I am hearing "we can't turn things around, but we can stop them from doing any more damage"

[Peacetrain]

I know we have a one or two special elections coming up in Florida.. one being Gaetz's old seat..


Do we really have a chance of taking a house seat in Florida? I mean you would have to be is a cave 24/7 to miss stories about all the damage that the Trump/Musk people have been doing


Sitting here in Iowa looking south for a little uplift

[leftstreet]

1. Hope that's not the Democratic party platform n/t

[ck4829]

2. I wanna know who "we" is

[Peacetrain]

3. actually that should have been "reading" not hearing... sometimes I type as if I were in a

conversation.. but just looking at different peoples thoughts on different sites..Are people starting to wake up? I don't know, I am always hopeful.. and if Florida did give us back a seat.. it would be a move in the right direction..

[ck4829]

9. You're fine. There are those who do what you describe

They should be in no position of anything

[quaker bill]

4. It is a heavy lift

these Districts were drawn by an R supermajority to remain under R control. It is not impossible to flip them, but a lot of R votes either need to flip or just stay home. These are not 'lean R' seats. It would be a huge flip to get them. Not impossible but certainly a hail mary sort of result.

[Peacetrain]

5. thank you..not familiar with that area.. I knew it was pretty far right

so if we did get one.. it would be a major deal..

[quaker bill]

10. yes, it would be.

I am not clear that the ugly impacts are big enough there to get the job done. I am really sure that they will be eventually, but it may take a bit.

Now the protests are humming right along in the blue and purple areas of FL but this is deep red country for sure. However, the oligarchs are hitting rural agricultural areas, but the full impacts will take a bit to bite. A large part of our workforce, particularly ag and construction workers are about to be deported. They are also hitting tourism pretty well as Europe has travel warnings, and the Canadians are heading elsewhere. We really should have a solid recession by summer.

[mcar]

6. We've got lots of phone banks going on

if you want to participate.

The districts are solidly red so they are a longshot. But we are trying.

[Peacetrain]

7. Now that is my party.. getting out in places people avoid because they think it is too red

That is how Jimmy Carter won Iowa.. and Barack Obama won us twice.. A major thankyou for doing that.. you have made my day.. just what I needed

[William769]

8. Neither seat is attainable.

But at least we are making them fight for both seats.

[Demsrule86]

11. With the attacks on Social Security, I think so.