So, you think your vote doesn’t count, right?
Candidates in Florida’s 20th Congressional District will disagree with you.
The top two candidates in Tuesday’s Democratic primary to fill the seat of the late Alcee Hastings were separated by a mere dozen votes out of 49,002 that were cast in the 11-candidate race.
Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness had 11,644 votes to 11,632 for progressive activist Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. The other nine candidates in the field were far behind.
That total is likely to change in the coming days, but either way, it appears to be well within the margin to trigger a recount in this heavily Democratic district.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Broward County has 14 provisional ballots and about 20 mail ballots with signature defects. Broward also sent 553 ballots overseas, but only 27 have been returned. The deadline for the overseas ballots to arrive is Nov. 12.
That’s a lot of variables in a race this close.
Holness, a fixture for years in Broward politics, is generally considered a moderate. Cherfilus-McCormick, however, is unabashedly progressive.
She blanketed local television with ads promising $1,000 a month to people making less than $75,000 a year. She proposed to pay for the program by raising taxes on corporations.
Even if she wins this election, that idea has less than an ice cube’s chance on the surface of the Sun of becoming reality. It did, however, make enough of a splash to get her this far in the battle to succeed Hastings, an icon in South Florida politics.
The winner advances to the General Election on Jan. 11 against Republican Jason Mariner.
“Big money overpowers apathy in a flawed special election” via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial board — Nine votes. For now, that’s all that separates the two top Democratic finishers in a special election in South Florida’s 20th Congressional District. The outcome is not yet clear, but this much seems certain: Holness or Cherfilus-McCormick is headed to Capitol Hill in January to take the place of the late Rep. Hastings in an overwhelmingly Democratic district. Democrats had an unusually large field of 11 candidates to choose from, but most voters, unimpressed or disinterested, skipped the race and stayed home. At times, it seemed there were more candidates than voters. The two finalists are flawed in very different ways, and the unofficial results reaffirm the influence of big money in a low-turnout election.
— SITUATIONAL AWARENESS —
—@AshleyMoodyFL: Congratulations to @GlennYoungkin, @WinsomeSears and @JasonMiyaresVA! Virginians have chosen freedom and said no to big government. Florida stands with you, and I look forward to working together.
—@CharlieCrist: Americans made their voices heard yesterday and we have one year to roll up our sleeves and get to work. I’m running for Governor because Floridians deserve and demand results — better jobs, lower prices, and schools where students and teachers thrive.
—@JimmyPatronis: The woke-defund the police crowd just got a gut check this evening, and I love it! People love police because they want to live in safe communities. Simple as that. #BackTheBlue
—@RepGregSteube: The voters in Minnesota have spoken and have rejected the radical and dangerous Defund the Police movement. Inhibiting law enforcement only exacerbates crime rates and puts public safety at risk.
—@michaelgwaltz: The American people have spoken — and now Dems are reintroducing the SALT tax provisions that will give tax breaks to the top 5% of earners in high tax states in the Northeast (aka their political donors). So much for Biden’s plan to tax the rich.
—@BenDiamondFL: “The news comes days after Roger Stone threatened to challenge (Ron) DeSantis if he didn’t conduct an election audit.” This should tell you everything you need to know about the Governor’s latest anti-voter proposal.
—@JaredEMoskowitz: Get stuff done. It’s that simple.
—@sparksjls: If I was the Democratic Party, I would simply pass the bills that are wildly popular and will improve folks’ lives and then run on them the next election.
—@fineout: Meanwhile, @FLSecofState Laurel Lee — has launched a new page dedicated to election integrity that says the 2020 election was “accurate and transparent” in Fla. Page says dept. got 262 fraud complaints in 2020, forwarded 71 to authorities
—@OWillis: Too many liberals think running ads is the whole ballgame. If it were, Michael Bloomberg would have been the nominee last year
—@RosemaryOHara14: I recently donated to @UF and was discussing a legacy gift. Today, I requested @PresidentFuchs remove my name from all fundraising databases. I am appalled by his decision to prohibit paid faculty testimony in #Florida’s election law case. His explanation is beneath his office.
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