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2016 Postmortem

HooptieWagon

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11. Wrong! Florida is NOT a conservative state!

Reply to Rosanna Lopez (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:01 AM

Jul 2012

There are over half a million more registered Dems than Repigs. IIRC, there are even more registered Inds than Repigs. Problem is, the FDP is a dysfunctional mess run by DLC types who care more about preserving their own spots at the corporate feed trough than they do about getting other Dems (especially progressives) elected.

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Fla. Gov.: We won't comply with health care law [View all] monmouth Jun 2012 OP

Didn't he take an oath to uphold the law? Raven Jun 2012 #1

Many in the comments section said the same thing. I hope the Feds come after him..n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #2

Its an allowable choice under the law ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #6

+1 onenote Jul 2012 #27

Worst Florida Governor EVER SoFlaJet Jun 2012 #3

I'm not sure about that Rosanna Lopez Jun 2012 #7

Gore actually won Florida, not George Bush kdmorris Jun 2012 #9

Wrong! Florida is NOT a conservative state! HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #11

True. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is one of Florida's status quo turf protectors. ancianita Jul 2012 #13

Beware DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #14

Added to that, the change in demographics is scaring the GOP. More Hispanics. More Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #26

Party registration doesn't necessarily define a state Daniel537 Jul 2012 #28

The thing is Rosanna SoFlaJet Jul 2012 #20

Let's do everything we can to make it happen! n/t kdmorris Jun 2012 #10

then the feds will do it for him. rateyes Jun 2012 #4

Have the feds been able to stop the voter registration suppression that the DOJ directed them to do? ailsagirl Jun 2012 #5

The big difference is that the feds hold the money. Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #21

Touche ailsagirl Jul 2012 #23

So I guess HHS will establish the federal exchange in Florida and other states LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #8

I suspect a Federal exchange will be better HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author polichick Jul 2012 #15

Not surprising when this is the guy you're talking about... polichick Jul 2012 #16

He is so unpopular in Florida I can't see him being re-elected WI_DEM Jul 2012 #17

Governors can't be allowed to do this or the law will fail. Kteachums Jul 2012 #18

yes they can do this ... littlewolf Jul 2012 #19

Republicans Robbins Jul 2012 #22

And didn't Palin & hubby belong to a group... ailsagirl Jul 2012 #24

Yep Robbins Jul 2012 #25