{"id":40422,"date":"2025-03-20T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=40422"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:34:55","slug":"help-these-two-democrats-win-their-april-1-special-elections-to-shock-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/help-these-two-democrats-win-their-april-1-special-elections-to-shock-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Help these two Democrats win their April 1 special elections to shock the nation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/a>DEAN OBEIDALLAH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAR 19, 2025 (deanobeidallah.substack.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You don\u2019t have to wait until the 2026 midterms–or even this November\u2019s races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia–to send a message to Donald Trump, the GOP and America. You can do all of that right now with the two congressional special elections slated for April 1. The time to shock the nation is now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both of these special elections are taking place in Florida after Republican members of the House recently resigned. In Florida\u2019s District 1, Democrat Gay Valimont<\/a><\/strong> is taking on Trump backed Jimmy Patronis\u2014who unbelievably wanted Florida taxpayers<\/a> to fork over $5 million to reimburse Trump for his legal fees spent in his criminal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in Florida\u2019s District 6, Democrat Josh Weil<\/a> <\/strong>is taking on Randy Fine\u2014who is not just a Trump backed candidate but a vile religious bigot<\/a>. I\u2019ll explain more on that below\u2014but Fine doesn\u2019t hide his religious supremacy just as MAGA doesn\u2019t hide their white supremacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we all know, in special elections the turnout is generally very low. That means despite these two districts being solidly red, an upset in one or both races is truly possible. And bluntly, even a close finish in these districts that the GOP candidates in November won by nearly 30 points would send a message to the nation that Trump and his MAGA agenda are as unpopular as polling now shows they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think back to 2017 and the early special elections that year where Democrats greatly closed gaps from the November 2016 elections just a few months earlier. That both grabbed headlines and importantly helped energize the opposition to Trump. We need that same thing now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you look at these two races, there is a real path for success. Democratic nominee Gay Valimont<\/a><\/strong> is running in Florida\u2019s first (the Pensacola area) to fill the seat that became open when Matt Gaetz\u2014remember that scumbag?!\u2014resigned after Trump nominated him to be Attorney General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gay is a tireless activist who first became active in politics after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting<\/a> that left 20 students and six adults dead. Valimont\u2019s story though includes painful heartbreak when in 2020, her husband Brian was diagnosed with ALS and a few months later their 8-year-old son Eli was diagnosed with a rare and terminal brain tumor. Gay served as the primary caretaker for both until they passed away within months of each other. This experience left her with more than $100,000 in medical bills, making her keenly aware of how our healthcare system is broken and needs to be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her opponent Jimmy Patronis not only wanted Florida taxpayers to pay for Trump\u2019s personal legal fees but in his past elections he was funded<\/a> by the very same insurance companies he was charged with regulating as Florida\u2019s elected Chief Financial Officer. That is why under his leadership, property insurance rates have skyrocketed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valimont is packing venues and recently announced she has raised nearly $7 million to flip this red seat. I spoke to Valimont on Wednesday about her run for Congress\u2014 which you can hear below. <\/strong>She shared that the top issue by far is the slowing to bad economy. <\/strong>Valimont also explained that veterans of all political backgrounds are outraged with the GOP\u2019s cuts to veterans\u2019 care\u2014which could decide this election given Florida\u2019s First district is home to the most veterans in the Sunshine state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over in Florida\u2019s 6th<\/sup> district<\/a> on the east coast of Florida that includes Daytona Beach, Democratic nominee Josh Weil<\/a><\/strong> is also running a great campaign. A teacher and father who is raising his two sons on his own, is outspoken<\/a> on the need to reduce costs, protect Social Security and make insurance more affordable in Florida. Given Weil\u2019s work as a teacher, he has also made preserving and improving our education system a cornerstone of his campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can check out a clip of my recent interview of Josh below talking outrageous insurance costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there is Weil\u2019s opponent, the vile bigot Randy Fine<\/strong>. For starters, Fine doesn\u2019t even live in the district. Trump wanted him to run so he did. But Fine has openly feuded with Ron DeSantis–meaning the DeSantis political machine is not helping him and likely wants to see him lose. That is great for Weil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fine has made this campaign about smearing Weil for his Muslim faith, calling<\/a> him \u201cJihad Josh\u201d and claimed Weil supports \u201cMuslim terror.\u201d (Weil had been raised Christian, but converted to Islam years ago after marrying a woman who was Muslim.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The despicable Fine\u2014who is a subscriber of the same far right religious supremacist views of people like Benjamin Netanyahu–has a long, documented history of demonizing Muslims. In September 2024, Fine celebrated<\/a> the killing<\/a> of 26-year-old American citizen Ay\u015fenur Ezgi, an activist killed by the Israeli forces while peacefully protesting illegal settlements in the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a November 26, 2024 tweet, Fine targeted<\/a> Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN), writing<\/a>, \u201cThe \u2018Hebrew Hammer\u2019 is coming. @RashidaTlaib and @IlhanMN might consider leaving before I get there.\u201d He then added, \u201c#BombsAway,\u201d<\/strong> as a reference to Netanyahu\u2019s massive bombings in Gaza that have slaughtered thousands of women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Fine also has shown deep contempt for Christians. He has been outspoken in not only supporting the oppression of Christians in the West Bank (there are more than 50,000) but also advocating for the ethnic cleansing of Christians\u2014along with Muslims\u2014from the area to make it exclusively for Israeli Jews. For example, he pledged<\/a> during this campaign that: “My first bill in congress will be to recognize Gaza and Judea and Samaria as parts of the State of Israel and to call for the expulsion of these monsters [Palestinians] from Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has also smeared<\/a> the Catholics of Ireland as being pro-terrorism for showing support for Palestinian Christians and Muslims–and the list<\/a> goes on of the hate he has peddled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Valimont, Weil is drawing big crowds and has raised nearly $10 million<\/a> dollars. Based on early ballots returned, both of these campaigns are well positioned to upset their GOP opponents\u2014or at least greatly close the gap from the 30 point wins the Republicans had in November in their respective districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People keep asking what more can I do to take on Trump and Musk?! Well here you go! You can donate, volunteer and\/or ensure friends in these two Democrats respective districts get out to vote by April 1. This how we send a message and potentially shock the nation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To learn more about helping both candidates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gay\u2019s website: https:\/\/gayforcongress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh\u2019s website: https:\/\/joshweil.us\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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