Stupid republican Congresswoman gives flips her Red district to Democrat

[LogDog75]

A Congresswoman failed to submit her financial at the deadline and is ineligible to run for reelection. That leaves two Democrats on the ballot guaranteeing one of them will go to Congress.



Florida Democrats got a surprise bit of good news on Friday: they're running unopposed in a heavily Hispanic, Orlando-area state House district currently held by the GOP — because the incumbent Republican failed to file her paperwork properly.

According to Gabrielle Russon of Florida Politics, "Rep. Paula Stark failed to qualify for re-election in House District 47, so Democrats will win back a blue seat they have long sought out."

Stark, a two-term Republican elected in the 2022 GOP wave election and one of the very few Republicans in the legislature to oppose a ban on government-funded diversity parades, did not file her campaign finance disclosure in time for the deadline, meaning that her candidacy was ruled ineligible.
https://www.rawstory.com/florida-democrats-2677035576/

[JHB]

1. Republicans prove yet again they're not sending their best people.

Or worse, they are.

[IronLionZion]

8. The best Republicans are not very impressive

[pat_k]

2. Ineligible determination may be overturned by a right-wingnut judge, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts!!

[sop]

3. You can bet DeSantis will get involved.

[SSJVegeta]

5. Guaranteed she'll be on the ballot

[DiverDave]

6. Yep, because

Republicans don't have to follow the rules.
I would not be surprised if she gets on the ballot.
It is florida, after all...

[SSJVegeta]

10. Florida doesn't restrict itself with petty things like"rules" and "democracy"

They are far beyond that

[SSJVegeta]

4. They'll make an exception for her

[AZJonnie]

9. IOKIYAR, no matter what (nt)

[ms liberty]

7. Huzzah!

[jimmy the one]

11. In fairness there should be a grace period & notification for this .. nt