This was supposed to be the Florida Democrats' year. The Blue Wave was cresting. Andrew Gillum was a strong candidate for governor. Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott were grotesque, cretinous candidates and seemingly awful human beings. Everything looked so easy.
So of course the Florida Democrats blew it.
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They're the Florida Democrats! They're a group of party apparatchiks and generally privileged white people who treat political representation like a club and a hobby instead of seeing politics as the very dire, important, often-life-altering issue that it is. The party is currently staffed by people who reward those who stress loyalty and tradition over good ideas. more
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My post on Octorber 6, 2018 here
