Two Republicans ousted in recall vote in Miami Dade County, Florida.

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mfcorey1 Donating Member (919 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Mar-16-11 03:06 AM
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Two Republicans ousted in recall vote in Miami Dade County, Florida.
   
9 of 10 say ‘yes’ to ousting Mayor Carlos Alvarez

Despite spending more than $1 million to fend off ouster, the mayor of Miami-Dade suffered a humiliating defeat. Nine of every 10 voters chose recall.


Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/15/2117129/9-of-10-s...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x658847

Yay!!!! this means the tea party is dead right?

eomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Mar-16-11 05:32 AM
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4. Republican, yes, but to some extent the reasons for recall were that he was not "Tea Party" enough.
   
The main reasons used in the recall campaign were that he raised the property tax rate (to compensate for lower property values) and raised salaries for county employees. In other words, for doing what I and many other progressives think we need to do in this recession.

There was also the issue of building a baseball stadium with public money for the Marlins. We had a referendum, it lost (I voted against), they waited a couple of years, and now they are building it anyway. The mayor was in favor, both originally and in ignoring the referendum and going ahead anyway, and the main backer of the recall, Norman Braman, was opposed to building the stadium. This issue, however, seems to have been secondary to the property taxes and public employee salaries.

So this is not necessarily a good sign just because the mayor was a Republican. It is likely more like Charlie Crist getting replaced by Rick Scott. They're both Republicans but Scott is obviously much worse than Crist. Let's see who the new mayor is before cheering.

Oops seems he did exactly what the unions and the progressives want, then the people spoke up and threw him out of office.

Gaedel (799 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Mar-16-11 05:49 AM
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6. Local conservative radio
   
Was "leading the charge" in the campaign against Alvarez.

BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Mar-16-11 08:55 AM
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13. Wasn't there some billionaire car dealer also pushing this? n/t   Updated at 7:28 AM

malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Mar-16-11 06:05 AM
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7. I started a thread asking about this yesterday
   
and the majority of responses were that there are no recalls in Florida.

Great news

This has legs rick Scott is toast!!!1111

1monster Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Thu Mar-17-11 12:01 AM
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15. There are recalls in charter cities and counties. There are no recalls for the
   
State Legislature or Governor.

Oops.

SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Mar-16-11 06:08 AM
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8. Americans assert themselves
   
Thank heavens.

Republicons begin reaping the crap they have sown...

Yep taxpayers asserted themselves and threw the bum out for raising taxes and giving more goodies to the public workers. The opposite of what Walker is doing. This should be a message to you goons, the public does not want more taxes so public workers can get more.

[NHSparky]

Well looky there--conservatives upholding standards and expecting people to do what they say!  Who knew?

[JohnnyReb]

Well looky there--conservatives upholding standards and expecting people to do what they say!  Who knew?

RINO's beware..........

[Karin]

They're all over the board over there.  A few people paid attention to what eomer said, others continued to cheer with their heads buried firmly in the sand.  I think it's so hilarious when they get things exactly 180 degrees wrong.  They will then expend time, energy, and money barking up wrong trees and looking foolish.  The more they look like idiots in  public, the more they tarnish the democrat brand. 

[blitzkrieg_17]

Takin' out the trash.

[AllosaursRus]

They're all over the board over there.  A few people paid attention to what eomer said, others continued to cheer with their heads buried firmly in the sand.  I think it's so hilarious when they get things exactly 180 degrees wrong.  They will then expend time, energy, and money barking up wrong trees and looking foolish.  The more they look like idiots in  public, the more they tarnish the democrat brand. 

Wait 'til they have an election and elect a Tea Party candidate! We should save this thread so we can laugh at the heads exploadin' post election! We may have to build a bomb shelter so we can get outa the mess rainin' down from above!

These morons believe if they throw a Rino out, a DemoncRat automatically replaces them. Nothin' could be farther from the truth, from what I see and understand is goin' on down there!