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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFL - last week's Monmouth Poll has lots of positive info (but one frightening prediction)
https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_FL_091520/Looking at regional strength another way, Biden currently has a 29-point lead (63% to 34%) in the 3-county southeast coastal portion of the state. He also has a small 6-point edge (50% to 44%) in central Florida. Trump leads in the rest of the state by 9 points (51% to 42%). In 2016, Clinton won the southeast by 28 points, but Trump won central Florida by less than a percentage point. He also won the remainder of the state by 19 points.
Central FL may be the key (along with increase turnout in the SE)
BUT, this is a scary move for FL primaries as I will NOT be surprised to see republicans run candidates as Dems in the primaries to siphon off votes.
dameatball
(7,399 posts)I fail to understand the argument that closed primaries are somehow unfair to third parties. If a third party candidate is running you can certainly vote for them. Otherwise register as a Democrat or a Republican.
I have a feeling it will pass....unfortunately. It seems innocent enough to the average voter.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)"Register Democrat and vote for the weakest candidate in the primary. Then vote for the Republican in November)
This was KY...at a Catholic, all-boys high school.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,895 posts)think that the closed primary system somehow discriminates against them. Just register with one of the two major parties if you want to vote in the primary. It's that easy.
jorgevlorgan
(8,329 posts)And generally it has worked out well. We got screwed once in 2012 when we were locked out of a democratic district, but the strategies improved in 2014, and most of the time it has favored democrats more than Republicans.
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)In fact the Dems had gains at the State and National elections. (even before the 2018 wave)
jorgevlorgan
(8,329 posts)Also the clean drawing of districts would be nice!
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)I can't recall the exact incident where the Dems got locked out, did it have something to do with the Dem and ethics?
Regardless, all an all it seems to have worked. Especially drawing the clean districts, put logical districts in and didn't break up areas. I recall one area in the San Gabriel Valley that was split into three districts by cutting fingers into the area. It was two Dem and one Repubs historically. Since the redraw I believe all three have gone Dem AND all the neighboring cities, with the same issues and similar beliefs, now have one Rep.