Neal Dunn is a waste of a congressional district
Florida's 2nd Congressional District is the largest congressional
district in Florida by land area and consists of all of Bay, Calhoun,
Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla,
Washington counties, portions of Holmes, and Lafayette. It's massive,
absurdly, ridiculously, large. The kind of district designed by a
bored majority party that wants to make it impossible for a minority
to challenge it, you know because it is!
Recently this ridiculous district has been in the news. You see this
district is a part of the Florida Panhandle, which remains one of the
last competitive and unpredictable districts in the sunshine state. So
it's only fitting that since 2010, it's been radically altered several
times, perhaps more than any other in the South. Making a predictably
blue-leaning district to a competitive district to a red district.
Because you know...Democracy. Things came to a head in 2020, when they
took Al Lawson's fifth district away and just made it a part of the
second and fourth districts. Again, Democracy!
Well. That was a mistake. On Friday, Aug. 11, all the parties of a
state-level lawsuit challenging Florida’s congressional maps entered
into an agreement that could potentially pave the way for the state to
resurrect a Black-performing district in North Florida before the 2024
primary elections. You see they now seem to think that the new
districts created by the now politically weak state governor, was in
fact - racist! Oh, perish the thought, dear reader. So, it looks like
a deal is soon going to be struck. The Democrats get their old
congressional district back, Al Lawson gets to get off the couch and
Republicans can go back to destroying central Florida maps.
Now I can hear you asking yourselves, "But, Bobby! You crafty and
devilishly handsome master of political theory! What does this have to
do with Neal Dunn?!"
Well, I'll tell you. Neal Dunn, republican congressman, doctor, MAGA
freakshow, avid supporter of purging, secret Hilary Duff fan club
President, and basic douche; is currently one of the worst members of
congress. I know that is saying something!
But unlike the Greens, Gaetz, and Voldemorts that make up the
Republican majority, Dunn manages to perform the greatest hat trick of
all. Being simultaneously an awful human being and boring as hell.
The democrats for their part have not recruited nor are actively
recruiting a challenger for Mr. Milk Toast next fall.
So once again it rests on the world-weary shoulders of the Florida
Squeeze to showcase some of the worst aspects of this pathetic
congressional track record.
2017- Present - wants to defund the Department of Education
2017 - Dunn voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which added
trillions to the national debt
2017- Votes to repeal Obamacare
2017- refusing to host town halls in Tallahassee
2018 - Chief of staff resigns amid sexual harassment scandal.
2018 - Both former chief of staff and Dunn named investigated in a
House ethics probe.
2020 - Covid 19 denier... gets covid 19.
2020 - Voted against any public stimulus during the pandemic
2021 - Voted to object to the certification of several states'
electoral votes.2023 - Supports a Biden impeachment2023- Doesn't
support spending for public lands, wants to teach creationism, and
thinks there is no way to prevent school shootings.
In short, it doesn't matter Big Bend Democrats if you lose to this
man! It doesn't matter if you are outspent by him if he refuses to
debate you if he is protected by gerrymandering. He is still a
representation of all that is wrong with our Congress and our
politics.
Yes, North Florida Democrats, we are a minority party. Yes, he will
probably win re-election, even if the second congressional district
becomes competitive again. But, in this strange red district, in this
strange corner of America, there are still over two hundred thousand
voiceless Americans because they don't have a congressional nominee on
the ballot. Who doesn't want Dunn, who isn't represented by him, and
isn't given a choice. Please give them a voice next November.