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William Mattox makes an observation that may serve a contrary point in the Wall Street Journal column “‘School-choice moms’ tipped the Florida governor’s race.” Coincidentally, it also derives from a statewide Florida election. Mattox attributes the victory of Ron DeSantis over Andrew Gillum to well-informed black female voters who opted for DeSantis because of his support of Florida’s Step Up For Students school-choice program. He writes:

Believe it or not, Republican Ron DeSantis owes his victory in the Florida gubernatorial election to about 100,000 African-American women who unexpectedly chose him over the black Democratic candidate, Andrew Gillum.

 

Of the roughly 650,000 black women who voted in Florida, 18% chose Mr. DeSantis, according to CNN’s exit poll of 3,108 voters. This exceeded their support for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Rick Scott (9%), Mr. DeSantis’s performance among black men (8%) and the GOP’s national average among black women (7%).

 

To be sure, 18% of the black female vote in Florida is equal to less than 2% of the total electorate. But in an election decided by fewer than 40,000 votes, these 100,000 black women proved decisive. Their apparent ticket splitting helps to explain why the Florida governor’s race wasn’t as close as the Florida Senate race, though Mr. Gillum was widely expected to carry Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson to victory on his coattails.

 

What explains Mr. DeSantis’ surprising support from African-American women? Two words: school choice.

 

Mattox hopes Republicans will take encouragement for the future in his findings: “The unexpected outcome of the Florida governor’s race should encourage Republicans nationwide to pitch their education agenda to minority voters.” I find encouragement now in the state of knowledge among the voters Mattox focuses on.

 

Read the whole thing here.

 

 

 

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“Trump-centric strategy backfired spectacularly in the race for control of the House, as suburban voters revolted against the president, delivering a rebuke to his party’s candidates in district after district. Democrats have gained 39 seats in the House with the possibility of hitting 40 depending on the outcome of the still uncalled election in California’s 21st District.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-results-underscore-that-whats-good-for-trump-isnt-so-good-for-the-gop/2018/11/24/930652ce-ef98-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html?utm_term=.5bd7ffa21161

 

Trump 2020!!! Yes!!! 

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11 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said:


NBC News buying from the same meth lab CNN has been using?  

Fairly certain the following poster has been going to a meth lab

3 hours ago, BeginnersMind said:

If you use the search function, you will see this topic has been covered elsewhere.

 

I thought his place was the Wild West. I’ve deleted 7-8 threads, not just those on the topics mentioned in Azalin’s post. I don’t delete to be mean—I just do it when it’s spun way off topic or devolved into just an attack thread (not just on me but others). Which that one did. 

 

I’m proud that deleting a thread about building positive online community brought us all together. We can work on the positivity but ... baby steps!

 

With love and kisses to you all and Season’s Greetings to everyone except LSH who doesn’t want to celebrate the earth’s revolution around the Sun.

 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

Not sure I trust those numbers. At all.

You can't honestly believe that horseshit when the statement is 60% college grads and 45% of whites.  The gymnastics of that seem unpossible given the majority of this country is whites.   The 20% of America seems likely.

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Just now, Doc Brown said:

Considering the Mississippi seat is up again in 2018 it means next to nothing between a 52-48 or 53-47 GOP majority with Flake leaving.

 

2020?

Just now, Boyst62 said:

Who do "we"wAnt  to win in MS?

 

 

Difference is between a 52-48 GOP majority (really 51 with Mitt becoming McCain 2.0) or a 53-47 majority (really 52-48).

 

 

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