The humiliating but well-deserved carnage doesn’t stop there. Details below.
Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District
The New York Times reports Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Florida legislative district that includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, pulling off another upset in a state house election but this time one with obvious symbolic power.
Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate with a public health background, became the latest Democrat to win a special election and claim a statehouse seat previously held by a Republican.
Since the 2024 presidential election, Democrats have flipped more than two dozen seats in Republican or battleground states — including ones in Arkansas and New Hampshire earlier this month — while the Republicans have not captured any Democratic seats.
“Floridians are tired of the chaos, corruption, and sky high prices on everything from groceries, to gas, and health care,” Nikki Fried, the chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, said in a statement.
A Democratic presidential candidate has not won Florida’s electoral votes since 2012, but this year, Florida has not been immune from the Democratic surge. Boca Raton, about 30 miles down the Atlantic coast from Palm Beach, elected its first Democratic mayor in 45 years earlier this month. That margin was narrow, but Miami voters in December overwhelmingly elected their first Democratic mayor in 30 years.
Democrats Flip Mar-a-Lago District
Trump has been bragging that all of his endorsements win. It’s a lie, but this one is on tape.
A Word About Voter Fraud By Republicans
Please note Florida Democratic Party Demands John Maples Exit HD 87 Race as Evidence Points to Residency Violations
For weeks, credible sources have reported, and public records point to the fact that Jon Maples, the Republican candidate for HD 87, does not live in the district. Records show that on January 12th, Jon Maples changed his voter registration address to a motel located in Palm Beach Shores. Neighbors have noted that the address listed on his voter registration has remained vacant. Jon Maples voted using this sham address on March 14th, potentially committing voter fraud.
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Florida Senate Math
Back of envelope math (assuming most people vote their party) suggests the 9,493 unaffiliated ballots cast broke 2-1 Democratic.
About the North Carolina Senate
A Conversion on Priorities
Bravo!
Fake War
Trump-endorsed North Carolina state Senate leader loses by 23 votes
Politico reports Trump-endorsed North Carolina state Senate leader loses by 23 votes
North Carolina Senate leader Republican Phil Berger, who touted President Donald Trump’s endorsement throughout his campaign, conceded defeat Tuesday in his primary election in a race he lost by just 23 votes.
Berger, a powerful figure in state politics, and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page were separated by just two votes when unofficial results first came in for the Greensboro-area seat on election night. A machine recount and a separate hand recount of ballots in some counties affirmed the 23-vote loss for the incumbent.
Trump endorsed Berger in December, calling him an “America First Patriot” who is “doing an incredible job.” But he also praised Page as “great,” and said both candidates are “outstanding people.”
Berger’s defeat creates a power vacuum in Republican politics in North Carolina. He has led Republicans in the state senate since 2005, including all the nearly 15 years they have spent in the majority since 2011.
A Trump-endorsed powerful politician just went down in flames.
Congratulations to Brian Nathan
This is a district Donald Trump carried by 7 points in 2024. It’s also the second Florida seat Democrats have flipped tonight.
A Word About Fundraising
Democrats won despite being outspent 10-1.
February 1 Flashback
A Word About Fair Elections
A Word About Demands
Fun Fact
Looking Ahead
CNN: Democrats are winning local elections everywhere throughout 2025 and now throughout 2026, and they’re doing it all over the map. In ruby red states like Florida, in Georgia, in Mississippi, in Texas, in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The math speaks plainly as day. Democrats have huge enthusiasm behind them right now, and Republicans keep losing in places where just in November of 2024, they were winning big.
No reply. I will do a post either way.
Within the 50 state legislatures, 18 are under full Democratic control, 28 are under full Republican control, and 4 have split control.Think about that one, Mish…
Mish – you’d be better off just saying you’re independent. Many in the Libertarian party are now MAGAs except in name.
If the Libertarian party is MAGA then it isn’t libertarian, it is MAGA.
take Kharg or Hormuz (ha!!) and Iran can still reach any shipping within the full width and length of the Gulf with their weapons
US goals devolve to “bring back the good ol’ days” or cataclysmic war
Iran unsurprisingly rejects Trump’s 15 point “unconditional surrender”, err, “peace plan”
Headed into midterms with the president’s approval rating in the 30’s… His approval rating on handling the economy in the 20’s… Those are record low numbers! Lol good luck with that magaloids 😅
I don’t understand why the Democrats can’t simply announce: If we win the midterms, we will stop the Trump corruption train by doing A, B, and C. Lots of independents would be ready to vote Democrat based on this single issue.
They are talking about it .. My senator made headlines yesterday talking about the insider trading on the oil markets over the last week.
If (when)Democrats take the house, Trump will be impeached, probably for a long list of things, including the corruption. Other cabinet members will also face impeachment.
