Post by Logan on Jan 26, 2016 16:07:15 GMT -6
Prominent Florida Democrats agree Hillary Clinton is stronger candidate in the state than Bernie Sanders
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has a message for Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“It’s okay to be right, but it’s more important to win. And if you don’t win, you can’t govern,” Buckhorn said when asked about the excitement that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is generating in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. “When all is said and done — certainly in Florida — Hillary has a much, much better chance of prevailing than Sen. Sanders.”
The electoral math is simple: If Democrats win Florida’s 29 electoral votes in November, they win the White House. Florida’s most prominent Democrats overwhelmingly say Hillary Clinton stands a much better chance of carrying Florida than Sanders.
Like it or not, a self-described democratic socialist like Sanders is simply not a strong Florida candidate, said former chief financial officer Alex Sink.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/elections-2016/article56637383.html
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has a message for Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“It’s okay to be right, but it’s more important to win. And if you don’t win, you can’t govern,” Buckhorn said when asked about the excitement that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is generating in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. “When all is said and done — certainly in Florida — Hillary has a much, much better chance of prevailing than Sen. Sanders.”
The electoral math is simple: If Democrats win Florida’s 29 electoral votes in November, they win the White House. Florida’s most prominent Democrats overwhelmingly say Hillary Clinton stands a much better chance of carrying Florida than Sanders.
Like it or not, a self-described democratic socialist like Sanders is simply not a strong Florida candidate, said former chief financial officer Alex Sink.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/elections-2016/article56637383.html