A few weeks ago the Florida Democratic Party released that they had paid for a poll in my race and I had a slight lead. This information was a nice boost for me. It gave my campaign a bit of momentum, my supporters a bit of encouragement, and the Democratic Party sent some resources my way. Otherwise not too much changed as a result. I continued to do what I have been doing all along. I’ve been keeping my head down and doing the work I knew needed to be done if I ever stood any chance of winning this race.
Over the past couple of weeks though, I noticed there has been a noticeable shift in the district. At events I had only been mentioned as an honorable mention before, if press bothered to mention my name at all. Suddenly I was finding myself mentioned as an event “notable” attendee. My race is now the focus of articles while other races have now become footnotes. I honestly had no idea what this shift in focus was about until I began getting phone calls and messages today with everyone directing me to this. My district was no longer shaded a dark, crimson shade of red, but had been shifted to a light pink.
The Florida Democratic Party is ecstatic as they may have the opportunity to pick up another State Senate seat. I hope this gives my volunteers some extra enthusiasm to keep them going for 2 more weeks. It also gives me a needed boost to keep me going for the next 2 weeks! I hope it brings in some last minute support and endorsements, but otherwise, just like the polling before, it changes nothing. I will continue to keep my head down and keep doing the work until polls close on Election Day. This district is still pink, not blue. Even if it were blue, as my opponent is finding out, there is no such thing as a safe district.
If you would like to help me move my district into at least the toss up category over the next 2 weeks, please visit my website at www.oliviababis.com and either make a contribution, or sign up to volunteer. You can phone bank from anywhere!
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