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Jonathan's avatar

Actually, as a Florida resident, I'd love to see the Republicans nominate him; even in Florida, he'd lose in '26(the paedophilia \drug addicted \frat boy thing is not attractive for the old farts who live here)I am one so I can say it๐Ÿ™ƒ

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Zero Cool's avatar

Gaetz would probably be the most liable Republican Senate Candidate the GOP has had for years. He also has no appeal in Miami-Dade and would likely not win over independent and swing voters.

The important thing is that Democrats have a Senate candidate who is going to run and who has an ability to win over independent and crossover voters.

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rayspace's avatar

I'd like to believe this, but I thought Rick Scott was toxic the 1st time he ran for Governor (huge Medicare fraudster in a state with alot of elders). He's now been elected 4 times statewide.

I guess this election has just made me cynical about who the voters won't accept.

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Jonathan's avatar

Rick Scott is nothing like Gaetz

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rayspace's avatar

Of course, but then you'd have to posit that voters are more repulsed by sex crimes than financial ones, and then you have to remember who is going to be sworn in on Jan. 20th.

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Jonathan's avatar

Trump is nothing like Gates either; Gaetz is in an entirely different class of scumbag

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rayspace's avatar

I'd like to believe that, but didn't he just win re-election? My point is that voters have a tolerance for scumbags that is beyond what I, an Illinois voter, could have ever imagined. Apparently it has to do with the price of eggs. As bad as the accusations against Gaetz are, I think that if he ran a campaign that targeted liberals and wokeism and immigrants, he could win a statewide race in

FL, even against a moderate Democrat with no scandals in their past.

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Jonathan's avatar

disagree but the Democratic candidate would be the key; Mayor of Jacksonville or Tampa would be the best choice against Gates imo(but honestly I don't think Gaetz ever gets a statewide nomination especially if he runs against Casey DeSantis, who's much more popular than her idiot husband)

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