After a surprisingly hard loss Tuesday to Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, an upbeat Sen. Annette Taddeo blasted the Florida Democratic Party and vowed to keep fighting for South Florida’s needs.
“I don’t need a title to get shit done,” she told her supporters after conceding defeat. And she read a text message that her daughter sent voters earlier Tuesday before the election ended.
“She said, ‘Hi this is Sofia. I’m Sen. Annette Taddeo’s daughter. I’m 16 years old. My friends and I have fear as we walk into our public schools every day that a deranged shooter who legally accessed an assault rifle will end our lives. I fear for our country’s democracy, which is slowly fading, dragging women’s rights right down with it. Please do it for me and 16-year-old girls throughout the country. Can I count on your vote to make my mom the next congresswoman of Florida 27?'”
“Well, Sofia, I’m not the next congresswoman of Florida 27,” Taddeo said, her voice cracking at times. “But I can guarantee you that I am going to keep fighting for all of us. Because we must fight for the next generation. Because when we fail, we fail them. And I’ll be damned if we’re going to give up.
“Freedom is worth fighting for.”
She also had a message for Florida Democrats.
“Enough with these studies and the committees and figuring out what went wrong. We know what went wrong. We know what’s wrong,” Taddeo said. “We know how to win in Florida. And Florida can be won again. “
She said Democrats have raised their hands up and thrown in the towel with Florida.
“You know what Republicans do? They lose in Florida and they invest even more,” she said. “They spend even more time with the people. They communicate in Spanish and in English and in Creole and they target minority communities. But guess who does the work for minority communities. Democrats.
“Our message needs to match our values. If we’re going to ever win in Florida again. And to do that, we must be present not just come election time but all the time. We must invest in communities of color not just come election time but all time time.
“We need to be present and organized starting tomorrow.”
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And using the WOKE, made-up term “Latinx” will not help Democrats or the far-Left get any votes from the Latin and/or Hispanic community, either. “Latinx” is gibberish and quite insulting to the Latino community. It marginalizes, and diminishes us as a community. On second thought, by all means, keep using “Latinx.” The more you use it, the less Hispanic voters you get.
Ignorant Socialists! I, mean, Democrats!!!
When she supported the Trumpist Hernandez over Petro in the Colombian elections, every Latinx progressive knew that she was a GOP in disguise. She is a conservative, just like Janelle Perez. The Democrats cannot win by appealing to moderate Republicans while throwing the Progressives under the bus. It has been proven over and over.
Maria Elvira has done a fine job and Taddeo’ strategy was to call her names and spread lies about her. That did not win Taddeo any fans either.
Good riddance. Next time, Democratic Party, put forth a strong candidate. Taddeo and Janelle do not cut it.
Annette Taddeo is an embarrassment. I can’t believe she used her 16 year old daughter to garner votes.
Go work for a living.
We admire that the Senator decided to take her gloves off, but the names Fascell, Pepper and Ros indicate that acceeding to a Congressional position , in South Florida, is an example of the inmovable object against the unstoppable force.
Go crawl back under your hidden communist rock you angry women.
The mistake the Democratic Party made was put forth Annette Taddeo as the candidate. Please r spect the will of the voters who rejected you in resounding fashion and go away.
Annette, take on Rick Scott for the Senate in two years. He is so out of it by trying to end Social Security and Medicare that even his sycophants will turn against him.
She is a class act and Salazar an empty suit, Democrats failed to get out the vote! You no play rhe game you no make the rules..
Annete You are an Expert at Getting ” Manure ” Done !
I cannot agree with you more Annette!
We have seen Republican candidates in this community win elections talking about communism and socialism, failing to talk how they would secure Social Security, Medicare, key programs on which most of those Hispanic seniors depend on.
This is probably the most ironic electorate you can find in this country
“Stage Left, Annette.” It’s time.
The misinformation and disinformation flowing through local Miami Spanish language media (translating Fox News with a dose of QAnon conspiracies seems to be the standard programming formula) has turned our majority foreign-born community into a stew of hysterical anti-immigrant, evangelical zealots who demonize other Americans based on party affiliation. It’s tragic to see the only immigrant group ever officially welcomed and embraced by the federal government (the Cold War Cuban exiles) squandering their prestige by becoming subservient to proponents of White Christian Nationalism.
I’m glad that Ms. Taddeo is continuing her fight for individual rights, in particular the right of a woman to make medical decisions about her own body.
The election in Florida takes the State to a strange place, at least for me, when extraordinary measures are taken to “protect” our election process with police, when conspiracies about “stolen elections” are commonplace, when an individual like DeSantis becomes what Fidel Castro was once and Donald Trump later… so much surrealism!
I’m NOT a Democrat, but I applaud Ms. Taddeo for her decision to continue her fight. We must not give up freedom.
Surprisingly hard? I rather think it was hardly surprising. Voters rejected her radical woke agenda, and that’s the end of the story. Salazar is truly the leaser of two evils, but at least she reflects the values of our community moving forward. Taddeo can do all the stuff she wants, just anywhere near any elected office. Tuesday was a great day for Florida.