The nature of Trump’s personality disorder makes it such that investigation and impeachment will consume him. You’re looking at the best he’s going to do in his presidency right now. It will be downhill from here. After January it will be paranoia, rage, and acting out.
After losing the House and Senate he’ll be left with meddling in other countries with the military for the final 2 years of his presidency.
I just hope that 2 whole years isn’t wasted on silly impeachments when this country needs a lot of real things done. But I fear it will waste 2 years on it.
We can’t let this go. These people need to be put in jail as an example.
Deterrence, and all that.
Hopefully the new house will be able to chew gum and walk at the same time. But unlikely. I think that impeachment is important. The administration is criminal and needs to be hamstrung. I agree that crucial real problems are going unadressed, however I fail to see how they can be addressed at all as long as we have this mad man in the white house.
Add the files and the fact bibi is wanted for war crimes plus whatever he was supposed to be charged with before their aggression. Outlook not so good
Unfortunately that would require leadership, which the Ds are lacking. Who would be anointed to “speak for the party” in that regard? Schumer or Jeffries? Those chair shufflers wouldn’t be trusted. Anyone else with a whiff of competency is making 2028 plans
AoC
Hooray. Voters continue to choose between shit sandwiches and turd burgers. Our Lilliputian system rolls on. Soon voters will again bemoan the democrats as they vote for more Trans Story Hours and tampons next to every urinal.
You’re the tampon in this potty
Tampon Tim….that f’in guy…bruh
When is the last time you even SAW a trans person that wasn’t on a screen? They make up .1 to .6 percent of the population, and you’re shrieking like a tree monkey.
There are more gang member than there are trans people.
I see them – and I live in fire engine red North Dakota.
Whatever. I leave them alone. They leave me alone.
Agee-dems have been on the wrong side of every issue so far in this election cycle. The red wave will def continue
“Dems have been on the wrong side of every issue so far in this election cycle. The red wave will def continue”
I am going to approve this one for the shocking stupidity of it all. But it was polite, not taunting.
Everyone bookmark this.
I WOULD TAKE TRUMPS MOUTH OVER -DEMOS NO CASH BAIL ,TRANS BS,MEN IN GIRLS SPORTS AND ALL THIS MASSIVE FRAUD THAT DEMOS DO -COCAINE IN THE WHITEHOUSE -TRANS SHOWING TITIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE -MAYBE YOU LIK THAT MISH
Republican gays often really really hate gays. I wonder?
That’s because you’re a moron though.
But enough about your barely repressed faggotry.
the war spotters on and on, to what end..
…This all makes the situation of the United States very uncomfortable. Its political culture is extremely short-termist and largely focused on a domestic audience. It has little idea about long-term strategies (as I have pointed out several times, a document is not a strategy) and its decision-making system is personalised, fragmented and labyrinthine. It may not be an exaggeration to say we have arrived at the point where its administration is no longer capable of taking critical decisions. The corollary is that, as the conflict continues, the system will progressively just stop working and will eventually come to a halt. Nothing will happen and nothing can be decided. Mr Trump may well announce some decision or some new policy, but the means to implement it will probably not exist, and any of a number of players will be able to sabotage it. For this reason, as for others I’ll touch on, it seems highly unlikely that there will be a “deal,” with Iran, let alone a detailed agreement. If you can’t even decide what you want, it’s hard to persuade someone to give it to you….
https://aurelien2022.substack.com/p/plans-platforms-and-projectiles
Get rid of Murderous Dictators all around AMERICA IS A Great Great move
Does your mama know she raised a terrified pussy?
Not to mention Trump is too weak, stupid and easily manipulated for follow-through.
Cuba next -no more Russia,China 90 miles away-YESSSS
MISH MUST HAVE TOOK HIS VIAGRA TODAY
DEMOS NOTHING BUT FRAUD-THEY WOULD DRIVE USA INTO A SHITHOLE BUNCH FOOLS
Who Moved $1.5B In Oil Futures On Info Only Trump Knew?
Here we go again with the insider trading and just open graft and corruption from this administration.
mish just another fake-cant hold his excitement
Man, you’ve only been here a day and already you’re losing your mind.
Better head back to zerohedge where you can chant your bullshit in unison with the rest of the retards.
HA HA -YOU MUST BE ILLEGAL
joe biden ughh ughh ughh ,24 hours around the clock-demos had Epstein list for 4 years and stop being stupid Mish
They called him sleepy Joe because you could sleep at night when he was president.
Apparently 36% of Americans approve of Trump performance. My question is how can this figure be so high?
I have said it in the past, and I will state it again, somebody has to get Trump to STFU!! It’s not the ideas so much, as it’s who is delivering the messages.
