Posted on 11/07/2018 2:20:51 PM PST by Liberty7732
Amid all of the talking head analysis of Tuesday’s election, one aspect is often overlooked: Republican Ron DeSantis’ victory for Governor of Florida will sharply change the makeup of the Florida Supreme Court to a large majority conservative, constitutionalist, which will have a powerful impact on redistricting in the nation’s third largest state.
But it was close — less than 1 percent close. Andrew Gillum could have been the first African American governor in the history of Florida. Indeed, the last time this degree of historical significance graced a candidate, he won the Presidency of the United States.
But Andrew Gillum’s race turned out differently. Tallahassee’s mayor had an excellent performance in his primary election defeating Florida darling Gwen Graham — daughter of former Governor and former Senator Bob Graham — when many felt he couldn’t. Gillum exceeded all expectations, and he did it at a fraction of the cost as more well-heeled candidates battled each other with attack ads.
All the various reasons why Gillum won the primary will be the object of endless discussion and debate, but in the end, the qualities that put him over the top in the primary were the same ones that doomed him in the general.
Gillum ran on plans to make Florida a sanctuary state, to implement an income tax, and to turn the Florida Supreme Court deep blue progressive. The prospects of those changes were too repugnant to Floridians. Florida is an extremely diverse state, but in the face of one of the greatest economies in the country, and Floridians’ aversion to a state income tax, the prospect of turning in a polar opposite direction was too much for the electorate.
And understand, that in most respects, Florida is a red state. Every statewide office holder, including all of the elected cabinet positions are Republican and have been Republican for many years. The Legislature is nearly veto-proof Republican. Only the highest level statewide races make it purple.
With no experience in Florida government, DeSantis will have a difficult transition from his present duties as a congressman. But perhaps the easiest task for him is arguably the most substantial: picking three conservative Supreme Court judges.
A Gillum win would have maintained and rejuvenated the Court’s liberal majority. But now, the 4-3 votes in favor of liberals will become 6-1 votes in favor of conservatives; sweet justice for social conservatives and strict constitutionalists who have seen their legislations recurrently blown up by a hostile court.
Oh, and let’s not forget the effect the new Court will have on redistricting challenges by the Democrats a mere three years away. The old 4-3 Court was very friendly to the liberal redistricting lawsuits. The new one will likely be less so, affecting state elections but also congressional elections.
For Republicans, there is great hope in a DeSantis governorship, but like President Trump, the effect on the Florida Supreme Court alone will suffice in making this win worthwhile.
DeSantis and other Republican Governors need to do all they can to drive the bottom feeding democrats (welfare families, homeless, illegals) to flee their states for solid blue states. Give the Blues some of their own Cloward-Piven medicine.
I’m thinking along the lines of giving them bus tickets to the left coast or New England and let those losers overload those states social welfare departments.
Andrew Gillum could have been the first African American governor in the history of Florida.
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He would have been the first Socialist governor in the history of Florida.
I had no problem with him being Black. I had a lot of problems with so many Floridians voting simply because he is Black. Identity politics and racial division have no place in the voting process.
He was judged a Socialist by the majority of Florida’s voters. He was not rejected because of the color of his skin.
+1000
Dear Lord, don’t let Desantis choose squishy, moderate judges!!!!
And naturally Gillum is now fighting the results as is Nelson. I hate democrats!
Leni
Same here. Gillum is a smooth talkin’ slickster in the Ohole mold. I got the creeps first time I saw him on TV...just like Obammy some years back.
He is an avowed socialist and a communist in mindset. Scary thing is how close the race was.......
Praise God for this. Our saving grace.
Yes, exactly.
It is the media against the people.
we should turn politics into a format like ‘the voice’ where you don’t get to see them, you only get to hear what their policies are. Everything would change if that’s the case.
no reference to:
gay
trans
woman
black
yada yada
Florida is different than many states because we have a huge influx of Over Taxed New Yorkers, and OVER-TAXED New Englanders that what creates the mess down here in my adopted home. I can site many cites that were made into cites because of overtaxation only to be made a city and then in the space of 5-6 years be a bigger overtaxed city. 5 come to mind in Broward county alone,,,Understand only 5 counties are democrat controlled. Statewide elections are run by county not the state. The state is a overseer and there job is to take the results given them by the 65 County Supervisor of elections. Which contain 6,111 precents. Here are the totals by % of 3 of the 5 democrat counties, Miami-Dade 56% of registered voters voted, Broward County 54% of registered voters voted (Normally only 24-26% vote) Pa;m Beach County 61% of the registered voters voted...Source Ft Lauderdale News Paper Sun-Sentinel.....
lmao
Me too.
He lost because 14 percent of blacks would not vote for him!
Did the Florida media report on Gillum’s communist agenda?
“The fact that such an obvious socialist Leftard came within a hair’s breadth of winning does not bode well for the future of FL or the USA.”
As somebody mentioned up this thread, Bush barely won FL in 2000. Remember hanging chads? Close races appears to be the norm in FL.
What kind of idiots vote for someone like this? That this election was razor thin makes my head spin.
I think this is identity politics in action. This will cause the US to split apart, what with electing these criminal frauds.
Also, Thank His servant Donald Trump...
To clarify on your comment about felons voting, please stop being so derogatory without regarding the facts. The “felons” who have served their time, completed the numerous parole requirements, etc. etc. etc. should be able to vote again as thy have paid their dues to soiety. murderers, sex offenders, etc. ARE NOT COVERED by this law. I voted FOR the law as I do believe in redemption. I do NOT believe in eternal punishment for a mistake.
To clarify on your comment about felons voting, please stop being so derogatory without regarding the facts. The “felons” who have served their time, completed the numerous parole requirements, etc. etc. etc. should be able to vote again as thy have paid their dues to soiety. murderers, sex offenders, etc. ARE NOT COVERED by this law. I voted FOR the law as I do believe in redemption. I do NOT believe in eternal punishment for a mistake.
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