Wed Aug 29, 2018, 05:28 AM

Voltaire2 (10,119 posts)

Bernie-backed progressive Andrew Gillum will face a Trump-styled Republican in Florida's governor's

Florida's high-stakes gubernatorial race will be fought between a progressive Democrat vying to become the state's first black chief executive and a Republican congressman closely allied with President Donald Trump.

In a late primary season shocker, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeated the front runner, former Rep. Gwen Graham, who had led in the polls for most of the campaign. He emerged from a field of five competitive candidates, in which he was the only non-millionaire and only supporter of "Medicare for all" single-payer health care, to become the state's first black gubernatorial nominee.

"The point has never been lost on me that my name on the ballot is simply a vessel, is simply the name,' Gillum told a raucous crowd of supporters in Tallahassee on Tuesday night. "But what is underneath that name are all the issues that we care so deeply about."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/politics/andrew-gillum-ron-desantis-florida-governor-race/index.html

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Bernie-backed progressive Andrew Gillum will face a Trump-styled Republican in Florida's governor's (Original post)	Voltaire2	Aug 2018	OP
Gillum picked as Hillary Clinton delegate	OKNancy	Aug 2018	#1
Lulzd.	Voltaire2	Aug 2018	#2
What does lulzd mean? Nt	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#6
It means "I got pwned and now I'm playing it off". nt	LexVegas	Aug 2018	#11
Good one.	betsuni	Aug 2018	#22
Yep. nt	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#29
+1...nt	SidDithers	Aug 2018	#49
Bazinga!	George II	Aug 2018	#64
And...	NurseJackie	Aug 2018	#82
In this case it means predictable but nevertheless amusing.	Voltaire2	Aug 2018	#130
So it's case by case.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#131
It is a pretty flexible word.	Voltaire2	Aug 2018	#141
I wasn't aware it was a word. That's why I asked.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#142
And he spoke at the convention	RockaFowler	Aug 2018	#4
She is an inspiration, and mentor to so many who go on to political office.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#9
Did his "mentor" endorse him in this race?	Hassin Bin Sober	Aug 2018	#103
She's only directly endorsing three candidates.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#108
All that to say no? Lol.	Hassin Bin Sober	Aug 2018	#111
Yes. Lol.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#117
All that to say no because she knows her endorsement would be perceived negatively.	LisaM	Aug 2018	#120
Yep. She is about supporting the goal, even if it doesn't bring the recognition	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#137
Why would she? Both Gillum and Graham were delegates for Hillary.	pnwmom	Aug 2018	#150
Remember that time he endorsed Clinton?	Tiggeroshii	Aug 2018	#132
Maybe if she had picked him as a running mate,	progressoid	Aug 2018	#14
the people that voted for him had voted for her also	JI7	Aug 2018	#20
Maybe if she had picked Bernie... oh nevermind.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#63
Yeah, I know I would pick an angry dude who told me I wasn't qualified for the job to be	MrsCoffee	Aug 2018	#73
Yeah, well, better to be President, as I always say.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#77
What do you mean? N/T	lapucelle	Aug 2018	#153
Yup. n/t	progressoid	Aug 2018	#84
You can't honestly believe Sandrs would have been a good VP choice. The man is and has never	lunamagica	Aug 2018	#94
Post removed	Post removed	Aug 2018	#151
Bernie backed a Hillary delegate?	dubyadiprecession	Aug 2018	#58
Randall Woodfin says hello	SkyDancer	Aug 2018	#89
And one who took big money from out of state billionaires.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#114
Hillary knew he was a good guy a long time ago!	workinclasszero	Aug 2018	#81
Please stop identifying him	lillypaddle	Aug 2018	#163
An interesting race and should give us an indication if being far left can out-Trump Trump.	Vinca	Aug 2018	#3
So sad that a bunch of Bros from outside of Florida...	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#5
Do you think Bernie's endorsement had any impact at all?	oberliner	Aug 2018	#7
It gives a candidate a burst of money.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#8
Gillum was also supported by a "dark money" super PAC, Soros and Steyer. Not 27.00 donations. n/t	seaglass	Aug 2018	#12
I'm all for it.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#15
I'd vote for him if I lived in FL. n/t	seaglass	Aug 2018	#18
there is going to be a lot of ugly ass shit so we need the money	JI7	Aug 2018	#21
I agree. n/t	seaglass	Aug 2018	#24
He was also supported by Jeff Greene.	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#32
