Email the FL Dem Party at [e-mail] and ask them WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED??

[RBInMaine]

NO EXCUSES for losing that Sink race. I sent donations from WAY out of state. MANY of us did. I hear your state party SUCKS.

Maybe someone should get FIRED. Contact them. Call them. Email them. This is INEXCUSABLE.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. The Repuke lies about Obamacare hurt Sink in the election

Sink, the last Democrat to be elected statewide in Florida wasn't able to overcome a nationalized campaign mounted by Jolly, a former lobbyist, that focused on the issues with the implementation of Obamacare in a Florida district dominated by seniors. While Jolly's campaign for the seat, which had been held for over 40 years by moderate Republican C.W. Bill Young, was plagued by lackluster fundraising and heavily criticized by national Republicans, the strong national disapproval for the President was able to carry him to victory.

While Democrats were facing a very unfavorable playing field for taking back the House in 2014, this swing district, comprising most of Pinellas County, Florida in and around St. Petersburg, was one they absolutely needed to win to have a shot. It's now likely impossible for Democrats to pick enough seats in November to even have a chance of regaining the House of Representatives.

The race also bodes ill for Democrats nationally as it shows that their candidates are vulnerable to GOP messaging focused on Obamacare. In particular, this bodes ill for Charlie Crist, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Governor in Florida and his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Rick Scott.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/11/jolly-night-for-gop-as-dems-sink-in-crucial-special-election.html

[MrMickeysMom]

2. You want the truth?

Disclaimer: I've lived in FL, have close relatives who worked their asses off in that race, and personal experience with the PA Democratic party AND winning my own elections.

The message of what you stand for and what you don't cannot be weak. There are so many people who want decision makers, they don't care what Obama Care is supposed to do, they care about living from pay check to pay check and being able to afford it.

To put out the message, "I work to make it better" is too vague and frankly, we have seen this movie before. It's like, "Who do I surrender to?"

So, who do they vote for? At THIS point, someone who doesn't make false promises… regardless of the outcome.

How sad it has become…