022/08/25/democr ... turnaround

I don't know why the media is so gobsmacked and stunned by the Democrats' turnaround. Haven't they been paying attention to the signs? Voter registration by women is surging everywhere. The media convinced themselves that the reversal of Roe would be forgotten and wouldn't be a factor that would halt the pre-ordained R takeover. In other words, they had their storyline set in stone, only voters are upending it.

Crist will go on Fox and take hostile questions from them. Why doesn’t Desantis have the courage to do this? What is snowflake Desantis afraid of? Why is Brian Kilmeade on Fox & Friends the toughest interview he will take?

Montage of Desantis’s facial expressions during Crist’s debate answers.

GET THIS MAN A BINKY!

Phoenix520 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:31 pm Those clips fill my heart with gladness. De Santis was totally unprepared for the attacks. But why? Crist has been vocal about his beef with DeSantis. His team let him down! Yay!

Seems like good audience energy also. Too.

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:16 pm We have a winner!!

Even so, people down here are such bastards, they'd vote for Jeffrey Dahmer over a Democrat, as long as he had an R after his name.