Debbie Wasserman Schultz makes hacktastic attempt to spin Fla. election loss
http://twitter.com/#!/amylutz4/status/443535846080135168
Democrats are reeling from an embarrassing loss in the 13th district of Florida for a vacant congressional seat. Democrat Alex Sink was defeated by Republican David Jolly to fill out the term of Republican Bill Young, who died in last fall. The district, which is widely considered a bellwether, was carried by President Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012. According to CNN, “Of those registered to vote in the district, 37% are Republicans, about 35% are Democrats and 28% are unaffiliated.”
Many are calling the race a referendum on Obamacare and a precursor to the midterm elections, which is why Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, D-Fla., is spinning faster than a Stuxnet-infected Iranian centrifuge:
http://twitter.com/#!/DWStweets/status/443545935780790272
From her statement:
Tonight, Republicans fell short of their normal margin in this district because the agenda they are offering voters has a singular focus – that a majority of voters oppose – repealing the Affordable Care Act that would return us to the same old broken health care system.
But this was dismantled in one tweet from the indispensable Jim Geraghty:
http://twitter.com/#!/jimgeraghty/status/443551408261177344
Given that, it’s hardly a surprise that “Republicans fell short of their normal margin” today.
Meanwhile, the rest of Twitter had a field day with the Debster’s tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/seanspicer/status/443548172070440962
http://twitter.com/#!/betapsi1266/status/443547954129825793
http://twitter.com/#!/gabrielmalor/status/443548454174736384
http://twitter.com/#!/lheal/status/443548318778404864
http://twitter.com/#!/TPCarney/status/443548941578412033
http://twitter.com/#!/Ted_Newton/status/443548858606698497
http://twitter.com/#!/exjon/status/443549192586141697
http://twitter.com/#!/seanagnew/status/443558951775657984
http://twitter.com/#!/AnthonyBialy/status/443549658779238401
http://twitter.com/#!/coolhandschlute/status/443549545536815104
Here’s to “underperforming” in the mid-term elections and winning there, too!
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