Thu Aug 30, 2018, 09:26 AM

HAB911 (8,223 posts)

How the black vote carried Andrew Gillum to victory

Andrew Gillum’s campaign always said to count on black voters.

On Tuesday, the Tallahassee mayor’s upset win proved him right.

Gillum’s friend-turned competitor former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham won the vast majority of counties across Florida in the state’s Democratic primary for governor. But Gillum was able to win where it mattered — which also happens to be where more Democrats are black.

The map below shows Gillum did best in huge counties like Duval and Broward, while Graham won small and medium counties across the state and dominated the vaunted Interstate-4 corridor.

http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/29/how-the-black-vote-carried-andrew-gillum-to-victory/

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
How the black vote carried Andrew Gillum to victory (Original post)	HAB911	Aug 2018	OP
These results should remind us once again...	yallerdawg	Aug 2018	#1
And here, we thought it was Bernie...	EffieBlack	Aug 2018	#2
I know, right?? Apparently...	NurseJackie	Aug 2018	#6
This!	peggysue2	Aug 2018	#8
Right?	mcar	Aug 2018	#9
I'd love to see a breakdown by demographics.	lark	Aug 2018	#3
The "base" Democratic vote was split between Graham, Levine, and Green...	Sancho	Aug 2018	#4
Clearly this had little to do with Bernie.	honest.abe	Aug 2018	#5
There are fanatics with different perspectives on that subject.	David__77	Aug 2018	#11
And different agendas.	honest.abe	Aug 2018	#12
KR! Mahalo, HAB	Cha	Aug 2018	#7
K&R for visibility.	lunamagica	Aug 2018	#10

Response to HAB911 (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 09:41 AM

yallerdawg (16,104 posts)

1. These results should remind us once again...

that we need ALL Democrats to turnout if we hope to win!

Anyone remember who was missing in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania?

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Thu Aug 30, 2018, 09:42 AM

EffieBlack (14,249 posts)

2. And here, we thought it was Bernie...

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Response to EffieBlack (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 10:21 AM

NurseJackie (42,862 posts)

6. I know, right?? Apparently...

And here, we thought it was Bernie...

I know, right?? Apparently... from what I've read... most black voters were unaware that Bernie had jumped on the bandwagon.

Also, Rachel's analysis and Lawrence's analysis clearly shows that it was Gillum's message that brought the voters to his side.

I'll never understand why it is that some people are so eager to take credit for the hard work of someone else.

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Response to NurseJackie (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 11:19 AM

peggysue2 (9,770 posts)

8. This!

I'll never understand why it is that some people are so eager to take credit for the hard work of someone else.

I'd suggest it's because that's who they are--coat-tail surfers.

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Response to EffieBlack (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 11:22 AM

mcar (40,598 posts)

9. Right?

The Democratic party base came out for Andrew Gillum.

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Response to HAB911 (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 09:42 AM

lark (22,208 posts)

3. I'd love to see a breakdown by demographics.

It was said yesterday that millenials put Gillum over the top and I'd love to see proof of that because it would be such an awesome trend for the future.

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Thu Aug 30, 2018, 10:10 AM

Sancho (8,858 posts)

4. The "base" Democratic vote was split between Graham, Levine, and Green...

while the AA vote was solid for Gillum, so he pulled out a win. Without Levine and Green, Grahm would have had an easy victory.

It still remains to be seen if Gillum can win the independents. DeSantan is such a crazy tRumper that some independents may simply vote against him. If so, Gillum has a chance.

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Thu Aug 30, 2018, 10:14 AM

honest.abe (7,194 posts)