Unfortunately as you mention the closest parallel is Grayson running in Demings seat in 2022- his forcing himself into that race did irrevocable damage within the activist community in Orange County. Grayson persisting with this divisiveness in a later State Senate race only furthered this.
DWS has a reputation as great community activist and ally for all of Broward liberals going back to her days as Peter Deutsch’s LA in the legislature. I think it would be foolish for her to this and squander all that goodwill. This all having been said, as a resident in the new CD-20 it would be VERY DIFFICULT for me not to vote for her if she ran. So that’s the inherent contradiction even with someone like me. I know it’s divisive for her to run in what should be a seat where the minority community gets to choose it representative and I realize if we still had runoffs, no way she’d be nominated here (like when Frankel ran vs Hastings in 1992). Yet I freely admit I’d have a hard time not voting for her if she ran. I am sure I am not the only person facing this internal conflict.
I, personally, hope Debbie wins the seat.
Unfortunately as you mention the closest parallel is Grayson running in Demings seat in 2022- his forcing himself into that race did irrevocable damage within the activist community in Orange County. Grayson persisting with this divisiveness in a later State Senate race only furthered this.
DWS has a reputation as great community activist and ally for all of Broward liberals going back to her days as Peter Deutsch’s LA in the legislature. I think it would be foolish for her to this and squander all that goodwill. This all having been said, as a resident in the new CD-20 it would be VERY DIFFICULT for me not to vote for her if she ran. So that’s the inherent contradiction even with someone like me. I know it’s divisive for her to run in what should be a seat where the minority community gets to choose it representative and I realize if we still had runoffs, no way she’d be nominated here (like when Frankel ran vs Hastings in 1992). Yet I freely admit I’d have a hard time not voting for her if she ran. I am sure I am not the only person facing this internal conflict.