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RandySF

(73,011 posts)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 03:52 PM Monday

FL-06: 'This race is about Donald Trump and Elon Musk': DNC chair visits Florida amid tight special election

The Republican nervousness around the special election in Florida’s deep-red 6th Congressional District was enough to bring Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin to the area to canvass over the weekend.

Buoyed by strong performances in recent special elections, including a narrow state Senate win in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the DNC is now turning its attention to the race between Republican state Sen. Randy Fine and progressive teacher Josh Weil.

“I wanted to come out to make sure that we help close strong in this election,” Martin, a longtime Democratic tactician and Minnesota state party leader, told Florida Playbook in a phone interview after spending the morning in DeLand.

More than halfway through the 25-minute interview, however, Martin hadn’t brought up Fine once. When Florida Playbook pointed this out, he said: “I haven’t heard much about him at the doors, to be honest with you. And so I think this race is about Donald Trump and Elon Musk and people’s deep dissatisfaction with what’s happening.”




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FL-06: 'This race is about Donald Trump and Elon Musk': DNC chair visits Florida amid tight special election (Original Post) RandySF Monday OP
We were in FloriDUH last week Jilly_in_VA Monday #1
He's got the $$ behind him..wonder if Musk will pass out checks here, too. Deuxcents Monday #2
Sometimes Jilly_in_VA Monday #4
How About.... ProfessorGAC Monday #3

Jilly_in_VA

(11,726 posts)
1. We were in FloriDUH last week
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:06 PM
Monday

You can tell the orange slime is sweating bullets. There's a Randy Fine as every two seconds on the teevee. That dude has no neck.

Deuxcents

(21,570 posts)
2. He's got the $$ behind him..wonder if Musk will pass out checks here, too.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 04:49 PM
Monday

I wish the DCCC would step up in Florida so we could have a chance to change our situation.

Jilly_in_VA

(11,726 posts)
4. Sometimes
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:31 PM
Monday

money isn't everything. People are already pissed off at the orange slime, even there.

ProfessorGAC

(72,130 posts)
3. How About....
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 05:15 PM
Monday

...just flat out campaigning on "They plan to cut your social security, but of course they won't admit it in public."?

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