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Watch Mayor Gillum's closing debate statement. (Original Post) mia Oct 2018 OP
Let's Bring it Home! RHMerriman Oct 2018 #1
DeSantis was quite defensive. Dawson Leery Oct 2018 #2
Gillum projected leadership, while DeSantis seemed to be wallowing in Trump's shadow. mia Oct 2018 #4
Agreed, I think the Repugnants have relied to much on the same playbook for to long. cstanleytech Oct 2018 #9
Thanks for posting! SolidBlueDem Oct 2018 #3
I sure hope he wins. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #5
Great closure Lithos Oct 2018 #6
I got to say, we have a bumper crop of excellent Democrats coming up! NBachers Oct 2018 #7
That's what is so misleading about the "generic ballot poll" we opted out grantcart Oct 2018 #8
Gillum and Beto makes me want to visit Florida and Texas if they win JI7 Oct 2018 #10
I hope Florida brings it home. He's got it. He's got that "it" factor you need. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #11
Solid. oasis Oct 2018 #12
Dems! MontanaMama Oct 2018 #13

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
2. DeSantis was quite defensive.
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 09:29 PM
Oct 2018

It is clear that the Rethugs were expected a Hillary Presidency.
None of them are used to playing defense.

Andrew Gillum has more than earned the vote. He has earned the privilege of being a public servant.

mia

(8,361 posts)
4. Gillum projected leadership, while DeSantis seemed to be wallowing in Trump's shadow.
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 09:39 PM
Oct 2018

He looked awkward tring to play his part as a serious candidate.

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)
9. Agreed, I think the Repugnants have relied to much on the same playbook for to long.
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:15 PM
Oct 2018

Problem is that playbook does not work to well when you are the party in power and your biggest accomplishment is screwing over everyone else to give tax breaks to the already ultra wealthy.

 

SolidBlueDem

(61 posts)
3. Thanks for posting!
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 09:32 PM
Oct 2018

I have head a lot of closing statements in debates but this one might be one of most powerful I have ever heard.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
5. I sure hope he wins.
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 10:28 PM
Oct 2018

Florida has had too many years of republican mismanagement and the state has suffered for it. Now near the bottom of so many social indicators, it will be a long slog to get back to the place FL once held. But, I think Gillum will be a breath of fresh air in the Gov's seat.

I lived in Tallahassee while matriculating at FSU. It was such a good ole boys network back then that female legislators had to join the country clubs and play gold just to talk (read: make deals) with their male counterparts.

JI7

(89,250 posts)
10. Gillum and Beto makes me want to visit Florida and Texas if they win
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:16 PM
Oct 2018

i know they have had good democrats throughout history. people like bob graham and ann richards.

but i was kind of turned off during the Bush years with Jeb as governor.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
11. I hope Florida brings it home. He's got it. He's got that "it" factor you need.
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:18 PM
Oct 2018

Charisma, a way of speaking, earnestness. I don't know much about it, but he seems to have a core of decency. I like that.

Bring it home, Florida. Bring it home.

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