Everyone is taking credit this morning for his win. That should say something - that it takes	seaglass	Aug 2018	#35
And Sanders is OK with that?	lunamagica	Aug 2018	#99
..	Cha	Aug 2018	#149
Andrew does and Bernie did more than endorse, he campaigned for Gillum.	Uncle Joe	Aug 2018	#72
The obvious upset and denial is amusing.	Voltaire2	Aug 2018	#128
It's fascinating	Uncle Joe	Aug 2018	#138
the white man?	progressoid	Aug 2018	#10
Exactly.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#17
Oops	progressoid	Aug 2018	#19
Bernie and Gillum display grace and gratitude	BeyondGeography	Aug 2018	#26
The guy is class.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#30
I agree. He is class.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#38
Why wouldn't he congratulate him.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#40
"This is how petty the dividers have gotten."	progressoid	Aug 2018	#44
So much this. Thanks for saying it. n/t	ms liberty	Aug 2018	#124
This!	StuckInTexas	Aug 2018	#127
Perhaps you haven't seen the fundraiser that Sanders is doing...	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#147
OMG! Such a scandal!!	progressoid	Aug 2018	#148
This message was self-deleted by its author	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#152
Nice try at deflection.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#154
Oh, I see.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#157
Yeah, Bernie is taking credit, and raising money from it.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#158
No, it doesn't bother me. Hence my original post mocking this as a scandal.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#159
You certainly seems very serious and put out in your responses to me for pointing out	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#160
Serious and put out? Really?	progressoid	Aug 2018	#161
You too! Good to get out and support Dems, especially this year.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#162
He was reponding to Bernie's congratulatory tweet to him, so he was being gracious.	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#36
One wonders how a black politican can get even elected to office in the South without the help	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#13
Gillum literally just tweeted that he could not have won without Sanders	oberliner	Aug 2018	#25
It looks as though Hillary has pulled Bernie to the left	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#28
This is true. It's good seeing Bernie evolve.	betsuni	Aug 2018	#33
No progressive politician should use the derisive term "identity politics."	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#48
Any politician that does use it signals that social justice issues are not as	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#52
He gave him a necessary burst of money.	NCTraveler	Aug 2018	#31
That is Gillum's gracious way of responding to Bernie's congratulatory tweet.	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#39
On CNN - he said this was a win for "the Barack Obama wing..... ....the Hillary Clinton wing,	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#41
Some people sure want to give Bernie sole credit.	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#43
Indeed. Florida is not known for an embrace of "socialism."	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#45
Thing is, single payer is not socialism.	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#65
I'm talking about the Republicans and the people of Florida's definition of the word "socialism."	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#68
Yes, I know. The GOP is already painting Gillum as a Venezuela style socialist.	SunSeeker	Aug 2018	#69
"Socialist" is a dog whistle that replaced "communist" for	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#70
Good for him, sounds like a smart guy to embrace them all collectively	uponit7771	Aug 2018	#55
Yes - Despite efforts by others to make his nomination a divisive wedge in the party. (nt)	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#57
In response to a Sanders tweet. It wasn't the bros whjo gave the win to Gillum. It was black voters	lunamagica	Aug 2018	#95
It's making me so angry	mcar	Aug 2018	#46
+1	Skidmore	Aug 2018	#54
Of course, AG deserves most of the credit as the candidate who won with a progressive message...	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#62
What needs	Skidmore	Aug 2018	#71
Who is insisting that Sanders be given credit?	progressoid	Aug 2018	#80
It's a lie. No one is insisting that Sanders be given credit. nt.	Mariana	Aug 2018	#121
Sanity!	sellitman	Aug 2018	#91
You can say that again!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#105
Who is bashing Bernie here?	mcar	Aug 2018	#98
+1! But get ready for a full frontal man.	KPN	Aug 2018	#106
Also ready for "full nudal frontity," as Archie Bunker would say... hahahaha!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#112
