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    IT BEGINS: REPUBLICAN WINS FL CONGRESSIONAL SEAT Race Dems Can't Afford to Lose...





    Republican Jolly wins Fla. congressional race

    Mar 11, 9:08 PM (ET)
    By MICHAEL J. MISHAK and TAMARA LUSH

    CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Barack Obama's health care overhaul got its first test ahead of November's midterm elections and both sides spent millions auditioning national strategies.

    With almost 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 election was to replace 42-year Republican Rep. CW Bill Young, who died in October of cancer, and the evenly divided district had been considered a toss-up.
    The implications of the dueling messages for the midterm elections inspired both parties to call in star advocates like former President Bill Clinton and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, in addition to blanketing the district with ads, calls and mailings. More than $11 million has been spent on the race, according to the Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit group that tracks government information.
    Jolly's election night headquarters in Clearwater Beach erupted into loud cheers as it became clear he was the winner. In his victory speech, Jolly simultaneously struck a conciliatory tone and expressed gratitude for his mentor, Young, and Young's family. Jolly was introduced by former "Price is Right" game show host Bob Barker, via video. Young's two adult sons were also onstage with Jolly, and he embraced them at the end of his speech.
    Jolly didn't mention the issue that dominated much of the campaign - the president's health care package - and instead said that Pinellas County must work together.
    "This race is not about defending a broken agenda in Washington or advancing a broken agenda in Washington. This race is about serving the people in our own community," he said. "Let's dispense with the rancor and vitriol of the last five months."
    Jolly thanked Sink and Overby and said it was "OK" that tens of thousands of others voted for his opponents.
    "While this campaign at times seemed to be partisan, your next congressman is not partisan," he said.
    In St. Petersburg, Sink's party was subdued. Backed by her adult children, Sink began her concession speech by thanking her campaign team and the thousands of volunteers who helped her congressional bid. She spoke to a couple hundred stoic supporters in a half-empty ballroom at a lakeside Hilton in St. Petersburg.
    "We know that life brings many challenges. It brings many opportunities. My values have always been to do good for my family and for my community," she said.
    "We don't know what the future holds," she said, "but I'll do what I've always done and continue to serve my community.
    "Although we're disappointed, the bars are open," she said.
    With that, Sink left the ballroom.
    As Jolly and Sink shook hands with voters around the district Tuesday, steady streams of people filed into retirement communities, churches and libraries to cast ballots. As of Monday, 27 percent of registered voters had cast ballots through absentee or early voting, with Election Day turnout increasing throughout the afternoon.
    The battle for Florida's 13th District seat was a prequel of sorts to the national fight this year over who controls Congress in the last two years of Obama's final presidential term. The House is expected to remain under Republican control. But in the Senate, Republicans are hoping to leverage Obama's unpopularity and his health care law's wobbly start to gain the six seats required to control the 100-member chamber.
    That made the race in Florida a pricey proving ground for both parties heading into November elections.
    Jolly, a former Young aide backed by Republicans and outside groups, campaigned on repealing the health care law, saying in one ad that Sink would undermine Medicare because of Democratic-passed cuts to programs under "Obamacare."
    The message is a rallying cry for Republican voters.
    "No more big government. We've got to stop," said Irene Wilcox, a 78-year-old retired waitress and Republican from Largo who voted for Jolly.
    Others described Sink as a clone of Obama and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, a key argument of Jolly and national Republicans.
    "As bad as Bush may have been, he was a saint compared to the guy we have in Washington," said Rich Castellani, a retired treasury agent who supported Jolly.
    Meanwhile, Sink, Florida's former chief financial officer and the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, painted Jolly as an extremist who wants to "take us back" to when people were denied coverage due to existing conditions. She pledged to "to keep what's right and fix what's wrong" in the health care law.
    That argument resonated with some voters.
    "While I know it's not perfect, it's may be the beginning of where we can provide adequate health care to everyone, not just the wealthy," said Frieda Widera, a 51-year-old Democrat from Largo who backed Sink.
    Others compared the botched rollout to the beginnings of popular government programs like Social Security and Medicare.
    In an attempt to deflect criticism over the law, Sink and Democrats painted Jolly as a Washington lobbyist who backs efforts to privatize Social Security and gut Medicare. The attack put Jolly on the defensive in recent weeks, and some voters cited concern about GOP cuts to programs for the elderly. More than one in four registered voters in the district is older than 65.
    "The Republican Party thinks they are hurting President Obama," said George Nassif, an 82-year-old Republican who voted for Sink. "They are not. They are hurting the people."
    Many voters expressed disgust at the amount of money spent on the race - and the relentless barrage of television ads and mailers that were on par with a presidential election.
    "I stopped watching television because the ads were driving me crazy," said William McConnell, a 72-year-old forensic accountant and lifelong Republican. "It was packed with lies on both sides." He cast his ballot for Overby as a protest vote.
    In a sign that the GOP was concerned about losing votes to the Libertarian candidate, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul recorded a phone message for Jolly last week aimed at Overby's supporters.
    Both major political parties made a last-minute drive for voters over the last week.
    Clinton recorded a phone call last week seeking local volunteers to help with Sink's campaign, and a half dozen House Democrats emailed fundraising appeals to their own supporters on her behalf. More than a third of Jolly's campaign contributions came from members of Congress.
    Meanwhile, Ryan joined Jolly on a conference call with voters.
    While Republicans held the congressional seat for four decades until Young's death last year, the district's voters favored Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. The district is 37 percent Republican, 35 percent Democrat and 24 percent independent.
    Sink outspent Jolly by more than 3 to 1 on television advertising, though outside groups aligned with the GOP helped narrow the overall Democratic advantage.


