MicroWave1d ago

Democrat flips Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

https://lemmy.world/post/44707272

Democrat flips Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago - Lemmy.World

Democrat Emily Gregory narrowly won the special election for the district Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects. Trump carried the area in 2024. Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election Tuesday for the Florida state House district that includes Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, flipping the seat from Republican control, The Associated Press projects. Gregory beat Republican Jon Maples, whom Trump endorsed, in the race for a seat that has been vacant since August, when Mike Caruso resigned from the Legislature and was appointed Palm Beach County clerk. Gregory had 51% of the vote to 49% for Maples with all precincts reporting. Democrats have performed well in special elections during Trump’s second term, with the party pointing to those results as a sign of strength ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Florida’s 87th District is the 10th GOP-held state legislative seat Democrats have flipped around the country since Trump took office again last year. Republicans have not flipped any Democratic state legislative seats during that time.

Show threaddanc4498
God I hope this is a sign for the midterms.
Mar 25 at 3:06amWeb
Show threadnforminvasion1d ago

Let’s see: There’s them saying ICE will be at polling stations, there’s the SAVE act, there’s the war in Iran which Trump believes can stop elections, there’s always the classic Insurrection Act and Martial Law, there’s them claiming 2020 was stolen and therefore federalizing the election process. And then the redistricting, ending Mail In Voting, gerrymandering, threats, Dominion voting machines now being owned by a MAGA former election official.

All of that and people still think we’re having free elections?

Show threaddanc449820h ago
I agree there is a lot to be worried about. But at the least it’s a good sign that the voters are turning out against Trump in a major way.
Show threadGhostalmedia1d ago

Harris won this district county by .7% in the presidential election. This candidate won by a little more, but special elections / off year elections, the party out of power usually gets a little bump.

Looks like this candidate won by 2.3%. So good sign, but you’d think that wars ICE murders would be worth more than 1.6%

Edit: county, not district.

Show threaddanc449820h ago
Not why the article said Trump won by 11% in 2024. Looks like you’re right though.
Show threadAdubya17h ago

Harris didn’t win this state house district she won Palm Beach County.

Look at the map, This Water front owning class isn’t going to be bothered either way. They have personal cell number to get their undocumented hires back or with just pay a little extra until MAGA is ousted.

Show threadGhostalmedia16h ago

Good point. District 87 is smaller.

That said, the former GOP incumbent won by less than 40 votes. It’s a very purple district.

Show threadByteJunk20h ago

I don’t see any republican ever voting democrat, most of them seem too far gone into the echo chambers, which just keep growing and growing as they consolidate the media.

The only thing that may still break that path is the Iran war jacking gas prices so high that a substantial number of MAGAs abstain out of rage, otherwise goodbye America.

I’m wondering if poly market has odds for the US breaking up like the USSR in the next decade

Show threadChaotic Entropy19h ago
Political parties across the world have worked very hard to ensure that people consider them to be an intrinsic part of their identity, rather than a choice.
Show threaddanc449819h ago
Just keep in mind, Trump legitimately won 2024 and Biden legitimately won 2020. My parents are die hard republicans and will never vote for a democrat. They have not voted for president in the last 3 elections. That’s probably the best we can hope for. Especially in a midterm.
Show threadBarneyPiccolo15h ago

It’s one sign, but there have been many others. Something like 28 MAGA seats have flipped to Democrats in special elections, while no Democrat seats have flipped. MAGA can’t buy a win.

Yesterday, the Dems flipped Trump’s own district. Some are saying it was indies, not MAGAs, or the MAGAs didn’t vote, or nobody votes in these special elections, yadda-yadda, but the bottom line is:

Trump’s own home district flipped from MAGA to Democrat, in a decisive win in which his own wealthy neighbors voted AGAINST him. That’s YUGE.