Lots of news coming out of Florida last night. First is Mike Waltz’s vacated seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.

This went to Trump-endorsed Republican, Randy Fine, Democrat Josh Weil, a public school employee and political newcomer who raised nearly 10 times more than Fine.

Our guess is some voters (not the Democrats) did not buy into Josh Weil’s heavy push for gender transition treatments for children.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights and while we’re at it #MedicareForAll so that all trans children have free, and safe access to the medical services they need.”-Josh Weil

No, Josh. What they need is safe access to stable adults of sound mind and body who can give them the straight-up, loving truth of the realities of life and human anatomy. They need solid individuals who are not afraid to tell them “no, this is not how things work”.

It comes as no surprise that Weil may have been in some teacher unions’ pockets as well. Previous tweet receipts indicate that he was not a fan of a bill introduced in Iowa back in 2021, that “would have required teachers to give parents 7-days notice if they plan to ask their kids about their preferred pronouns.”

In addition to all the harm this will do to trans and enby youth, this bill will 100% result in a loss of teachers.

Every time, in every state, whenever lawmakers try to drop their baggage and bs on teachers, teachers leave. https://t.co/sVai9gvWza

— Josh Weil (@JoshWeilFL6) April 7, 2021

It’s all about the teachers. Not the parents. And, it’s certainly not about the kids. You know what else is BS, Josh? A parent finding out through the rumor mill that her child chooses to use different pronouns and is considering transitioning. Asking teachers to be responsible adults (not enablers of delusion) is not much of an ask when the parents are effectively funding their salaries. So, spare us the BS.

You know what was BS, though? This:

According to emails obtained by the Free Beacon, Weil faced a three-day suspension in July 2015 after he “slammed” a student to the ground. The school’s incident report confirms the ordeal, stating Weil ‘grabbed student by neck, threw to ground, left bruise on student’s head.’ In an interview with school officials, Weil described the student as ‘one of the smaller kids in the class’ and acknowledged that he ‘picked him up by his collar’ and ‘brought him to the ground.’ While Weil claimed he only engaged because the student was ‘slapping and hitting’ him, the student said he merely ‘grabbed Mr. Weil’s arm to speak to him,’ according to school records.”-The Washington Free Beacon

And yet, there is more from Weil’s days at Orange Youth Academy:

According to a March 2015 email, Weil repeatedly tormented a female colleague, who said the behavior made her ‘very uncomfortable’ and negatively impacted her work. On multiple occasions, the colleague said, Weil used a ‘stick’ to physically ‘prod’ her. Weil would also block the teacher’s ‘doorway with his body’ to prevent her from leaving her classroom—during one incident, records show, Weil told his colleague she ‘couldn’t leave’ and physically ‘poked’ her as she tried to unlock her door.”-The Washington Free Beacon

Eww.

While there are mixed reviews in the cyber universe on Mr. Fine, it is still a win for the Republicans. But, the winning doesn’t stop there. Taking another House seat for Florida is Republican, Jimmy Patronis, filling Matt Gaetz’s vacated seat. Patronis went up against Democrat Gay Valimont, who was convinced she could win:

Gay Valimont also ran a campaign with funds and Patronis, according to some liberal news outlets was nervous about Valimont’s campaign a few days ago. What put Patronis over the tipping point? Perhaps her affiliation with Moms Demand Action? Or that picture she took way back when with Kamala Harris?

Were Weil and Valimont both left? Absolutely. Weil may have been slightly more wack and woke than Valimont, however, with his embracing of the notion that children should be sterilized at a young age. But, how did two Democrats, flush with campaign cash and support lose two House seats in Florida?

Yes, we know Florida is a Red State. Even knowing this, I would venture to say that the results of this election may not have been the Republican candidates themselves that caused voters to cast their ballots the way they did. We’re seeing this unfold across the nation: the ideologies the Democrat brand now represents are causing even Democrats to vote Republican. Fine and Patronis didn’t necessarily stand out. But the messages and ideologies of Weil, Valimont and the Democrats in general, did. It did not matter their campaigns were flush with funds (Fine had to scrape funds together). Voters are tired of hearing the same lip service from the Democrats. Time will tell what Fine and Patronis will do in the House, but we will take the win for now. We need to have some wins to balance out last night’s Wisconsin.

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