And in a confusing turn of events, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

[MineralMan]

won her reelection bid by 16 percentage points. My democratic congresswoman won, too, with over 60% of the vote. Not all Democrats lost their elections. Just not enough of them won to regain control of the Senate.

All is not lost. We've just made a right turn when going left was the right choice. Maybe the GPS mapping was wrong. Maybe Google Maps showed the wrong direction on people's print-out. I don't know.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Ugh. I loathe her.

I know you had no use for Tim Canova, but I would have greatly preferred him to DWS.

[MineralMan]

3. Nothing wrong with Tim Canova.

But, he never had a chance in that district. He was just a distraction that diverted people's attention. We had lots of distractions in the 2016 campaign and election period. In some cases, they prevented good people from getting elected. Sad.

[grossproffit]

6. Well, there was this..."I'll concede that Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a corporate stooge,"

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/293967-canova-refuses-to-congratulate-wasserman-schultz-on-victory

[MineralMan]

10. Well, that was exceptionally small of him...

I was not aware of that. I don't follow out-of-state congressional races closely.

[NCTraveler]

2. Jolly out, Crist in.

Not a big fan of Crist but he will vote with us just about every time and he is worlds better than Jolly.

[LP2K12]

14. Crist is like me...

Once a Republican, but now eyes-open to the insanity of that party.

I voted red once. Never again and will continue to vote blue/dem.

[amuse bouche]

16. I like Crist and am so happy that Jolly lost

[OKNancy]

4. She is very popular in her district and does a good job as a congressperson

She is not a blue dog either much as some nuts spout.

[MineralMan]

5. Exactly. It is the same with my representative.

At the legislative district level, national trends don't always predict outcomes, at both the state and federal level.

The presidential race is a different sort of thing, as we have just seen.

[B Calm]

11. What's her stance on marijuana legalization?

[MineralMan]

12. Really? Is that your criterion?

Frankly, I don't know the answer to that question. She is not a Republican. That works for me this year.

[B Calm]

13. So you saying you don't know much about her?

[MineralMan]

17. I know that she's a Democratic member

of Congress from a district in Florida. I know that she was the DNC Chair until recently. I know that most Bernie supporters during the primaries didn't like her. I know she just got reelected. I do not know her positions on every issue, though. I see that someone who does just answered your question.

We need Democrats in the House, so I'm glad she won.

[iscooterliberally]

15. I guess it's mixed...

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, who has taken heat for her opposition to medical marijuana, quietly took a vote in favor of it last week.

In 2014, she opposed Florida’s constitutional amendment to allow medical marijuana — a rare position for a South Florida Democrat — that led to a spat between her and wealthy trial lawyer John Morgan, who bankrolled the amendment. A similar measure will appear on the ballot in November.

In the past, as a Democrat in a safe liberal district, Wasserman Schultz faced no political repercussions at the ballot box for taking a position out of step with her constituents. But criticism about her stances carry more weight this year because she faces a well-funded Democratic challenger: Tim Canova, who supports medical marijuana.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article79856367.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article79856367.html

[heaven05]

7. disgusting corporate stooge

but at least she's my corporate stooge....

[barbtries]

8. one democrat i would not have missed. nt

[Sunsky]

9. I'm so happy she won

Helped a few friends fill out their sample ballots and I was so happy to select Debbie. We love Debbie here in S. FL! I wish I could've voted for her but I moved out of her district. My congressman Ted Deutch was also reelected.