Post by @solidheron@sh.itjust.works

@solidheron@sh.itjust.works

2026-11-10 07:03 UTC

Should I run for office in a deep red part of Florida It’s just thought in my head that’s been running around that I should do something, no idea how far I could even get. This more of an excuse to talk about running Blue wave happened, but it seems like corporate Dems are the obstacle instead of fascist Republicans. So there’s still work to be done. Panhandle of Florida is so red that I think Democrats running barely find the motivation to run in the elections because they lose decisively and consistently, but I’m convinced that I could do better. I could run for house of representatives position or county commissioner position, I feel like running for those positions. Seems like if I could get the signatures needed to get my name on the ballot for free then I can ramp up the campaign. I’d testing the connections I have made with my activism. Angie Nixon going from nobody with no backing to 48% of the votes in the general has been inspiration and I probably could help her out and get the 200k votes she would need to win in 2028.

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@TrollAccount69@lemmy.ml 2026-11-10 07:08

Yes absolutely.

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@mattyroses@lemmy.librarysocialism.social 2026-11-10 07:13

Yes. And do it in the GOP. Make them debate communism in the primary.

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@spongebue@lemmy.world 2026-11-10 14:22

If you do, or are still undecided, talk to these guys! Their entire purpose is helping liberal people with no political experience run for office in conservative areas. I heard Rachel Maddow talk about it once so there’s that runforsomething.net/run/

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@nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 2026-11-11 03:56

Yes! These days there’s an appetite in every district for us vs The Epstein class instead of left vs right And even if you lose, you’ll learn a lot and make contacts. Bernie talks about the first time he ran in Vermont and how he didn’t just lose he lost baaaaddd. And look at him now.

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@gibblywafer@lemmy.world 2026-11-11 05:28

TL;DR - No, it’s a waste of time. I am of the belief that voting in FL has been compromised for over twenty years. I’ve ranted about it quite frequently outside of this forum, but for this particular thread, I’m going to spare myself the frustration of doing it once again. Even if by some miracle, you were able to get the 2/3 of votes you’d need to get the majority of votes (compromised voting system), the Democratic party of FL is wildly corrupt in of itself. I was a member of SemDems (Seminole county democrats) for a few years… the system has rotted all the way through. I couldn’t come up with a solution. I left the state. Good luck to you either way…

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