US Politics: Dems Won in Jacksonville

[beatrice_otter]

You know how Florida is currently a hotbed of fascism?

Well, Jacksonville, Florida is the 12th biggest city in the US, and has been governed by a string of Republican mayors for the last thirty years with only one exception.

And they just elected another Democrat, Donna Deegan. It's a critical victory in a state that has some really scary stuff happening in it, and a reminder that even places that seem really red have a lot of blue.

Comments

[threeringedmoon]

And Colorado Springs elected a "liberal" black immigrant as Mayor. Liberal is in scare quotes because that is how the attack ads characterized him. He is unaffiliated as far as party goes, and a pro-diversity, pro-business moderate (by US standards.)

[beatrice_otter]

Hey, anyone the right considers "liberal" is inherently 1,000,000,000% better than anyone the right likes, whether or not they actually are a liberal.

[threeringedmoon]

Yes. Very much so.

[oracne]

I hope this goes well.

[beatrice_otter]

So do I! And I hope she gets re-elected to a second term.

[dewline]

I'll take that win!

[beatrice_otter]

Me too!

[kass]

Thank you for this. I needed a bit of good news.

[beatrice_otter]

You're welcome!