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Off topic, but great news in Florida. From Politico, "Florida Democrats put a W in the column six months after Republicans crushed them across the board in the 2022 elections.

Democrat Donna Deegan upset Republican Daniel Davis and became the first woman elected Jacksonville mayor, capping off an evening that also saw Dems win six out of nine races on the ballot in Florida’s largest city. The turnout was slightly more than 33%, with Republicans edging Democrats by 3 percentage points.

Deegan, a former TV anchor and leader of a nonprofit foundation that helps breast cancer victims, overcame a significant cash disadvantage and negative ads faulting her for participating in Black Lives Matter protests. She won the mayor’s race 52% to 48% over Davis, a former legislator and CEO of the JAX Chamber.

“Everybody said it could not be done in Jacksonville,” Deegan told her supporters last night while also pointing out her campaign and its volunteers had worked for a year and a half ahead of the victory.

Her victory was a clear boost for Democrats and comes a month after the party had been declared a “dead carcass on the side of the road” by Gov. Ron DeSantis. State Dems and Florida Republicans both poured money and time into the race. Jacksonville — and Duval County — went for Democrat Andrew Gillum in 2018 and President Joe Biden in 2020. But DeSantis carried the county decisively six months ago."

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Last statement so very powerful: “condemn the Democrats for whatever they do.” McCarthy’s chokehold demanding negotiations where none are possible in debts already incurred are damaging our national security and global standing. This is completely unacceptable; I believe President Biden should invoke the 14th. Amendment and continue his schedule of meetings regarding the Indopacific as planned. He tries so very hard to move us past the hellish years of Trump to have individual obstructionists of the MAGA cult thwart him at every turn. The man’s comfort in his own skin is a blessing to us all. Is there any other who could remain so calm and composed while steering this enormous ship of wrongly complaining shortsited fools? I think not. #GoJoeBiden

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