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    If you want to keep your doctor your going to HAVE to fire a SHIT LOAD of Democrat's ... Congress and the Senate.... if they voted for Obamacare in the past they are STILL for it no matter what they say to get through the Elections

    Fire as many Broke Asses as you can

    "THROW THE BUMS OUT"
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    Breaking: We have our first Democrat to go down in 2014...


    BREAKING: In Early Obamacare Battle, Republican Jolly Defeats Alex Sink – Despite Being Outspent by Millions


    By Soopermexican
    5 hours ago



    In a widely watched battle for the Florida 13th district seat for the U.S. House of Representatives, David Jolly firmly defeated Alex Sink with early exit polling having the Republican at 50% to Sink’s 46%.

    From the Tampa Bay Times:

    Jolly’s victory over Democrat Alex Sink was secured about 7:30 p.m., and he will fill the seat that had been occupied more than four decades by his former boss, Rep. C.W. Bill Young, whose death in October set off the special election.


    The contest drew national attention and eye-popping spending — more than $12 million, the bulk from outside groups that drowned out local issues and underscored a fundamental shift in control away from candidates.


    Democrats hoped that a win in this early election would signal a chance to be able to get from under the cloud of Obamacare and make some gains in the midterms, but now it appears that Republicans will have the upper hand.

    It was a costly loss for the left, as the Sink campaign had raised $2.5 million to Jolly’s $1 million by the last campaign contribution reporting period. Outside spending dwarfed those amounts and also tilted towards Sink:

    The race is considered the most expensive special House election on record, with more than $12 million spent — $9 million of which came not from candidates but outside groups that unleashed a torrent of negative ads.


    Looks like a great start to a mid-term elections to me!


    Three Reasons Why The Sink/Jolly Florida Election Might Be The Most YOLO Vote Ever


    http://www.ijreview.com/2014/03/1206...ces-alex-sink/

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    There's the train wreck! Looks like Obamacare is comin' down the line..
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    Three Reasons Why The Sink/Jolly Florida Election Might Be The Most YOLO Vote Ever


    By Soopermexican
    11 hours ago



    It seems like the zaniness we’ve all come to expect from Florida extends to its elections, as the special election between Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly closes up tonight to grant the victor a House Rep. seat. Here are three of the weirdest moments that made that campaign so fun:

    1) Clean our toilets and mow our laws, immigrants!

    Luckily for everyone it was the Democrat who made this offensive remark, because if it had been the Republican, many a liberal head would have simply dislodged from the body from yelling “racist!” so loudly and quickly. As it was Alex Sink, this barely got any coverage:



    YORO: You Only Racism Once! Unless you’re a Democrat, then you can racism whenever you want.

    2) No I won’t debate on MSNBC because they’re so unfair…. to Democrats?!

    When the GOP said they would start using their clout to get more equal treatment at debates, the left mocked and laughed. But they were pretty quiet when the Democrat in this race refused to debate David Jolly on a national stage because she was afraid the moderator would be unfair to her. Was it Bill O’Reilly on Fox News? No! Rush Limbaugh on the EIB radio network? No! She was afraid that she wouldn’t get enough softball questions from Chuck Todd of MSNBC!

    That’s how fearful Democrats of being tied to Obamacare – they won’t even take questions from the pro-Obama propaganda network!

    YOPO: You Only Propagandize Once!

    3) Hey let’s go steal our political opponent’s campaign sign!

    I’m not sure what’s dumber about this – doing something so blatantly unethical and illegal as stealing David Jolly’s campaign signage, or actually tweeting about it while admitting that it’s illegal. Alex Sink supporter Michael (who has since deleted his Twitter account), you are my hero!


    screengrab courtesy of @JonnyTorres

    YOCO: You Only Cheat Once? Not if you’re a Democrat, go ahead and get down with your fraud!

    What a ride! The Florida 13th congressional district election closes up at 7 PM tonight. Go David Jolly. Because You Only Jolly Once.


    http://www.ijreview.com/2014/03/1206...olo-vote-ever/
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