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Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:29 AM Oct 2016

Please, please, please if you live in Florida, VOTE!

I'm in a red county and here's the latest early voting numbers for my county. Reps out voting Dems 2-1. Help with GOTV.



Even if you're are in a Blue county, your vote matters in the total Florida count.



Parked right in front with my Hillary Stronger Together sticker on my car.

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Please, please, please if you live in Florida, VOTE! (Original Post) Fla Dem Oct 2016 OP
Done did! Roland99 Oct 2016 #1
People here in this forum vote..what is needed is all the Florida members beachbumbob Oct 2016 #2
Love what you do voteearlyvoteoften Oct 2016 #3
Lee county (heavy R stronghold) resident here ... voted 3 days ago (spouse also) MichaelSoE Oct 2016 #4
Collier County HockeyMom Oct 2016 #28
also vote no on #1 ... the solar initiative ... benefits the power companies MichaelSoE Oct 2016 #5
That's right. Ligyron Oct 2016 #6
Agree. Lochloosa Oct 2016 #10
Yes, these damn amendments are written to sound so consumer friendly. Written by utility companies. Fla Dem Oct 2016 #22
Five people in my office. Five no votes on 1. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #24
I don't think they will let me do it again. tavernier Oct 2016 #9
Vote Early...Vote Often Lochloosa Oct 2016 #11
I'm in Pasco and will be voting tomorrow NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #12
WTG NoGoodNamesLeft! Fla Dem Oct 2016 #19
Love your spirit. Hoping you know at least SOME dems in your area. We're off... LAS14 Oct 2016 #13
Good for you, Fla Dem. Hortensis Oct 2016 #15
Voted on Monday Sunsky Oct 2016 #16
Sunsky, Broward is pulling their weight! Fla Dem Oct 2016 #17
Yes we are Sunsky Oct 2016 #27
K&R. Hell, if you live anywhere: Go Vote and take your friends, family, coworkers, etc. FSogol Oct 2016 #18
Absolutely, Positively. Just Fla is such a critical state, we need every vote. Fla Dem Oct 2016 #20
Voted Tuesday hours before Trump's appearance a couple of miles away from polling place! csziggy Oct 2016 #21
Lucky you a Blue County. It'll be the Blue counties that will win Fla for HRC! Fla Dem Oct 2016 #23
Remember Gore "lost" Florida by only 537 votes. Fla Dem Oct 2016 #25
Not one dead person in line when I voted this morning Motley13 Oct 2016 #26
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
2. People here in this forum vote..what is needed is all the Florida members
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:34 AM
Oct 2016

To participate in all GOTV efforts the democrats have going on...

voteearlyvoteoften

(1,716 posts)
3. Love what you do
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:34 AM
Oct 2016

After last two governor debacles I don't fully believe in our Fl voters. Hope they make usproud and especially get rid of Rubio.

MichaelSoE

(1,576 posts)
4. Lee county (heavy R stronghold) resident here ... voted 3 days ago (spouse also)
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:39 AM
Oct 2016

Pulled into parking lot ad saw many R signs, 1 Hillary sign.
Came out of polling station and the Hillary sign was gone

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
28. Collier County
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 01:20 PM
Oct 2016

After what I experienced the first and only time voting here, it's been mail in ballots ever since. Mailed mine last
Wednesday.

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
22. Yes, these damn amendments are written to sound so consumer friendly. Written by utility companies.
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 12:32 PM
Oct 2016
Here's what former vice president Al Gore had to say about that earlier in October at Miami Dade College’s Kendall campus:

"The things they claim protect solar are protections you already have," Gore said on Oct. 11. "But they are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering and do in Florida what they did in Nevada and just kill the solar industry."
http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/politifact-florida-shines-light-solar-energy-amendment-1#stream/0



Utility-backed Amendment 1 is promoted by a group calling itself Consumers for Smart Solar. Amendment 1 is an effort by Florida’s monopoly utilities to choke-off rooftop solar. In March, the Supreme Court narrowly ruled 4-3 to allow the utility-backed petition on to the November ballot. The utilities may have more money, but they are on the wrong side of this issue.

http://www.flsolarchoice.org/amendment1/3-reasons-to-vote-no-on-1/

 

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)
12. I'm in Pasco and will be voting tomorrow
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:56 AM
Oct 2016

I'll be one of the first people in line because I can see the polling place from my patio. As soon as I see the first person show up I'll go get in line.

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
19. WTG NoGoodNamesLeft!
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 12:20 PM
Oct 2016

Didn't realize different counties had different start times for early voting. Pasco County not staring until tomorrow, but mail in results so far...
Reps--22,420
Dems--18,928
Other--11,496 Let's hope the majority of them are for HRC.

http://pasco.electionsfl.org/turnout

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
13. Love your spirit. Hoping you know at least SOME dems in your area. We're off...
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:57 AM
Oct 2016

... to NH again for the 4th time. Will canvass again next Saturday and on Nov 8.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
15. Good for you, Fla Dem.
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 11:01 AM
Oct 2016

Agree DUers vote, but I'm a snowbird who'se very interested in Florida for a whole pack of reasons and will be looking for any updates you may post.

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)
16. Voted on Monday
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 11:38 AM
Oct 2016

Everyone I know who can vote has ready voted or is planning to vote soon, even some of my friends who have npa voted for Hillary. I'm in blue county and there were long lines here even as late as Wednesday I heard. Hillary told us in broward that she needs us to win FL and I believe we will deliver.
I think Trump has a very loud minority. Walking up to my polling place, there were huge Trump signs and a few Trump supporters. Also there were Hillary supporters with Hillary shirts on, no signs etc. Well most people took the Democratic voters guide, I didn't see anyone taking the Republican. People in line were happily talking about their plans to vote for Hillary.

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
17. Sunsky, Broward is pulling their weight!
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 12:03 PM
Oct 2016


Dems are voting 2-1 big league. NPA (No Party Affiliation) has more votes than Reps. Hope they are going blue as well as the "Other". Nice job Broward!

http://www.browardsoe.org/Election-Information/Voter-Statistics

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
21. Voted Tuesday hours before Trump's appearance a couple of miles away from polling place!
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 12:24 PM
Oct 2016

Here is the reversal of your county:

Democratic - 11,324 - 58%
Republican - 5,868 - 30%
No Party Aff - 1,842 - 10%
INT - 237 - 10%
IDP - 41 - 0%
Libertarian - 38 - 0%
Green - 10 - 0%
REF - 3 - 0%
PSL - 2 -0%
CPF - 1 -0%
(http://www.leonvotes.org/ - click Early Votes by Location for a PDF document with the up to date results)

The parties with initials? I don't know off the top of my head who they are. Guide to Florida Political Parties here.

Total registered voters:
Dem - 106,648
Rep - 55,812
NPA - 32,922
Other - 4,484
Total - 199,86
http://www.leonvotes.org/Portals/Leon/Documents/Data_Lists/Current%20Data/2016/General/Qualified%20Voters%20by%20Precinct.pdf

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
23. Lucky you a Blue County. It'll be the Blue counties that will win Fla for HRC!
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 12:37 PM
Oct 2016

But every HRC vote in the Red counties carries just as much weight!

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
25. Remember Gore "lost" Florida by only 537 votes.
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 12:39 PM
Oct 2016
Florida 2000 Election
Bush 2,912,790 48.85%
Gore 2,912,253 48.84%

Every vote matters.
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