While there isn’t one yet, we can expect a challenge to State Rep. Vance Aloupis in 2020. Someone is polling voters in House District 115, a very flippable seat that state and local Democrats want badly.
Voters in the district — which stretches from Doral through Westchester, 
Kendall, Pinecrest and into Palmetto Bay — were polled via text message on Tuesday by someone at Matthews Surveys identifying herself as Mia. The call came from a 414 area code.
“We’re polling FL voters and trying texting instead of calling to reach more people. Will you answer a few quick questions? Para Español, responda ‘2’.”
After providing a gender and age, the first question is about Aloupis.
“I’d like you to rate your feelings toward a public figure. Using a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 represents a very cold, negative feeling, 100 a very warm, positive feeling and 10 is neutral, how would you rate your feelings toward State Representative Vance Aloupis? If you have no opinion or have never heard of State Representative Vance Aloupis, please just say so.”
Then it turned to issues, asking the voter how they would rate Aloupis, using 
the same 0 to 100 scale on how well he was “making sure that people with existing health conditions don’t lose their coverage” and on “making corporations pay their fair share and reducing taxes for working families.”
The survey they asked how the voter felt about Florida restricting insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more for people with pre-existing conditions and and stopping corporate tax breaks.
“Which approach do you think would be better for Florida’s government: 1) Keeping taxes low for the middle class 2) Investing in schools and transportation infrastructure and expanding access to affordable healthcare 3) Both are equally important.”
Sounds like a Democrat poll, right?
“A few organizations looking to take back the Florida House are doing surveys 
to identify where voters would support Democrats,” said Florida Democratic Party spokesman Juan Peñalosa.
But it wasn’t them, he told Ladra.
“It’s an incredibly important swing district, and one we’re hoping to flip this cycle,” said Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairman Steve Simeonidis. “It would bring us one step closer to a majority in the House.”
But it wasn’t them, either, he said.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee should be looking for someone. Or it could be some progressive state group like the New Florida Majority or a labor union. Rumor has it Ruth’s List is trying to recruit a female candidate.
Read related: NPAs key in HD115 close call with Doc Solomon vs Vance Aloupis
And it would be a smart thing to do. After all, Aloupis is a generally unknown 
entity who only beat Jeffrey “Doc” Solomon by a few hundred votes.
Solomon told Ladra that a few people had asked if he would run again. After all, he almost beat Aloupis even though he was outspent more than 4 to 1, coming within a few hundred votes in the 51-49 percent finish. He’s got the name recognition and the heart, staying involved in local politics and running for the seat several times.
But Solomon said he is busy trying to put open primaries on the 2020 ballot (more on that later) and that he would only consider it if he had the financial support Democrats withheld last time.
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