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Jacksonville, Florida was the largest metropolis within the US with a Republican mayor till Tuesday night time when Donna Deegan grew to become the second Democrat in thirty years to be elected mayor.
Jacksonville is the twelfth largest metropolis in the US, and till tonight had solely had one Democratic mayor previously three a long time.
The Tributary reported:
Former TV anchor Donna Deegan beat JAX Chamber CEO Daniel Davis in a shocking upset for Jacksonville mayor, changing into the primary girl ever and solely the second Democrat to win a mayor’s race right here in three a long time regardless of Davis outraising her four-to-one.
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Davis, a former Metropolis Council member and state consultant, had been getting ready for this mayoral race for the final eight years, when fellow Republican Lenny Curry was elected mayor. He largely relied on his fundraising prowess to achieve voters by means of mailers, textual content messages and ads. He raised a record-breaking $8.4 million by the tip of April in comparison with Deegan’s $2.1 million.
Davis was endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, however his endorsement didn’t assist Republicans keep away from a historic defeat.
The 2023 election outcomes which might be trickling in look like holding the similiar sample of the final a number of election cycles. Democrats have the vitality and momentum, and the extra that Donald Trump reemerges to be the face of the Republican Occasion, the extra races Republicans lose.
If Republicans had received a mayor’s race in Phoenix, New York, Chicago, or Houston, the nationwide media can be all around the story as Republican momentum and bother forward for President Biden in 2024, however Democrats are successful elections throughout the nation that they haven’t received in a long time, and there’s nothing, however silence from the company media.
Whether or not it’s Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis there isn’t any proof of a well-liked resurgance amongst Republicans.
It is only one off off yr election, but when something, Democrats nonetheless seem like the stronger and higher organized occasion.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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Member of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation
