Jacksonville, Florida was the largest metropolis within the US with a Republican mayor till Tuesday evening when Donna Deegan turned 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 prior to now three a long time.
Former TV anchor Donna Deegan beat JAX Chamber CEO Daniel Davis in a surprising upset for Jacksonville mayor, turning into the primary lady 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 mailers, textual content messages and commercials. 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 are trickling in seem 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 Celebration, 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 may be nothing, however silence from the company media.
Whether or not it’s Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis there is no such thing as a proof of a well-liked resurgance amongst Republicans.
It is only one off off 12 months election, but when something, Democrats nonetheless seem like the stronger and higher organized celebration.
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 targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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