{"id":3512,"date":"2023-05-19T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T22:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2023-05-19T17:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T22:04:41","slug":"gop-faces-major-upset-as-democrat-flips-seat-in-largest-republican-controlled-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3512","title":{"rendered":"GOP Faces Major Upset as Democrat Flips Seat in Largest Republican-Controlled City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reports of the Democratic Party\u2019s demise in Florida might be premature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democrat Donna Deegan secured an upset victory over Republican Daniel Davis on Tuesday in Jacksonville\u2019s mayoral election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deegan triumphed in a closely contested and high-dollar city election, according to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/local\/2023\/05\/16\/democrat-donna-deegan-becomes-first-female-mayor-of-jacksonville\/70220473007\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Florida Times-Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local television anchor declared victory with more than 52 percent of the vote in the election\u2019s runoff phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The crowd at the Donna Deegan election night gathering as Deegan holds a 52-47% lead with 168 precincts reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W969XAck6b\">pic.twitter.com\/W969XAck6b<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hanna Holthaus (@HannaHolthaus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannaHolthaus\/status\/1658615200055001094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Deegan cited crossover votes from Republicans and independents as instrumental to her victory, according to the Times-Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we were out the last several weeks, I mean, I can\u2019t tell you how many people from across the political spectrum reached out to me and said, \u2018We want you to know, I\u2019ve never voted for a Democrat before. I\u2019m going to vote for you,&#8217;\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Love won tonight, and we made history. We have a new day in Jacksonville because people chose unity over division\u2014creating a broad coalition of people across the political spectrum that want a unified city. Together, we will bring change for good to Jacksonville by making good on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZmV5pmV4gd\">pic.twitter.com\/ZmV5pmV4gd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Donna Deegan (@DonnaDeegan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonnaDeegan\/status\/1658657401896042496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis, an executive of the city\u2019s Chamber of Commerce, conceded on election night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Davis says this wasn\u2019t the result he thought it would be 24 hours ago. Says he called Deegan to congratulate her and he knows she lives the city of Jacksonville <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a93t8LwamL\">pic.twitter.com\/a93t8LwamL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Bauerlein (@DavidBauerlein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidBauerlein\/status\/1658624374709051393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In population, Jacksonville is the largest city with a Republican mayoral in the nation, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elections\/democrat-donna-deegan-flips-jacksonville-mayors-office-major-upset-rcna84791?utm_source=NewsWhip+Daily&amp;utm_campaign=0d2e3b4a26-NewsWhip+Daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2790eea09f-0d2e3b4a26-199759341&amp;mc_cid=0d2e3b4a26&amp;mc_eid=24eb930921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deegan, who takes office July 1, secured her close victory in a contest where more registered Republican voters cast ballots than Democrats, according to the Times-Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republican\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-travels-california-humiliates-gavin-newsom-turf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a>\u00a0won re-election in the gubernatorial race by nearly 20 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterward, he described the Florida Democratic Party as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-gives-national-democrats-terrifying-message-happened-florida-brethren-dead-rotten-carcass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dead, rotten carcass<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Donald Trump responded to the GOP loss Tuesday by mocking\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-travels-california-humiliates-gavin-newsom-turf\/\" target=\"_blank\">DeSantis<\/a>, who had endorsed the losing candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWow! In a big upset, the DeSanctimonious backed Republican candidate for Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, LOST,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social. \u201cThis is a shocker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters of DeSantis \u2014 who is likely to challenge Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thefactualprep\/status\/1658825648150917120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">countered<\/a>&nbsp;by saying top Trump adviser Susan Wiles, a prominent figure in Jacksonville politics, had dragged down Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others blamed the defeat on discord between supporters of the two GOP leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Republican base was too busy infighting about Trump vs DeSantis for the 2024 primaries,\u201d Trending Politics\u2019 Collin Rugg said on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Florida Democrat Donna Deegan makes historic upset by winning the Jacksonville mayoral race, an area that DeSantis won by 12 points.<br><br>The Republican base was too busy infighting about Trump vs DeSantis for the 2024 primaries.<br><br>Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c2RGAbYocH\">pic.twitter.com\/c2RGAbYocH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1658659900178993152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article:<a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/gop-democrat-flips-seat-largest-republican-controlled-city\/\">https:\/\/ijr.com\/gop-democrat-flips-seat-largest-republican-controlled-city\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ijr.com\/author\/wj\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports of the Democratic Party\u2019s demise in Florida might be premature. Democrat Donna Deegan secured an upset victory over Republican Daniel Davis on Tuesday in Jacksonville\u2019s mayoral election. Deegan triumphed in a closely contested and high-dollar city election, according to\u00a0The Florida Times-Union. The local television anchor declared victory with more than 52 percent of the vote in the election\u2019s runoff phase. Deegan cited crossover votes from Republicans and independents as instrumental to her victory, according to the Times-Union. \u201cWhen we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3513,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions\/3513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}