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Another American district turns blue — and this one is remarkable!

Trump's home Mar-a-lago is located in Florida's state House District 87, which has now held a special election because Republican Mike Caruso has since stepped down.

In 2024 Republicans won this seat by 19 percentage points. But in Tuesday's special election, Democrat Emily Gregory won this seat by 2 points — that is a 21 point shift in support for the Trump party.

Not 2.1 — 21!

The Midterms are coming!

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Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)15h ago

@randahl Surely a 21 point shift _for_ the party would have yielded them a win unless they were so far behind it was a forgone conclusion.

This looks more like a 21 point shift _against_ the Republican party.

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Heather Evans 15h ago

@randahl @stuartl
I think that English being a second language for Randahl may have come into play with his post.
I did understand what he meant though.
You are right, it is against the Republican Party.

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Martin Vermeer FCD

@feather1952 @randahl @stuartl

> a 21 point shift in support for the Trump party

It is formally correct English.

'support for the Trump party' has 'shifted' (in the downward direction) by '21 points'

But yes, it can be easily misread.