Going nuts in Central Florida.

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Do you wonder why I question America's health each day when a day does not go by where I encounter the kind of person that would spew racist comments in the local paper? Check out the responses to an article that stated that Kendrick Meek, a black Democrat running for a Senate seat, is bringing in the black vote that will boost Alex Sink's (another Democrat) chances for the Governorship:

kingcynic44 at 1:06 PM October 25, 2010

blacks continue to not recognize all of those democrats they vote in are RICH while most blacks remain POOR and beholden to government programs. I guess they don't consider that slavery because they don't have to work to get the handouts.
jas7751 at 12:49 PM October 25, 2010

Ask a Black why they vote Dem.

9 out of 10 times....We Wants Some Dat Obama Money....From His Stash....We Loves Obama....Obama! Obama! Obama! (as spoken by a loyal Detroit Obama Minion)

And of course their Slave Master Party, The Socialist Party of Deceit, is always there willing to redistribute wealth, to buy their votes, to make sure they remain dependent on Govt. The Socialist Party of Deceit has managed to be very successful in locking up the Black vote with false promises all to maintain power and control. Blacks need to wake up and understand Liberalism has destroyed their Communities.

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I'm sure that among some of these nutcases are racist Democrats who are voting for Crist.

Here's the article:

Democrats' chances with Alex Sink may ride on black voters turning out to support Kendrick Meek


In Florida's three-way race for the U.S. Senate, Congressman Kendrick Meek is stuck in third, 20 points behind frontrunner Marco Rubio and facing almost certain defeat.

But his role in the 2010 mid-term election is still significant.

Meek, an African-American from Miami, will play a crucial role in getting out the state's black voters. And that, in turn, could determine who wins Florida's governor's race: Democrat Alex Sink or Republican Rick Scott.

Sink stands to gain if African-American voters turn out in big numbers, as they did during the 2008 election. Scott, whose black support is in single digits according to the most recent Mason-Dixon poll, benefits if they stay home.

"No matter what happens with his race, he's important for the rest of the ticket," said Florida State University professor Lance deHaven-Smith. "If Alex Sink wins, he may be the key to her victory."


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-election-black-voters-20101024,0,1615527.story

[county worker]

1. Are we ever going to get over the view that we are still in the reconstruction period and

that African Americans were slaves last week? It's as if no Black person has a regular job or has anything more than a grade school education if that.

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2. I'm glad that comment is coming from someone called county worker.

I think the problem in Central Florida is that the good ole boys, and the chatter they create, have done a good job of keeping minorities down. They've pushed the talking point that minorities do incompetent work, but what is probably truer is that they get sabotaged. They don't want minorities around, especially in government work, because of the crooked shit that the good ole boy networks are capable of doing.

So, we have a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we didn't have Federal oversight of some of these State and local public jobs, things wouldn't be much different than the reconstruction period.

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5. And it's not just central Florida, as far as the insanely racist comments left at newspaper sites.

Here in South Florida, the commentary on the Miami Herald or Sun-Sentinel sites is just unbelievable.

[RockaFowler]

13. And the Palm Beach Post

Some of those people are beyond despicable

[SteppingRazor]

15. True. But most of the time, I forget that the Post even exists anymore. n/t

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3. Given that Meek said one of the most powerfully stupid things of this election cycle last night ...

even I'm having a hard time supporting the guy. In last night's Senate debate, you had Rubio, who probably believes the world is only 6,000 years old; Meek, who actually said last night that the Taliban has been in Afghanistan for "hundreds of thousands of years;" and the other guy.

I mean, that quote is up in the top 10 for idiot things said in the 2010 election campaigns, and when it comes to dumb quotes, this cycle has been an embarrassment of riches.

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6. Of all the things I have heard that may have been inaccurate in the last twelve years,

that one doesn't even make the top 100.

I think what he meant to say is that many nations have tried to dominate Afghanistan, and failed.

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10. Maybe I hold Democrats to a higher standard...

but saying the Taliban existed in a time period in which the human race did not exist irks me. Granted it doesn't make my head explode like, say, the Creation Museum does, but it is particularly boneheaded nonetheless.

[AlienGirl]

4. On the bright side, Central Florida has also produced a candidate you'll be hearing more about

Here's a new candidate who has a spine! She's taking on the third most powerful man in the Florida State House and she may very well win. I guarantee you'll be hearing more about her in the future.

Challenger Shelly Leonard...says the Republican-dominated Legislature is broken and corrupt.

She blasts Hooper on the subject of oil drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast, although both candidates say they're opposed to it.

On the stump, Leonard links Hooper to disgraced Republican leaders Ray Sansom and Jim Greer, and criticizes Hooper's vote to fund the infamous $48 million "Taj Mahal" court of appeals building. She calls it "another Hooper blooper."

Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/outfunded-90-to-1-feisty-democrat-takes-on-ed-hooper-for-florida-house/1128006

Tucker

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7. She sounds promising.

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8. For her to win, the state will have to pass amendments 5 and 6.

the 50th, like most districts, is tailor-made for incumbent re-election.

[AlienGirl]

9. Last contested election cycle, her opponent only won by about 3000 votes

[SteppingRazor]

11. True, but there's a couple problems with that analysis.

First, Hooper wasn't an incumbent in 2006, the election to which you refer, so he wasn't running with nearly the money he has now. Like it says in the link you posted, he's raised almost 90 grand this year while Leonard has raised less than $1,000.

Second total turnout for the district 50 race in 2006 came to just over 38,000 votes, so while it sounds like a close race to say he only won by 3,000 votes, he actually won by about a 10-point margin.

With the huge fundraising advantage, plus this being a more Republican year than the Democratic wave of 2006, plus the natural Republican advantage in district 50 -- where almost half of the populace is a registered Republican, and only a third is registered Democrat -- Leonard has a very hard row to hoe.

I'm not saying Leonard can't win -- not by a long shot -- but I am saying it's pretty unlikely. More importantly, I'm saying that the passing of Amendments 5 and 6 will make candidacies such as that of Leonard far more viable in the future.

Updated to add: The most recent numbers reported to the supervisor of elections show that Hooper has now raised more than $100,000 -- a huge amount for a state House seat. Leonard's still at that $960 number mentioned in the story, and now has a negative campaign balance.

[AlienGirl]

12. One might ask if money's always the determining factor in elections-but you're probably right

"The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but it's always best to bet that way."

But wouldn't it be nice if people, rather than giving up on a race like this where the Democrat is clearly better but clearly outfunded, responded by spreading the word far and wide about the Democrat, and even chased down her campaign to offer volunteers or money to help close the gap?

Tucker

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14. A-men! My sour analysis of the race should not be taken to mean that I don't encourage activism...

whether for Leonard or any other issue/candidate near and dear to your heart. As far as the money thing, Since the 2004 cycle, I have kept a bizarrely close watch on federal and Florida state House and Senate races -- I mean, I practically border on idiot-savant with my political junkie-ism. And on the state level, even more so than in federal congressional races, the candidate with the most money wins -- almost every single time. That said, I should point out that there are definitely exceptions, there have been maybe one or two in every cycle.

[AlienGirl]

16. What the Leonard campaign is counting on is mobilizing the undervote

Two areas in District 50 traditionally have a high undervote and low turnout. In one of these, the undervote alone could put her over the top if she breaks even in the other precincts. In the other, highly-Democratic precinct, turnout of over 40% is projected to give her a margin of victory. So the campaign is working hard to mobilize those areas.

Of course, 5 and 6 are necessary for the future. If the Leonard campaign doesn't pull it off this time, 5 and 6 will give them greater ability to win two years from now.

Tucker