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Tomorrow is election day in cities and counties across the state.

It’s also election day in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, where 11 Democrats vie to succeed the late U.S. Representative. Alcee hastings.

The field includes five current elected officials, including three state lawmakers, who have resigned their seats in an attempt to succeed Hastings in the South Florida seat.

A new poll released by Pro-Israel America and conducted by Expedition Strategies shows that none of them – Sen. Perry thurston be p. Bobby dubose and Omari hardy – can win the race. CEO of Trinity Health Care Services Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is the current leader with 16% of the vote, followed by Broward County Commissioners Dale holness and Barbara charief at 14% and 13%, respectively.

Among state lawmakers, only Thurston registers double-digit support.

The winner of Tuesday’s contest will still have to win a general election in January, although the district’s partisan tilt virtually assures the Democratic candidate will be a candidate to replace Hastings.

Elsewhere in the state, voters in St. Petersburg will choose whether the Pinellas County Commissioner Ken welch and member of the Saint Petersburg City Council Robert blackmon will pass the limited time Rick kriseman as mayor. And in Miami, incumbent Francis Suarez faces four challengers in his quest for a second term.

Many more elections will determine the direction city and county governments take over the next four years. Tune in to Florida Politics Tuesday for last-minute top-to-bottom coverage of the polls.

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RepresentUS hosted a pizza party in Tallahassee on Monday. Type of.

The group hosted an event alongside religious leaders and a board member of the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee to call on lawmakers to handle the redistribution in a bipartisan, fair and transparent process.

They described their pizza needs with a pizza from Gerry’s Partisan Pizza Truck – a sliced ​​food truck with a side of gerrymandering education.

“By using pizza, we show how politicians cut neighborhoods to their advantage, so they can get a bigger slice of the pie. The people of Florida deserve a fair, transparent and accountable redistribution process, ”said Joe kabourek, Senior Campaign Director at RepresentUS.

The analogy, described in a two-minute video, compares the selection of pizza toppings with politicians choosing their constituents during redistribution. Imagine if black olives and pepperoni were Republicans and Democrats, and one party put all the pepperoni on one slice – tasty, sure, but not an accurate representation of the electorate.

“People hate gerrymandering as much as they love pizza. Using pizza, we can show how politicians create half-baked cards that leave voters without any meaningful opportunity to hold their politicians to account, ”Kabourek said.

To watch the video, Click on the picture below:

Evening readings

“‘Toddler in a crappy diaper’: Evan Jenne defends Chris Sprowls, jabs against criticsVia Jason Delgado of Florida Politics

“America lost the plot on COVID-19Via Sarah Zhang from The Atlantic

“National climate commitments are too low to avoid catastrophic warming. Most countries are about to miss them anyway.Via Harry Stevens and Brady Dennis of the Washington Post

“Young people are on Democrats – and Republicans – new data shows: what it means for 2022Via NBC LX’s Noah Pransky

“Before the final frame: When police missteps create dangerVia Robin Stein, Haley Willis, Brenna Smith, Natalie Reneau, Rumsey Taylor, David Kirkpatrick, Steve Eder, Kim Barker and Michael Beswetherick of The New York Times

“Virginia has gotten big for Joe Biden, but on the eve of another pivotal election, many voters say Democrats haven’t delivered for themVia Cleve R. Wootson of the Washington Post

“House Democrats demand public contribution mechanism for redistribution”Via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics

“Leading House Dem: Republicans To Reduce Ron DeSantis’ Vaccine Mandate BanVia Renzo Downey of Florida Politics

“Annette Taddeo and Carlos Guillermo Smith file tax-free small business invoices on SaturdayVia Jesse Scheckner of Florida Politics

“Nursing homes reflect on staffing mandates as direct care costs riseVia Christine Sexton of Florida Politics

“Could Zillow buy the neighborhood?”Via Jerusalem Demsas de Vox

Quote of the day

“People do things like that to cover up the fact that they are not very good at their jobs. … You have a toddler in a layer of shit, trying to wreak havoc and trying to get the walls dirty. “- Democratic House Co-Leader Evan jenne, criticizing the Rep. Antoine Sabatini for calling the Speaker of the House Chris stretches a “RINO”.

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