In A State That Can't Manage Elections And W. DeSantis As Governor, Miami's Outlook Just Got Bleaker

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“I believe in science,” wrote Democrat Andrew Gillum wrote on Twitter in August (he conceded yesterday). He has frequently called for action on climate change, and has cast his opponent as an opportunist on the issue. “We will protect this state, invest in renewable energy, and create new, well paid, green jobs all across our state.” His Republican opponent and ultimate victor, Ron DeSantis, has recently come to call himself an environmentalist – this year has seen toxic algae blooms in the state, making it near impossible for a politician to not pay at least some attention to the environment – but has stopped short of calling for a war on climate change, and says he doesn’t want to be a climate “alarmist”.

Nationally, the results of the 2018 midterm elections have already sent ripples of hope that some members of Congress may at least try to do something on the issue – even if Democrat Bill Nelson does not overcome the electoral odds in the Florida recount to return to the Senate, and even with Mr Gillum's concession.

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In the 2018 races, the environment was unavoidable in Florida. Mr Gillum and Mr DeSantis were joined by Republican Rick Scott, who is running against Mr Nelson, in discussing the issue. That’s a rarity in the state’s politics, to say the least: Mr Scott, as governor, has banned the use of terms like climate change in official capacities. Even so, with algae blooms impacting local tourism and health, and the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Michael after it hit the state’s panhandle last month, the issue was unavoidable. Mr Parkinson says it’s no surprise that the candidates discussed the issue with the impacts so pressing on daily life for Floridians, but that more needs to be done.

The state, city and federal government needs to start planning now if there is any hope that various jurisdictions will be able to coordinate costly infrastructure efforts to adapt to climate change. Anything short of that and southern Florida is set to see widespread resettlement – and there is nowhere inland for the Miami metropolitan area to go. “That is the squeeze that most coastal areas are going to feel – there may be no inland to migrate to,” Mr Parkinson said. “So, withdrawal is not linear. It’s conceptional. Nobody’s going to be moved by the government. They’re going to have a home that is destroyed.”

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-recount-climate-change-midterm-elections-miami-trump-global-warming-environment-a8638061.html

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1. We made significant inroads, but Repugs suppression & stealing won the day.

Did anyaone ever hear what happened to the 40 boxes of sealed mail in ballots that were found in Opalocka and never delivered to the SOE? Just like fucking repugs to hire someone to do this and then the votes never get counted. I haven't heard anything about these and don't know why Nelson didn't sue to get them counted? It's just so damn frustrating. The only good thing was that large Duval county went blue for the first time in over 20 years. I like to think that our efforts at GOTV actually worked there. Too bad the SOE is Broward was a trojan horse and if DeSantis or Scott appoint someone new, it will absolutely be another paid saboteur. People of Broward need to reject all Repug appointees and put in a real Democrat instead. I just wonder if those are supposedly non-partisan races so voters couldn't tell, for example, that Snipes was a Repug?

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2. Can't manage?

It sounds like two densely populated districts had a lot of votes to count, but what was the major issue that would make you say the election wasn't managed?