Alex Vindman on Flipping Florida Senate Seat Blue
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What polling data indicates about Trump's popularity in Florida?
Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are terrified that they may be losing Florida, and there are different and new data points that bear this out. In Larry Sabato's recent crystal brawl predictions, now that Alex Vindman has entered the Senate race there against MAGA Republican Ashley Moody, that Senate seat race is moving closer and closer to being a Democratic seat. I'll talk more about that in a moment. the polling on friday for donald trump was absolutely atrocious nationwide and it's been pretty bad in florida too and i'm not sure attacking bad bunny in the hispanic community are raising donald trump's popularity in the hispanic community there but you take a look right here at the new ap nor poll trump's overall approval right now
36%, it's like the worst ever, like the worst in history. Economy, 34%. Country heading in the right direction, 29%. I guess I'm saving grace for Donald Trump is that he's more popular than JD Vance. JD Vance's approval at 32%. You've got headlines like this right now. Well, Donald Trump's bragging about the economy is great. The Dow Jones is this and that middle class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet. Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated four point seven billion dollars selling their plasma. Plasma, I guess that's the new American dream, but what's Ashley Moody doing?
How is Alex Vindman positioned to challenge Ashley Moody?
She was the individual who was picked by DeSantis to hold that Senate seat after Marco Rubio became the worst Secretary of State in history. Well, she's got big plans this week. She's going to the World Liberty Financial Forum That's the group where Donald Trump gets all of that crypto from the Middle East and they invest in Donald Trump personally and they don't really get anything in return. They don't get a product, they get Donald Trump and they get the quid pro quo of the White House. They get our semiconductor chips and Donald Trump makes billions of dollars. And that's the company where Trump's kids are on it and Witkoff's kids are on it while they go and destroy American foreign policy abroad.
you look at trump's overall approval when it comes to some of these red states florida negative 7.5 according to the economist others have them negative two negative three some have them slightly but overall his popularity in florida uh is plummeting and one of the things we're seeing as that politico headline uh points out is uh veterans people who have devoted their life to service uh stepping up i mean you've got Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman announcing his run for the United States Senate seat. He was up for promotion to be a colonel. You all probably remember the story. He told the truth about what Donald... He came forward courageously during the first Trump regime, told the truth about Donald Trump extorting Ukraine.
Then Donald Trump got rid of him, and then he had a fight for his job back, and... And now Alex is running for the Senate. You have people like Phil Err running.
What are the implications of Alex Vindman's military background for his campaign?
I'll just show you, this was pretty cool. This was Phil Err endorsing Alex Vindman. And you just see these, you know, incredible veteran Democrats supporting each other in Florida. Let's watch this.
Hi, my name is Phil Ehrman, retired U.S. Navy Commander. I want to tell you about my friend Alex Vindman, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. Alex is running for the Senate of the United States with a sense of integrity and duty to set conditions for all of us to thrive in freedom. It's so important to do that thinking of children. Children are our future and Alex will be there for them.
Should also note that, again, Alex Vindman, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, who's the Director of European Affairs for the United States, the United Security Council, served 21 years. He was wounded in Iraq, stood up when no one else would, as his brother Eugene Vindman writes. He also has an incredible video when he announced his run. I just want to show you just to remind you about his background.
What issues are affecting Florida voters today?
Let's just play this.
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council official who testified against the president during the impeachment hearings, has been fired.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What polling data indicates about Trump's popularity in Florida?
0:00–1:31
2
How is Alex Vindman positioned to challenge Ashley Moody?
1:31–3:10
3
What are the implications of Alex Vindman's military background for his campaign?
3:10–4:07
4
What issues are affecting Florida voters today?
4:07–5:05
5
How does Alex Vindman plan to address healthcare and insurance costs?
5:05–6:11
6
What strategies will Vindman use to engage with younger voters?
6:11–7:11
7
What challenges does Ashley Moody face as the incumbent?
7:11–8:44
8
How can listeners support Alex Vindman's campaign?
8:44–17:24