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Field of Dreams
That is the fuel that propels at least eleven Democrats and one Republican, one Libertarian, and two Independent candidates running in a marathon race they hope will end in Washington.
The 84-year-old Former Federal Judge and iconic 14-term Congressional representative Alcee Hastings, who died on April 6, 2021, left a coveted seat in Congress and big shoes to fill.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has set the election date to replace Hastings for November 02, 2021. Fifteen hopefuls, eleven Democrats, three Independents, and one Libertarian (Mike terr Matt), have thrown their hats into the ring with high hopes of riding either a donkey or an elephant to Washington’s field of dreams.
Candidate Cherfilus-McCormick spend more money on campaign ads than all the other candidates combined
The candidates are running for Hastings’s seat span the gamut from experienced politicians to political neophytes. Dreams include current and former state legislators such as state Senator Perry Thurston, Rep Omari Hardy, Bobby DuBose, and former president Florida House of Representatives, Priscilla Taylor. Two of Broward County’s former Mayors and current Commissioners have also joined the race: Dale Holness and Barbara Sharief. And a political neophyte Sheila Chefilus McCormick. Chefilus-McCormick ran against Alcee Hastings but lost her bid to unseat the 14-term legend.
Florida State Senator Perry Thurston’s Campaign Billboard Defaced By His Political Foes
McCormick entered the 2021 Special election race selling pipe dreams and false promises of a monthly stipend of $1000.00 to all Floridians. Ms. McCormick hasn’t said how she intends to pay for the bountiful largess. McCormick has run more television commercials than all other candidates. Chefilus-McCormick has loaned her campaign $3.7 million. Ms. McCormick is a lawyer who has worked through college and law school using grits and determination. However, she is of the Sen. Bernie Sanders ilk that fosters laziness and socialistic ideas for the public at large — suppose she’s given a chance to go to Washington.
Ms. Cherfilus-McCormick will only grow the Mad Squad of Congressional persons comprising (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mondaire Jones, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Cori Bush of Missouri, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan) gang and other socialist claptraps in the U.S. Congress.
Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief Running to Replace The Late congressional representative Alcee Hastings.
Broward Commissioner Barbara Sharief is one of seven Broward County Commissioners who refused to back the Juneteenth Holiday as a paid workday for Broward County Employees. Commissioner Dale Holness was the only commissioner of nine commissioners to support Juneteenth as a paid holiday for county employees. Miami-Dade County has endorsed Juneteenth as a paid holiday for its employees.
Juneteenth is the day of celebration that was begun, by slaves, in 1865. This celebration is to honor the “freedom” of slaves under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
In terms of solid candidate (s) who can fill the big shoes of Alcee Hastings and is ready to represent Florida’s 20th Congressional District from day one:
State Senator Perry Thurston (D)
Broward COMM Dale Holness (D)
State Rep Omari Hardy (D)
State Rep Bobby DuBose (D)
Broward COMM Barbara Sharief (D)
Professor Mike terr Maat (L)
Deerfield COMM Priscilla Taylor
Sheila Cherilus-McCormick (D)
Phil Jackson (D)
Emmanuel Morel (D)
Imran Siddiqui (D)
Jim Flynn (I)
Leonard Serratore (I)
Shelley Fain (I) (Write-In candidate)
If you run, then you will win.
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