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From Crooks & Liars:
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/06/upset-dems-flip-deep-red-state-take
The shape of things to come! Eileen Higgins, yet another newcomer woman activated by Trump's election, wins a special election in Florida's Miami-Dade county in a huge upset.
Contest every election. If a Cuban-born Republican can lose in Dade County (which includes Little Havana), no Republican is safe come November. Get people registered, get them to the polls.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Hooray!!
awesomerwb1
(4,270 posts)Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,667 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)bluestarone
(17,128 posts)AZ8theist
(5,540 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)This is really good news. Cubanos love children!
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)byronius
(7,413 posts)magicarpet
(14,222 posts)TomSlick
(11,143 posts)Cha
(298,071 posts)Won in Miami!
Who says Dems are "weak"?
Scurrilous
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"Bruno Barreiro, the only Miami-Dade commissioner to openly support Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, held the seat for 20 years. He vacated it in March to run in the GOP primary to replace retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Miami Republican, in Florida's District 27.
He resigned earlier than required under state law to run for federal office, triggering a quick special election that was seen as favoring his chosen successor with a well-known last name: Zoraida Barreiro.
The Florida Democratic Party issued a statement Tuesday night linking the Higgins win to national backlash against President Donald Trump. Higgins had used the president and his children in a campaign mailer about "dynasties" that also featured the Barreiros, and she criticized Trump on immigration and other issues.
"Eileen Higgins victory made it very clear that no seat is safe in Florida," the party's statement said. "Todays victory by Ms. Higgins is further evidence of a blue wave in 2018."
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article213376864.html