Lol!	KPN	Aug 2018	#116
+1...nt	SidDithers	Aug 2018	#60
The DNC and Hillary gave him the national spotlight at the convention.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#66
That's a great list.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#83
I know! This victory belongs to Gillum. A long-time, true Democrat. And it was DEMOCRATIC voters	lunamagica	Aug 2018	#97
"Nothing?"	Uncle Joe	Aug 2018	#50
Gillum disagrees with you.	QC	Aug 2018	#79
Awesome post! Thank you for bringing	KPN	Aug 2018	#109
I think the big donations from out of state billionaires helped as well	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#122
Who cares what Gillum thinks about it?	Mariana	Aug 2018	#123
So sad that post number 5 makes this about	KPN	Aug 2018	#104
BEYOND sad... the Bernie bashing schtick, perpetuating disunity, is getting old.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#110
It sucks and is particularly damaging the	KPN	Aug 2018	#115
I DO have faith & optimism exactly BECAUSE progressive candidates are catchin fire like never before	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#133
Between him and Randall Woodfin Hillary Clinton campaign alumni	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#16
Let's get it on!	HAB911	Aug 2018	#23
...	Uncle Joe	Aug 2018	#67
I pray that he gets elected,but I fear he won't. A liberal would have been tough enough	Demsrule86	Aug 2018	#27
Obama won Florida twice.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#37
Different time...and Scott won Florida twice also.	Demsrule86	Aug 2018	#75
Florida has tried to run centrists in this spot before. We always lose.	bearsfootball516	Aug 2018	#56
This was an opportunity unlike other times...and Crist ran...he was not a good candidate and	Demsrule86	Aug 2018	#74
Even if he doesn't	zipplewrath	Aug 2018	#126
I do too.	redstatebluegirl	Aug 2018	#76
And another Bernie-backed	zentrum	Aug 2018	#34
He was a Hillary delegate and campaigned for her.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#42
Gillum is much more in HRC's mold!	mcar	Aug 2018	#47
You bet!	zentrum	Aug 2018	#53
As they all did	zentrum	Aug 2018	#59
I would credit Gillum more than anyone.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#61
So true. They all played	zentrum	Aug 2018	#85
Why do you think that Sanders was among the last people to endorse him?	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#86
Ironically enough...	zentrum	Aug 2018	#140
The endorsement came after Gillum reported this in Mid July:	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#145
yep I see nothing but pluses. nt	Snotcicles	Aug 2018	#51
Bernie is leading the Democratic Party in the right direction... good for him, good for the Party!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#143
So Bernie reached out to him.....	awesomerwb1	Aug 2018	#78
I must have missed that part of the article that said it's all because of Bernie.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#87
The comments. Humor.	awesomerwb1	Aug 2018	#88
Not offended.	progressoid	Aug 2018	#90
Gillum endorsed Hillary in Match '16	lunamagica	Aug 2018	#92
It wasn't Bernie although he helped	ismnotwasm	Aug 2018	#93
I wonder why he isn't billed as Tom Steyer-backed progressive Andrew Gillum? After all....	George II	Aug 2018	#96
And Soros gave twice that. (nt)	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#101
See erhnst below	JustAnotherGen	Aug 2018	#155
Thanks, they both were very generous and instrumental in the win.	George II	Aug 2018	#156
He also had the backing of $1M from billionaire Tom Steyer & $500K from Soros.	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#100
Gillum seems like a great candidate. Can we stop aligning him with people determined	LisaM	Aug 2018	#102
Or even just a really talented young candidate who worked hard for it?	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#113
Yes, exactly, I was trying to allude to that in my examples.	LisaM	Aug 2018	#118
Politics. (nt)	ehrnst	Aug 2018	#119
AA women are going to soon have some power in this country, look out for GOOD things	Eliot Rosewater	Aug 2018	#139
I don't know what "we" you're talking about.	Mariana	Aug 2018	#125
Apparently I wrote the headline.	Voltaire2	Aug 2018	#129
That's a fair point. Its actually pretty interesting that cases like this and the Ocasio-Cortez	JCanete	Aug 2018	#146
Not a fan of the OP any more than I am of your response to it. Can we stop being determined to	JCanete	Aug 2018	#136
Some just can't help themselves... sad, but true.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2018	#144
The sun came up this morning, I credit Bernie Sanders.	comradebillyboy	Aug 2018	#107
Yeay, before Sanders there was no Bern. That's scripture. nt	JCanete	Aug 2018	#135
I appreciate your passion for Sanders policies and activism, but I don't know what a thread like	JCanete	Aug 2018	#134

