Empty chairs for empty heads
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Still vote for him or any Republican. Until they stop doing that this shit useless.
This the emptiness in the cranium
remember when clint eastwood argued with an empty chair, in place of obama, because he wanted to have a performative version of creating an argument to win while in the shower? Well turns out the empty chairs, where someone is actually supposed to be to hear out their constituents' concerns, is the republicans. However, people outside of that group knew that all along.
Are there no political rivals to scoop these unhappy crowds? It sounds like there'd be no organizing on their part, just show up and listen to people bitch about Cammack.
Imagine simping so hard for leaders who don't show the fuck up to acknowledge your existence.
Losers. Hope they suffer.
Man, imagine if they had the self awareness to form a local political party to vote out the people who wont listen to their constituents.
Yeah, split the right wing vote! Let's go!
All Republicans are cowards
Why aren't these going viral? They might be too sad to watch, seeing elderly people worry about their checks. The article says that Gainesville is a college town, so it leans heavily democratic.
Edit: I misspoke:
The district, comprising Gainesville and Ocala, Florida, with largely rural areas of Northwest Florida has voted firmly Republican, with Cammack first winning the seat in 2020 with 57.1% of the vote and securing re-election in 2022 and 2024 with more than 60% of the vote.
College towns are weird because most college students do not vote there. The students may vote where they're from but since young people generally don't vote even those who are able to vote locally likely don't.
Hello, I live in this district. Gainesville itself as a college town is pretty solidly blue, but Ocala, High springs, and pretty much everything else around it in the district is very rural and red. We are also very close to the villages, which is where all the old people in the country go to ruin Florida for everyone else (although I think the villages is in a different district, it's still close enough to have plenty of influence).
I knew I had heard of the villages. Apparently, they're upset too: