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There
weren’t
a
ton
of
bright
spots
for
Democrats
after
yesterday’s
election.
Sure,
the
“Black
Nazi”
lost,
we’re
getting
the
first
Korean
American
senator,
and
there’ll
actually
be
two
Black
women
senators,
but
the
pallor
cast
by
Donald
Trump’s
victory
is
nearly
overwhelming.
But,
stepping
away
from
the
national
stage,
there
were
some
reasons
to
cheer.
Like
the
fact
that
progressive
Florida
state
attorney
Monique
Worrell
got
her
job
back.
Last
year,
she
was
suspended
from
the
position
by
Governor
Ron
DeSantis
in
a
move
criticized
as
“purely
political.”
In
fact,
Worrell
went
quite
a
bit
further,
calling
it
“tyranny”
and
“simply
a
smoke
screen
for
Ron
DeSantis’
failing
and
disastrous
[presidential]
campaign.”
Voters
in
Orlando
resoundingly
repudiated
DeSantis’s
call
—
Worrell
picked
up
57%
of
the
vote,
defeating
Independent
Andrew
Bain,
who
had
been
appointed
by
DeSantis
to
fill
the
position.
In
a
statement
following
her
victory
Worrell
said,
“Tonight’s
results
underscore
the
resilience
of
our
democracy
and
a
powerful
message
from
the
people:
No
governor’s
petty
political
maneuvers
and
no
amount
of
dark
money
can
silence
the
voices
of
thousands
who
demand
a
fair,
smart
approach
to
justice
over
the
failed,
outdated
policies
of
the
past.”
Worrell
continued,
“Despite
a
flood
of
over
$2.5
million
in
Republican
attack
ads
lying
about
my
record,
our
community
stood
strong
and
united,
declaring
that
enough
is
enough.
We
are
ready
to
restore
integrity
and
experience
to
the
State
Attorney’s
office.”
Up
until
last
month,
it
had
been
a
three-candidate
race.
As
reported
by
HuffPost,
the
political
maneuvers
that
led
to
a
two-candidate
race
resulted
in
a
lawsuit.
The
race
came
down
to
Worrell
and
Bain
after
the
winner
of
the
Republican
primary,
Seth
Hyman,
dropped
out
last
month.
Hyman’s
primary
challenger,
Thomas
Feiter,
filed
a
lawsuit
accusing
Hyman
of
working
with
DeSantis
and
Bain
—
essentially,
of
dropping
out
to
hand
Bain
the
Republican
vote.
Hyman
and
Bain
have
denied
the
allegations,
and
Worrell
has
called
for
an
investigation.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
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the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
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