She may have been beaten, yet again, in the Democratic primary for the 26th Congressional district by the candidate 
who lost anyway to U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo Tuesday. But Annette Taddeo will not go gently into the good night. She is raging against, not a dying light, but the Republican darkness.
Taddeo is still vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party, after all, and for whatever good that has done anybody. Apparently believing she is still a valid Democrat surrogate for people like Hillary Clinton and former Sen. Dwight Bullard, she has been working the Spanish TV and radio circuit in the weeks leading up to the election. She sent out an email last week also to promote the medical marijuana amendment.
You gotta admire, maybe even envy, her thick skin. But maybe she is the kiss of death. Both her candidates lost. Epic fails, man.
Then Wednesday, among the thank you emails from winners and losers alike, she sent nothing less than a digital pep talk, even encouraging we get therapy if we need it. Really.
Dear Elaine,
There is no need to repeat what we’ve already heard on the news last night and today. Many of us are grieving, scared, or still in shock. That is normal.
Today is not the day to play Monday morning quarterback. There will be time for us to regroup later, and determine what we can improve in our strategy for the next election cycle. Right now, I ask you to reach out to the people in your life who spent time on this campaign, and thank them for their hard work and the sacrifices they made. Without these dedicated organizers, interns, and volunteers, last night would have been a whole lot worse.
I strongly encourage anyone who needs help to seek it, and anyone who can help to offer it. Now, more than ever before, it is critical that we stand together and support each other. History has shown us time and time again that we can survive and thrive, even in the worst of circumstances, if only we work together.
Today we begin our efforts to emerge from the despair that has blanketed our nation with the only tool we know can overcome this, the same tool a young, energetic Senator from Illinois had the audacity to use eight years ago when we were weary from a war gone on too long and teetering on the brink of a devastating financial crisis. Hope carried us to victory in 2008 and 2012, and hope will carry us to victory again.
Last night, President Obama promised us that the sun would rise again in the morning. Today, I promise you a similar fate with the same certainty — we will rise again. Together, we will rebuild the hope that propelled all of our progress over the past eight years, and together, we will win back all that we lost last night and then some.
Today, I ask you to remind your daughters that our promise of a female president is not broken, but merely delayed. And as you remind your daughters of this, join me in recommitting to ensure that we fulfill this great promise, because you and I both know that we can achieve it together.
We are working to determine our next steps, and will keep you updated on that process. Know that I am thinking of you, and that I have faith we will get through this together.
Your friend in the fight,
Annette Taddeo
It’s actually a smart message — saying out loud what many of her core supporters and non-supporters are thinking — especially if she’s running for office again. And it sounds to me like, barring an intervention by family and friends, Taddeo may be mulling a fifth stab at it. Key words: “Next steps.”
After running for county commission, lieutenant governor and congress, twice, what is left?
Mayor of Pinecrest, perhaps?
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As a Republican, I hope Annette Taddeo runs for more and higher offices.
I never met a defeated candidate who didnt blame themselves for THEIR LOSS. They always BLAME OTHERS.
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I am so sick of putting the woman thing out there. Believe me, I want the most qualified person in any office, regardless of gender. Just a reminder … Susan B Anthony was a Republican. She fought for a woman’s right to vote and got arrested for voting illegally. I am sick of the nuanced gender- and race-bating.
People need to stop being scared, get the hell out of their safe spaces and just be good patriots. Trump may not be the answer to this all, but he is sort of anti-partisan in his politics. I think Democrats will be amazed and Republicans will be annoyed at how much reaching across the isle will happen.
We survived Obama (even though our Foreign policy is a mess) and we will survive this.
No whining, I say. Time to get to work doing what we all do best.
When we stop blaming each other and feeling we are the only one that knows best, we will be able to move on , not as a party but as a NATION. Those of us who have come from other lands that really don’t believe in Democracy should know better. You can work with those across the aisle they are not neanderthals and have a pretty quick thinking process, so why don’t you try being a leader in common sense and listen to others around you, instead staying up late at night and feeding us your frustration without a solution. I DARE YOU!!!!
Annette is well spoken (in perfect English and Spanish). She runs a successful business, she knows the issues and the local politics. I am very likely to vote for her if she runs again because she has all the necessary talents for office and believes in equality for all.
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Maybe this is something Hillary should have done at 3 am when she conceded by phone and then never showed up to do so to her supporters.
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Twice? Ladra. This lady is not ok in the head. Really. She has run 4 times now. Please research properly. She has no interest in policy, ideas or community. She is only driven by her egotistical obsession to be a politician.