#FloridaMan Political Hack 08/12/20 POTUS vet. Passions: @acypl @driveftf @EpilepsyAFLA. Long suffering Jaguars & WhiteSox fan. #DUUUVAL
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Taking a break from writing about politics, you can read the whole piece.
A Requiem for a Stadium: open.substack.com/pub/manoff…
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Tell me you’ve never been to Florida without telling me you’ve never been to Florida
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Yesterday, this young man was kicked out of a Trump rally. As he was leaving, people kicked at his wheelchair. Today, he met his President.
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BREAKING: Sending racist emails just to your friends still makes you a racist.
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I sat in a focus group of college + voters in a battleground state earlier this year where in the warm up questions, 7 of 10 summer plans included travel overseas - and all 7 later in the exercise said cost of living was causing huge cutbacks in their lives.
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The person who posted this updated that everyone has been rescued. nitter.app/citizenservant/status/…
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“And we will call it Tallahassee International Airport”
So Tallahasseans can travel all over the world?
“No, silly. There will be no international flights from Tallahassee International Airport.”
So where can one go from this Tallahassee International Airport?
Atlanta.
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Biden isn’t up 11 in Florida. Move along
🚨New @QuinnipiacPoll of FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, IOWA (LVs, Oct. 1-5)
FL
Trump 40
Biden 51
PA
Trump 41
Biden 54
IA
Trump 45
Biden 50
#IASen
Ernst (R-inc) 45
Greenfield (D) 50
poll.qu.edu/florida/release-…
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This photo so accurately depicts so much of what’s wrong with politics today. We value the performance over the policy.
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Dear Democrats - and particularly Florida Democrats, can you pull up a chair for a second? We need to have a little chat about voting, and specifically vote by mail ballots.
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If Mahomes had been tripped by his lineman, fell, got up, broke tackles and scored the game winning TD, the reaction to the score would be “proof of his greatness” and not some “fluke” or him being “lucky”
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So @joebiden is going to lead the popular vote after first four states.
Maybe making snap judgements based on two highly unrepresentative states wasn’t so wise.
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Actually sir, the law makes it clear that final preliminary results aren't due until tomorrow. Currently roughly 15 counties have yet to finish, including roughly 10 that voted for Gov Scott
For sake of confidence in democracy, people on both sides need to let process work out
Whether it was setting aside the presumption of innocence for Judge Kavanaugh or ignoring Florida election laws, liberals in Washington and Florida are seeking an outcome.
The Law be Damned!
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This little dude is never more than 5 feet away.
If you ever wonder if a rescue pup knows, this little guy was abandoned, quite possibly shot, and spent 4 months at the vet’s office recovering. He’s been here for 5 months, and from the minute he walked in, he’s been next to me.
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There is always a Trump tweet...
Our country is blowing up and @BarackObama is out campaigning.
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Better way of framing this:
Exclusive: 164,059,080 fully vaccinated Americans have not contracted Covid after receiving the vaccine.
🤷♂️
Exclusive: At least 125,000 fully vaccinated Americans tested positive for Covid nbcnews.com/health/health-ne… via @strickdc
Community note
This post itself summarizes half the information from the study and leaves out important context. There are currently 163,588,042 fully vaccinated Americans. Of those 163,588,042 people 125,000 or .0764% had a breakout infection.
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I learned Medina and her family were deported today.
She came to FL as a kid escaping war. Her parents own a small business, she graduated JROTC, wanted to join the US military, & sang the National Anthem at events. They were, in every sense, contributing to America.
Just sad nitter.app/JoyAnnReid/status/9940…
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Dude lost by 3.7 million actual Democratic votes in 2016 and 9.4 million actual Democratic votes in 2020. This is no better than Trump denying he lost.
F’n stop man.
“There hasn't been a fair primary for the Democrats since 2008. Are they not also a threat to democracy?”
Bernie Sanders: “Yeah, I'm not going to argue with that”
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African American voters in the south made Joe Biden the nominee.
African American voters in the south carried two Democrats in Georgia.
No matter what Twitter says, there is no more consequential voting block in our party than southern African Americans.
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Did debate matter?
Looking at fresh @UniteCountryPAC @GQRResearch data from PA, MI, and WI. Across all 3 states in the multi-candidate test, Harris is up 3.
The survey had two nights in field after the debate.
Among voters who saw the debate, she’s up 10.
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If any American has ever earned the prayers of every American, it’s John Lewis
BREAKING: Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis has been diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. axios.com/john-lewis-pancrea…
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I'm convinced this whole anti-media deal is designed to condition his base so when more shoes drop, they'll believe it's all fake.
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In August, we tested a concept similar to the vaccine proposal that @JoeBiden unveiled today in the five states that flipped from Trump to Biden. Given how closely divided those five states are, this is about as much consensus as you will ever find.
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Worth noting: South Carolina born terrorists killed more Americans on US soil in last decade than terrorists from the 7 named countries.
