Democrats Regain Control Of The House With Wave Of Women Candidates

Democrats Regain Control Of The House With Wave Of Women Candidates

Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives for the first time since the 2010 elections. Democratic candidates flipped seats in Virginia, Florida, Kansas and Colorado, among other states, winning a solid majority in the chamber. More than a dozen of the winning candidates were women, including the first two Native American women ever elected to … Read more

Voters clearly stood up to incivility and cynicism. Not in Florida.

Voters clearly stood up to incivility and cynicism. Not in Florida.

So, this was enlightening. Not just the results, but the implications. Basically, this election says that Florida is a purple state in theory only. The truth is you live in a Republican stronghold, and it is folly to argue otherwise. That goes for the state Legislature, the congressional delegation and the Governor’s Mansion, too. Florida … Read more

Andrew Gillum Loses Florida Governor’s Race Despite Support From Out-Of-State Billionaires

Andrew Gillum Loses Florida Governor’s Race Despite Support From Out-Of-State Billionaires

 Despite raising $52.5 million including at least $11.5 million from several out-of-state billionaires, Democrat Andrew Gillum lost the Florida governor’s race on Tuesday to Republican opponent Ron DeSantis, by about a 1% margin with 99% of the votes counted. As of 11:30 pm ET, DeSantis had 49.9% of the votes, and Gillum had 48.9%. … Read more

Racist robocalls attack Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum

Racist robocalls attack Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum

A white supremacy group is placing racist robocalls that attack Democrat Andrew Gillum, the first Black candidate for governor to be nominated by either party for state office in Florida. The New York Times obtained the audio from a one-minute robocall placed last week. In the call, a voice imitating minstrel performers claimed to be Gillum over drum and monkey … Read more