Posted by Chad Selweski | Dec 5, 2016
“When you really drill down on this election, change the vote in five counties, four in Florida, one in Michigan, we’d be having a totally opposite conversation right now,” said pollster Tony Fabrizio at a Harvard University forum.
“For all the money that was spent, for the all the effort that was made, literally four counties in Florida, one county in Michigan puts us at 261 [electoral] votes and makes Hillary Clinton the president. So, remember that.”
Those who have studied the election tallies closely say that he almost certainly was referring to Macomb in Michigan. Macomb is an obvious conclusion because the county gave Trump a 50,000-vote edge while the billionaire businessman pulled off his upset victory in the state by just 10,000 votes
In Florida it was a reference to four of these five: Lee County (Fort Myers), Pasco (Dade City), Polk (Bartow), Pinellas (Clearwater) and Volusia (Daytona Beach) - all areas that were key in delivering his 1.2 percent margin of victory.
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Donald J. Trump (REP) . . . . 143,007
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) . 109,091
Trump won Volusia +33,916
Trump won Florida +112,911.
Volusia County's margin of victory represented 30% of the total Trump margin of victory in FL.
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Internal RNC Poll: Complacent Trump Voters May Cost GOP Control of Congress
A leaked survey conducted for the Republican National Committee (RNC) found that a majority of President Trump’s supporters don’t believe that Democrats have a chance to win back the House during November’s midterm elections.
Bloomberg Business on Tuesday published the survey, completed by Public Opinion Strategies polling firm on Sept. 2. The results are likely to augment GOP fears about Trump's base not showing up for the midterms, when the president himself will not be on the ballot but House and Senate majorities are in play.
A number of election forecasters project that Democrats have an excellent chance of netting more than the 23 seats they need to take over the House majority, but half of self-identified Republicans told the poll they didn’t believe in the “blue wave.”
A report on the poll was sent to RNC officials urging them to convince Trump supporters that the threat from Democrats was real and that they needed to show up to vote in November.
Read it all @ GOP Voters Asleep - By Joshua Green -
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A month after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro imposed a mandatory 60-fold wage increase (the fifth such increase this year), nearly 40 percent of all Venezuelan stores have closed. Furthermore, businesses in Venezuela cannot offset the wage increases by raising prices because Maduro’s socialist regime has also imposed price controls, arguing that price increases are not necessary.
“These decisions are leading many business people to say, ‘No, I can’t do it any more,’” Maria Carolina Uzcategui, president of the National Council of Commerce and Services of Venezuela, was quoted by Miami Herald reporter Antonio Maria Delgado as saying.“
And anyone who protests against these measures runs the risk of going to jail, without the right to appeal, without the right to anything, simply because the official whose turn it was to inspect the store just felt like arresting you. He did it, and that’s all,” Uzcategui continued.
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It's Time
We don't need any more Democrats in office. They just make everything worse for U.S. Please vote ..
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What's the Unless...?
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The top number is Volusia County GOP who voted in the August primary.
The bottom number is Volusia County GOP who did not vote.
Unless we vote, we will have government by leftists.
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"A video recorded by Google shortly after the 2016 presidential election reveals an atmosphere of panic and dismay amongst the tech giant’s leadership, coupled with a determination to thwart both the Trump agenda and the broader populist movement emerging around the globe."
A highlight of this meeting is when their Chief Financial Officer addresses the group:
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(00:13:10) CFO Ruth Porat appears to break down in tears when discussing the election result.
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(00:15:20) Porat promises that Google will “use the great strength and resources and reach we have to continue to advance really important values.”
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(00:16:50) Stating “we all need a hug,” she then instructs the audience of Google employees to hug the person closest to them.
It's hard to keep in mind while watching this video that these are very powerful media people. It seems behind their big salaries and important titles .. they're just more crazy snowflakes without a clue. The difference of course is that they can (and do) manipulate how we receive our information.
That makes them dangerous ideologues. 
Join the fight ...
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Rick Scott to the U.S. Senate:
'Let's Get To Work'
5 minutes
After 46 years in office, can you name one thing Bill Nelson has done for Florida?
No one can.
Now he wants another 6 year term.
Enough. You can help retire this career politician
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Here's Nancy .. leftover from the Bill Clinton era.
Endorsements
Former Vice President Joe Biden,
Former Fl. governor Charlie Crist,
Former candidate for Fl. governor Alex Sink.
Also, the following organizations:
NARAL Pro-Choice America,
Indivisible United Florida
LGBTA Democratic Caucus
J Street PAC
New Dem PAC,
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's “Red to Blue.”
End Citizens United
Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
Nancy Soderberg may as well be Nancy Pelosi.
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Vote for Michael Waltz
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6
Join the Red Wave..
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Will Florida Take a Left Turn?
A lot is riding on Andrew Gillum, the progressive nominee for governor.
With a Bernie Sanders-backed progressive facing off against a populist conservative favored by Donald Trump, the Florida gubernatorial race might turn out to be a dry run for the 2020 presidential election. But first, it could set the stage for a long-overdue debate among Democrats.
The Democratic nominee, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, advocates Medicare for all, increasing the state corporate tax rate to 7.75% from 5.5%, and boosting the minimum wage to $15 from $8.25. In a statement issued during the primary campaign, Mr. Gillum endorsed “a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes abolishment of ICE in its current form to be replaced with a more compassionate and focused agency that actually keeps us safer.”
The Republican, Ron DeSantis, who recently resigned his seat in Congress, supports President Trump’s agenda down the line. He sports a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee, 94% from the Club for Growth, and 93% from the National Rifle Association. At the other end of the spectrum, he receives 0% ratings from the NAACP and the Human Rights Campaign and 3% from the League of Conservation Voters. His website features endorsements from Sean Hannity and Mark Levin as well as the president.
Progressives argued that nominating business-friendly candidates favorable to suburban voters was a failed strategy. The alternative was to select a candidate who could inspire urban-based racial and ethnic minorities to go to the polls along with unmarried women and young progressives.
Andrew Gillum is that candidate, and much is riding on how he does. If he can mobilize his base without scaring away too many moderate and suburban voters, he will be the next governor of Florida. More than that, he will have blazed the trail for progressives seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.
Do you want to stop this from happening?
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