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For those who say Joe Biden is crazy to say he can work with Republicans to get things done, Biden worked to secure the three GOP senators required to break a filibuster and pass this bill.
Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history.
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Clinton lost PA by 44k votes, and graciously conceded. By this point, Obama/Trump & Biden/Pence had met, and the transition was in full forward motion.
Biden's lead in Pennsylvania is up to .7 points--or about 45,000 votes. Biden could still be on track to approach a lead of about 100,000 votes when all of the votes are tallied up
nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
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Now do driving on I-95 between Ft Lauderdale and Miami.
Sebastian Steudtner, a German pro surfer, rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal nitter.app/Britanniacomms/status/…
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Remember the words of John Lewis: "We cannot give up now, we cannot give up. We must keep the faith, keep our eyes on the prize. We must go out and vote like we never, ever voted before...We must use the vote as a nonviolent instrument or tool to redeem the soul of America.” 10/
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My guy might not have a billion dollars for ads, but I wouldn’t trade being on his side for anything. Let’s do this @JoeBiden.
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On Thurs alone, 82.5% of Hispanic early voters were considered low propensity voters.
That's literally nuts.
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8 years ago today, one of the truly defining moment of @BarackObama time as President.
Gabrielle Giffords
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Gen X was trained since youth to stay home, keep to ourselves, entertain ourselves for free, and live cheaply off Lunchables & Stouffer's French Bread Pizza. No generation in history was better prepared for pandemic living
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So if you want to vote by mail -- you should and so should your friends. Tell them to do this:
1. Request it now.
2. Return it immediately. Why they heck would you wait?
3. Track it online.
In every battleground state, you can track your ballot online. So do that. 6/
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Do they think this actually works with swing voters? Suburban women? Seniors? Communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by Covid? Hell, 40% of Republicans support a mask mandate.
So who exactly are they persuading with this?
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Y’all, don’t buy this crap.
#Florida Presidential Polling:
Biden (D): 53%
Trump (R): 43%
Gravis / July 13, 2020 / n=529 / MOE 4.3% / Telephone
scribd.com/document/46912446…
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Obama won between 79-81% of the NYC vote in his two runs for the Presidency.
Mamdani is at 50 against, checks notes, Andrew Cuomo.
He did some impressive things, but let’s keep the punditry between the ditches here.
Mamdani shows that the future of the Democratic Party has to be about principled movement building that imagines a different future, not a stale poll-tested defense of a status quo nobody wants.
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Yesterday in Florida: Largest number of Black voters (African American & Caribbean voters of any day so far. Roughly 55k. Share up to 12%
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I met Beau Biden. Everything everyone says about him is true. He was a patriot in every sense of the word, and if he had lived, he would have been President one day.
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In politics, your best friend is your dog. Well she got me through 2 Presidentials and an almost 3rd. RIP Chloe
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When all the smart people were writing off Joe Biden, Jacquelyn reminded America why all the smart people were about to be wrong.
Joe Biden
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It is absolutely not a “bit late in the day” to spend money. So please keep giving to candidates if you can.
I'm not sure this matters *that* much. Among other things, it's bit late in the day to spend all that money as effectively as you might.
But if you're one of those pundits whose prior was "this will fire up Republicans more than Democrats", you might want to revisit that.
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A thread about my pup.
When we got him, he was just a goofy 5 month old pup at the shelter. I heard someone else mention they were interested in “Mason” - so I cut in line to get him first. They think he had been born stray.
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Yesterday I tweeted Wed was record day for Black turnout in Florida. Well it was.
Thursday was better.
62,500 votes
Up to 12.2% share
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Thanks for giving me a few minutes of your Saturday. Now, in the words of my former boss @davidplouffe - let’s go win the fucking thing. 11/11
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Matt, this is not accurate. On Wednesday morning, the Broward turnout site reported a total turnout of 716k, but ballots processed at 685k. Now ballots processed are 712k.
Anyone can look at the date/type of ballots received here: tqv.vrswebapps.com/?state=FL…
What concerns Republicans is not the law that would require an automatic machine recount in the governor race or a hand recount in the senate race... it's the fact that in Broward county we've now had over 80,000 ballots literally spoken into existence....
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If your friends want to vote from home, but are worried about mailing back their ballot. Tell them.
1. Request it now.
2. Vote immediately upon receipt.
3. Go to their local SOE website on where/how to drop off.
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I do believe God gives us dogs to remind us of His existence. He also takes them from us to remind us of the preciousness of life, and what it means to be unconditionally loved. It’s a cycle that makes us better people.
Until next time, I’m gonna miss you buddy.
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Coffee shops should have a special line, like TSA Pre-Check, for people ordering just black coffee.
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And yes, Trump can win Florida...especially if Dems don't vote. In fact, that is the only way he can win. So don't panic, organize & VOTE.