The Republicans won with good ideas, and good messaging. and now there ideas have went a tad of the rails, and they seemed to have lost the plot. They need a new messenger is all, but again he has to STFU first!! Trumps amount of babble may lose this election for the Republicans.
The Democrats lost with bad ideas and horrible messaging and they seem to be doing the same thing over and over again, but it’s starting to stick, because anything is better than listening to Trump and whatever he has to say. They just have to stay on message, and let Trump speak.
It’s not that the message is any better, and in fact, some could say it’s even worse, but it’s consistent. People want and actually need consistency in their life’s right now. The chaos has been absolutely out of control, on both sides.
So Dems keep it up, and hope Trump doesn’t get Laryngitis or it could be over quickly…
To save America Republicans need to impeach Trump tomorrow. Otherwise the Dems will win it all and there will be nothing left to save after the midterms.
Impeaching your leader is a sure way to have parties change imo. Suggest is all they can do, and some of them are, but that can also hurt the overall party…
Were I to be consulted, Trump would not be impeached.
He would be placed in irons and delivered over bodily to the people of Iran, and they could do whatever they want with him.
After all, we are regularly assured that the people of Iran are delighted that Trump is bombing them and murdering their children, that they are just itching to be liberated at gunpoint.
Surely, they would greet Trump with open arms and perhaps a colorful native welcoming ceremony!
I only hope that they do put the footage on YouTube.
the contrast between words and deeds is what is biting the GOP in the ass
Their entire shtick is to rile the rubes with “Haitians eating your dog” while greasing the skids for the plutocrats and techbros
throw in a gratuitous war or two, contemptuous looting and graft of government officials, an uncontained army of ill-trained louts, health care going away, and the future under the GOP doesn’t appear to be so bright or so “American”
– the contrast between words and deeds > Yes! Now quick, someone tell the leadership, and then let them tell the leader to STFU, even if for Only A Week or Two!!!
Don’t forget the trans menace!
Team R basically is the Trump Cult.
Art of the deal…
12:03pm: Trump wants ceasefire with Iran
12:05pm: Trump declares victory
12:07pm: Trump is sending marines into Iran
12:08pm: Trump is not putting boots on the ground
12:11pm: Trump does not want ceasefire
12:12pm: Trump says Iran has no people left
12:16pm: Trump declares victory
12:17pm: Trump asks for ceasefire with Iran
12:18pm: Trump asks for help with Iran
12:23pm: Trump says NATO are poo faces
12:29pm: Trump says Iran begging for ceasefire
12:31pm: Trump says everything is perfect
12:36pm: Trump says $500 oil is a good thing
12:37pm: Trump demands Iran opens Hormuz
12:39pm: Trump says Hormuz was never closed
12:41pm: Trump says US not at war with Iran
12:42pm: Trump declares victory in Iran
12:44pm: Trump says war with Iran for nukes
12:45pm: Trump says Iran never had nukes
12:46pm: Trump says objectives very clear
12:47pm: Trump says world owes him thank you
12:51pm: Trump says world are poo faces
12:53pm: Trump gives Trump peace prize
12:57pm: Trump declares victory in Iran
12:59pm: Trump bombs Iran
1:03pm: Trump wants a ceasefire with Iran
aaa ooogh idrive a truck -Joe Biden 24/7
Babygirl, be quiet please
Independents decide elections, period.
And independents don’t like wars, especially wars for Israel.
They certainly have the numbers to swing an election one way or another. They don’t however, have a consistency to their voting record necessarily. With no allegiance to Party, they have no necessary allegiance to either parties ideas.
What they do have however, is the attention to detail on issues they are invested in. When either party adds something to the table, that meets their majority agenda in those categories, it also garners a great deal of votes for that individual of the party and the message they send out. They definitely have swing in that case!
Blind adherence to a party keeps common-sense solutions from happening because the party is more important than anything else. Strict adherence to an ideology is not thinking. It is to keep from thinking. I prefer people who have the flexibility to change their opinion when the facts change so I do like independents.
Me too!
Both those Democrats are of the centralist’s wing of the Democrat Party and not of the progressive wing. They resemble what used to be the Party before the progressive’s take-over which is why they were able to defeat the Republican candidates. This is not a Mamdani-style coup much to the chagrin of many here. The Democrat party of Florida has been promoting centralist candidates as a way back to relevancy in the state and this by-election shows that this is the way to go. These two seats are for Florida’s legislature and is not a Federal election so it is easy assume it is a precursor of a blue wave when it probably is not. Democrats on the Federal level are still in thrall to their progressive wing and that appeals less and less to the majority of swing voters. In the meantime Florida’s Legislature remains firmly Republican.
