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Fox News said:Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where ObamaCare got its first test ahead of November's midterm elections and Democrats and Republicans spent millions of dollars auditioning national strategies for the rest of the year. With nearly 100 percent of the vote counted, Jolly had 48.5 percent of the vote to Sink's 46.7 percent. Libertarian Lucas Overby had 4.8 percent.
The race to replace the late Rep. Bill Young was considered a tossup, and was cast as a political bellwether, and a testing ground for each party's messaging strategy -- which revolves in part around the Affordable Care Act.
"As your congressman, I will always be accessible. I will serve humbly and with honor," Jolly told supporters at a victory rally. "While this campaign has seemed at times to be partisan, your next congressman is not partisan."
Jolly, a former aide to Young, had, along with Republican groups spent millions to hammer his Democratic opponent over ObamaCare.
MSNBC said:“Tonight, one of Nancy Pelosi’s most prized candidates was ultimately brought down because of her unwavering support for ObamaCare, and that should be a loud warning for other Democrats running coast to coast,” Congressman Greg Walden, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement. Republican David Jolly wins Florida special election | MSNBC
Full story here: Republican David Jolly beats Alex Sink in Florida special election | Fox News
Sink was identified by many as the better candidate, had lots of money, ran a better campaign. In this part of Florida both candidates had to be somewhat conservative of fiscal matters to even run in the district. Lauded by many including MSNBC's crew at Morning Joe (click here for the video) as a "belweather" election which will set the tone for Novembers mid-term elections, Jolly's win tonight should signal deep concerns for the DNC.
Evening Cgrad, from what I have read several are saying if the Democrats couldn't win this one, they are sure hurting come November. Jolly had 48.5 percent of the vote to Sink's 46.7 percent. Libertarian Lucas Overby had 4.8 percent. Here again we had another libertarian thrown into the race (most likely by design) just like we did in Virginia a couple of months ago (Sarvis who happened to be a former bundler for Obama) that peeled away enough votes from the Republican candidate in a very close race. This district however is 37 percent Republican, 35 percent Democrat and 24 percent independent. Rand Paul made Robo calls targeting libertarians, asking them to support the Republican candidate Jolly over Overby who at one time was polling a good 6%. Paul Ryan was another who went down to campaign for Jolly. Sink got Bill Clinton himself but it wasn't enough.I hope this a preview for this November.
I hope this a preview for this November.
1.8 percent win is hardly some kind of mandate.
Not to rain on your parade but thats been a Republican seat for almost all of the last 60 years. The tea party right winger made it close. An establishment Republican would have won by 15-20 points.I hope this a preview for this November.
Since GOP posters are all giddy on this thread, try not to think about who is running for governor this year from the GOP, and not just in Florida .
lets be fair NIMBY, if the DNC had won, the left would be giddy, and making claims saying..."see obamacare is not even an issue"
Let's not be fair ernst, since you didn't mention the last time DEMs held this seat.
Please continue your odor of overconfidence .
over confidence...what leads you to this conclusion?
there was a libertarian in the race....
Who said anything about a Mandate?
You said you hoped it was a preview for November. To me that sounds like you want it to be some kind of mandate.
That is not a mandate what so ever.
1.8 percent win is hardly some kind of mandate.
Particularly in a district held easily by Republicans for almost 50 yrs.
O.K. would portend be a better word?
I don't think it is a big indicator or anything like that...But it does follow what polls are saying right now about how the people feel about O-care.
On that an update from MY OWN company insurance....
We just got a packet this week it laid out:
My deductibles are going up by 75%
My co-pays stay the same
My prescriptions go from a flat $20 co pay to $20 co pay + 20%
My ER cost are going up by 200% (from $100 to $300)
and My premium is going up by 40%
Plus they dropped my wife from coverage because her work offers insurance as well, however it is better in some places, and worse in others....
So in essence, you could say that my premiums just doubled plus a 40% increase. You want to know what the average person like me is going to be thinking about going into the polls? It is that Obama, Pelosi, and the demo's promised that "the average family would see a $2500. savings in their premium cost per year." That was a lie....That "if you like your insurance, you'll be able to keep it" was a lie, at least in my wife's case. And I am going to be awfully scared at how demo's are purposely breaking the HC system.
I am going to be thinking of that among other things that demo's have done, and it doesn't look good for them.
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