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But the point is this - we can't let them win the game of crushing voter confidence. That is absolutely how Trump will win. You want to win - tune all the bull shit out and remind folks that if we blow this out, none of the other stuff will matter. 9/
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Five years ago today. Still gets me every time.
And a reminder of the days when Presidents had the moral authority and empathy to help America heal.
Gabrielle Giffords
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Trump and his campaign want people to believe their vote is at risk. They want people to lose confidence. They know that if you are reading this, you are going to vote regardless -- but they want your less active friends to believe their vote doesn't matter. 3/
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If you or your friends want to vote in person, that's great too. Remind them that there are a lot of groups working with states and local communities to ensure proper sanitation and health standards.
Go to iwillvote.com to learn your options. 8/
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Some of us knew from the beginning that Boaty McBoatface was destined for greatness. cc: @Rob_Bradley
telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06…
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Georgia has set a bar that might never be crossed by any state delegation of any party at any convention in America’s history
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One of most amazing things in this story: 30 staffers attended this planning meeting & 20% of them leaked it to Politico.
Trump Comms Director Mike Dubke: "There is no Trump doctrine."
Major leaks, drama over WH's new comms plan: politi.co/2nTtvmY
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I’d love to go spend a few hours in a Borders Bookstore, but I think that would be bad social distancing
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In other words, 99.92% of fully vaccinated Americans have not contracted Covid after getting vaccinated.
Breakthrough COVID cases: At least 125,000 fully vaccinated Americans have tested positive.
Important note: The cases represent less than .08% of the 164.2 million-plus people fully vaccinated since January. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…
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I watched a woman in a focus group of non-college white women in the upper Midwest a few weeks back - she voted for Trump, but when the child tax credit was explained, she just stopped and said “that would completely change my life if the President can get that done.”
What does the child tax credit mean to folks?
“It would mean getting out of the everyday cycle of having to worry, ‘Okay, is this bill going to be paid for? Can I get my medicine?’” Mary Beth, a 52-year-old caring for her grandkids, said to @crampell
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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One more thing: Remember how I told you Wednesday was record day for AfAm turnout in FL...until Thursday?
Well, Friday beat them both.
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I am not going to litigate a poll that shows Florida tied. It is freaking Florida folks. Nothing is ever going to be easy. Put it on your fridge and work :-)
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Fixed it for you: Local citizen skips job interview, takes shirt off his back to save car crash victim.
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Michael Jordan is still dunking on Stockton. While Stockton is peddling things off reddit, Jordan gave ten million to open health clinics in NC & has been active in promoting the vaccine to hesitant communities. 🐐
John Stockton (yes, that one) is in this particularly over-the-top anti-vaxx documentary trailer talking about "my significant amount of research" about COVID-19.
The documentary's page asks "Do Masks Really Work?" and "How Will We Really Know That a COVID Vaccine is Safe?"
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Correct. Obama won 53 EVs in 2012 in states that we didn’t even contest in 2024.
Dems won 7 US Senate races in states in 2012 that folks would laugh about playing in now.
If we don’t address this, we will be a minority party for a generation or more. Period.
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I understand everyone's concerns about this election, especially given Trump's admissions regarding the USPS. Yes we should raise Hell. Yes we should push Congress to step in. Yes we should double down on voter protection efforts. But what we can't do: play into their game 2/
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Liam Coen has slayed multiple Jaguars curses in 5 weeks:
*new coach week 1 curse
*west coast curse
*chiefs curse
*Mahomes curse
*MNF curse
*that weird British guy being in the stands curse
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Obama once used a selfie stick & it led to a three-day media meltdown
Breaking News: President Trump is said to have discussed with advisers whether to grant pre-emptive pardons to his three oldest children and Jared Kushner.
nyti.ms/3mpj0XI
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Sanders “will of the people should be followed” in 2020 Dem nomination, flip-flopping his position from 2016, where he thought the will of the majority should be overturned.
I suspect if he isn’t the delegate or vote leader, he’ll change his position again.
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In doing so, Joe Biden joins…(checks notes)…every other US President in history who was in office during a UK coronation by not going.
Good reminder America won a war to not have to go to the coronation of British Kings & Queens.
Biden turns down coronation invite. Quite unbelievable considering how many state events presidents have attended in the past.
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Poll comes out this morning not only showing Gwen Graham with 9pt lead, but also with substantial lead in favorable name ID over likely GOP choice.
At 5pm, a D.C. secret money group announces another negative ad against her.
Yeah, I think we all know what's going on here.
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I mean, I’d rather have the DNC Vice Chair trying to spend 20 million trying to elect down ballot Dems in states we need to improve in to deal with the post 2030 census, but alas, here we are…
David Hogg, DNC vice chair, to spend big to take down safe Democratic incumbents ow.ly/sKb010665VR
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Voter confidence is a fickle thing. When we started in Florida in 08, we had real issues getting people to vote by mail. People had real scars from 2000 here. Republicans added to the issues by adding a voter ID law. There was a lot of anxiety around voting. 4/
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