Response to Voltaire2 (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2018, 05:47 AM

OKNancy (41,832 posts)

1. Gillum picked as Hillary Clinton delegate

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/05/22/gillum-delegate-hillary-clinton/84740118/

Bernie-backed progressive Andrew Gillum will face a Trump-styled Republican in Florida's governor's

1. Gillum picked as Hillary Clinton delegate

2. Lulzd.

6. What does lulzd mean? Nt

11. It means "I got pwned and now I'm playing it off". nt

22. Good one.

29. Yep. nt

49. +1...nt

64. Bazinga!

82. And...

130. In this case it means predictable but nevertheless amusing.

131. So it's case by case.

141. It is a pretty flexible word.

142. I wasn't aware it was a word. That's why I asked.

4. And he spoke at the convention

9. She is an inspiration, and mentor to so many who go on to political office.

103. Did his "mentor" endorse him in this race?

108. She's only directly endorsing three candidates.

111. All that to say no? Lol.

117. Yes. Lol.

120. All that to say no because she knows her endorsement would be perceived negatively.

137. Yep. She is about supporting the goal, even if it doesn't bring the recognition

150. Why would she? Both Gillum and Graham were delegates for Hillary.

132. Remember that time he endorsed Clinton?

14. Maybe if she had picked him as a running mate,

20. the people that voted for him had voted for her also

63. Maybe if she had picked Bernie... oh nevermind.

73. Yeah, I know I would pick an angry dude who told me I wasn't qualified for the job to be

77. Yeah, well, better to be President, as I always say.

153. What do you mean? N/T

84. Yup. n/t

94. You can't honestly believe Sandrs would have been a good VP choice. The man is and has never

58. Bernie backed a Hillary delegate?

89. Randall Woodfin says hello

114. And one who took big money from out of state billionaires.

81. Hillary knew he was a good guy a long time ago!

163. Please stop identifying him

3. An interesting race and should give us an indication if being far left can out-Trump Trump.

5. So sad that a bunch of Bros from outside of Florida...

7. Do you think Bernie's endorsement had any impact at all?

8. It gives a candidate a burst of money.

12. Gillum was also supported by a "dark money" super PAC, Soros and Steyer. Not 27.00 donations. n/t

15. I'm all for it.

18. I'd vote for him if I lived in FL. n/t

21. there is going to be a lot of ugly ass shit so we need the money

24. I agree. n/t

32. He was also supported by Jeff Greene.

35. Everyone is taking credit this morning for his win. That should say something - that it takes

99. And Sanders is OK with that?

149. ..

72. Andrew does and Bernie did more than endorse, he campaigned for Gillum.

128. The obvious upset and denial is amusing.

138. It's fascinating

10. the white man?

17. Exactly.

19. Oops

26. Bernie and Gillum display grace and gratitude

30. The guy is class.

38. I agree. He is class.

40. Why wouldn't he congratulate him.

44. "This is how petty the dividers have gotten."

124. So much this. Thanks for saying it. n/t

127. This!

147. Perhaps you haven't seen the fundraiser that Sanders is doing...

148. OMG! Such a scandal!!

154. Nice try at deflection.

157. Oh, I see.

158. Yeah, Bernie is taking credit, and raising money from it.

159. No, it doesn't bother me. Hence my original post mocking this as a scandal.

160. You certainly seems very serious and put out in your responses to me for pointing out

161. Serious and put out? Really?

162. You too! Good to get out and support Dems, especially this year.

36. He was reponding to Bernie's congratulatory tweet to him, so he was being gracious.

13. One wonders how a black politican can get even elected to office in the South without the help

25. Gillum literally just tweeted that he could not have won without Sanders

28. It looks as though Hillary has pulled Bernie to the left

33. This is true. It's good seeing Bernie evolve.

48. No progressive politician should use the derisive term "identity politics."

52. Any politician that does use it signals that social justice issues are not as

31. He gave him a necessary burst of money.