My God that’s a lot of words spent coping. Have some dignity.
Look them up and see who they are. I bet you didn’t because that takes minimal effort.
Pigs know nothing of dignity.
Interesting take on it, and I like the thought process. The bottom line in Florida, is that they are definitively a strong and stable Republican base. I would not be surprised to see some additional Centrist Democrats elected, just as I expect to see a largely Republican majority base once again.
“The reality of this election is that we can choose between a disappointing Democrat and the end of the world.”
― Wil Wheaton
“The reality of this election is that we can choose between a disappointing Democrat and the end of the world.”
OR
The reality of this election is that we can choose between a disappointing Republican Leader in Speech, and the BS that comes with that, or Democrats in control…
Interesting that the shift left in Florida was about 14 points. That’s a similar left shift as in recent PA state house races, although in those 2 case the Republican still won but the victory margin was way down. If you apply a rule that any Republican Conressional representative who won by <15% is likely to lose in Nov, then House goes from 220 Republicans to 166 Republicans.
I think the Democrat party knows they need more common ground to have a chance to win. I could see them running more and more centrist candidates to allow that a chance to occur. If they are able to do that, and in the right states, they could have a wonderful election.
This of course means that the Democrats need to also change their overall messaging to be a tad more centrist too. If they can pull that off, against the Shrill of the current Dems then they just might pull it off. If Trump does STFU, then all bets are off however…
That percentage will be a lot higher after 6 months of quagmire in Iran and $7 gas.
I’m sure establishment democrats in congress will be tempted give Trump half a loaf when it comes to Iran funding. They should agree to $0 such funding. Unless it’s gone nuclear, we’ll still be trapped in this war by Election Day. Leave it up to voters. Vote republican if you want to fund the war on Iran. Vote democrat if you don’t.
Vote Republican to MAGA! Vote DEM if you want to be on the losing side of the vote..
The country cannot handle more MAGA – all the “winning” so far has left it exhausted, poorer, in more debt, dealing with high cost of living and reduced the separation of power to a hollow shell making everyone a target. MAGA had it’s party and now it is time to pay the bills, clean up the mess and deal with the hangover.
Fuck, you’re stupid. You can join Stu on the hide list.
Democrats will do whatever Israel tells them to do, just like the Republicans.
As Joe Biden clearly demonstrated.
I’m sure you’re right. I’m no democrat BTW. I just think it would be good to see the election framed as a vote on the war.
I hear ya. Just keep in mind, if
Kamala the Ugandan Warrior (oops that’s the wrestler form the 90’s, my bad)….I mean Kamala Harris was prez, same thing would be happening right now…just check her husbands Early Life…same bird, different wing.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Emhoff
It will be framed on the economy which is why they’ll win.
Most American’s don’t really care about the War unless they have a child in the Military who might be deployed there. Americans do however care about the price of gas and cost of living etc which is why it will be framed on the economy (especially gas prices and tariffs).
This never ending Iran War will totally cripple the Republicans as the Gas and Food and even Flights keep surging in price. Just sticker shock now is enough to undermine the Trump. .
ICE inside voting booths and the SAVE Act are the contingency plans. Who knows, even a false flag attack to justify the invocation of the Insurrection Act might be on the menu.
A future Mish headline – RNC tells Trump to F Off.
Future headline: Trump wins 2028 Republican Nationals Convention for record 4th straight win!
Better future headline. “TRUMP DEAD” can’t come soon enough.
I used to live in that area. I didn’t know there were still republicans south of PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach County. Full of jewish transplants from the northeast. Most are red diaper babies. Their parents probably defended the Rosenbergs. They pronounced the state as Flarhadah and wouldn’t hesitate to tell you how things were done so much better “up north”.
I see the republicans once again tried their “magic negro” strategy with the usual results. As Rocket J. Squirrel noted “But that trick never works!”
nice story you have there, but gosh, funny how Trump carried the district big a year or so ago and there has been a Repub in the district for decades
hope you feel better in the morning
Where Rudy Giuliani to dispute the vote count?
Bankrupt and broken…you won’t be seeing him anymore.
There will be an obit in the next year or 2.
Too true. Also, wait until the entire state flips to a democrat with a democratic governor and all these NY jagoffs are living under worse political conditions than where they came from. Oh, and Oy Vey! And that Florida summer heat? Fugedda ’bout it.
Da juice again huh? Did they untie your shoes when you tripped over them earlier today too?
NOBODY really likes them. Even other jews.
Except for you, I guess.
I live less than 2 miles from Mar-A-Largo. I can tell you there are still plenty of Republicans south of PGA Blvd.
lmao what is the “magic negro” stratagem?
The hallucinations of a schizophrenic geriatric.