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Bill Nelson’s Ending (FL Rat Loser Alert)
Miami Herald ^
| 11/17/2018
| Steve Bousquet and Steve Contorno
Posted on 11/17/2018 7:46:14 PM PST by goldstategop
Floridas senior senator, often described as one of the luckiest politicians alive, won three terms as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate seemingly without breaking a sweat, and for good reason: He faced one weak opponent after another.
After 46 years in public office, he finally met his match in Gov. Rick Scott, whose vast personal fortune, trademark aggressiveness and single-minded discipline has proven to be just enough to produce an excruciatingly narrow victory Scotts third, close statewide win in eight years.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: billnelson; florida; midterms; ratloser
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FL Rat loser.
Survived only because he had weak opponents - until Rick Scott beat him.
Well uh - bye!
To: goldstategop
Concede now, Stapleface.....
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:50:22 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
(Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
To: goldstategop
First time since Reconstruction FL will have two GOP Senators.
Bucking a nationwide trend, FL turned more Red instead.
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:51:26 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
I didn’t know Scott was rich
How did he make his money?
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:53:51 PM PST
by
gcparent
(Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
To: goldstategop
This ass clown sucked on the public teet for decades.
One of my federal gub mint senators and i have NO idea that this teet sucker Ever did a thing other than hitch a ride on a shuttle,
And that was for zero reasons.
Good bye good getout.
Worthless drift wood.
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:55:11 PM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(Criminals at F.B.I., Justice Dept, I.R.S and No one taken out in cuffs? Federal gub mint is crappola)
To: gcparent
He was a businessman like Trump before he entered politics.
Scott is finishing two terms as Governor. Will move to the US Senate in January.
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:55:45 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:56:58 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: Joe Boucher
He was the last old school Southern Democrat. Theyre all gone now.
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:57:17 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Stapleface gone? How sweet it is! --Jackie Gleason.
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:57:46 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: Fungi
A 14k vote margin is too big to overcome - even with the recount and Rat cheating.
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posted on
11/17/2018 7:59:33 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
They did it in the ag commissioners race.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:01:36 PM PST
by
cableguymn
(We need a redneck in the white house....)
To: cableguymn
That will need to be looked at..
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:02:35 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: gcparent
I didn’t either!
Looks like health care and venture capital.
$250 mil or so.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:04:10 PM PST
by
GnuThere
To: GnuThere
Scotts fortune made all the difference and Trumps campaigning for him and DeSantis helped clinch the deal.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:06:53 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
And what has he done in 40 years other than enriching himself?get a post office named after some Elmer Fudd?
I have no idea he’s done anything.
Worthless leach, a sucker fish.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:10:53 PM PST
by
Joe Boucher
(Criminals at F.B.I., Justice Dept, I.R.S and No one taken out in cuffs? Federal gub mint is crappola)
To: Joe Boucher
Was elected in 1972. I was ten years old then. Serving almost half a century. Some record.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:13:03 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Maybe he can get a job here:
Can he fix computers?
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:14:48 PM PST
by
Alas Babylon!
(Boycott ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and NBC!)
To: goldstategop
Hey, at least he got a shuttle flight out of the deal.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:20:52 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
((You have your fear, which might become reality; and you have Godzilla, which IS reality.))
To: Joe Boucher
And what has he done in 40 years other than enriching himself?get a post office named after some Elmer Fudd?
I have no idea hes done anything.
Worthless leach, a sucker fish.
************
He leveraged his political clout into a ride on the Space Shuttle. He should from this day forth be known as Rocket Man.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:23:04 PM PST
by
Yulee
To: gcparent
In PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
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posted on
11/17/2018 8:30:43 PM PST
by
entropy12
(One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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