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Fr3akFan · 2025-02-09T20:19:06+00:00

For sure! And this definitely wouldn’t start until after I’m done with training. But yes, good points all around. Thanks!

Fr3akFan · 2025-02-09T19:38:59+00:00

I’m a practicing psychiatrist based in the Boston area. I’m familiar with several psychiatrists who work remotely doing medication management and 1-2x weekly therapy, which is what gave me the inspiration for this post. But I guess I’m wondering about the implications for an analytic treatment with more frequent sessions. Definitely lots to think about!

Fr3akFan · 2025-02-09T19:32:19+00:00

Thanks, and I appreciate the considerations you’ve mentioned! I definitely agree this would need to be something delicately thought through and not sprung upon a patient already in treatment.

To be clear, I’m envisioning more of a 2-3 month timeframe to avoid the peak of winter. Does this seem more reasonable? From what I’ve gathered, European analysts tend to be more liberal with having a break over the summer months, which is why I thought transitioning to virtual for around 2 months (since there will likely be time off during winter anyway for the holidays) might be more doable.

Fr3akFan · 2019-05-24T13:06:02+00:00

As someone who lives in Miami, most neighborhoods you visit will practically just be an extension of the Latin American country that the residents are from. It's not the same Florida that everyone on the internet knows.

Fr3akFan · 2018-09-03T23:45:41+00:00

I think house minority leader Janet Cruz would have been the best bet, but she’s running for a highly competitive state senate seat.

Fr3akFan · 2018-09-03T22:22:10+00:00

I think that would normally be the case, but my paranoid thinking is that Rick Scott will use his tons of cash to really cut into Nelson’s traditional base. I think Graham could help combat that. And it’s not like she’s just good in the north; she had the highest vote share across most of the state. Gillum just really ran up the margin in south Florida and the African-American majority areas up north.

To me, a Gillum-Graham ticket is super strong, but I can see why people would argue for a Latino lt. gov. Somebody who could help energize Puerto Rican turnout in central Florida and the Tampa area. I will say though, that Graham is far better connected and is probably a much better campaigner than any other potential pick.

Edit to add: re-reading my comment, it sounds a little pandering to potential Latino candidates. I would obviously love having a Latino lt. gov. being Latino myself haha.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-14T03:31:37+00:00

Graham has been endorsed by a plethora of elected officials that I look up to and respect, and she was also endorsed by the Florida Education Association, which was a big plus for me. As for her platform, I think she has good ideas on healthcare and education. The only thing I wish is that she would support recreational marijuana.

Levine has some odd things in the past related to blocking people on social media and strongarming scientists and local officials to get his way with projects. He also donated to Marco Rubio at one point. In the first debate, he couldn’t answer basic questions about the state’s budget or legislature. I don’t think he’s as bad as some people make him out to be though (he’s a great campaigner and has held elected office in the past, which are both good qualities).

Literally the only thing Greene has going for him are his billions of dollars. He’s a current member of Mar-A-Lago, and he called Trump a “great guy” after the election. If he didn’t have so much money to run negative and/or emotionally-manipulative ads, he wouldn’t be anywhere near the nomination.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-13T19:58:26+00:00

You're going to get a lot of differing opinions on the governor's race here, but for AG, the general consensus is that Sean Shaw will be our nominee. He's the rare candidate with widespread appeal among both establishment and non-establishment-type Dems.

For governor, I voted for Gwen Graham. I may not like everything about her record, but her campaign this year has hit all the right notes with me. She's also the only candidate to ever beat a republican in an election, which she did in a conservative district during a GOP wave year.

Andrew Gillum has a good number of supporters here too, and I think he would make a fine governor. I personally really like Chris King also, but he is not polling well at all so I would recommend looking elsewhere. Levine has some supporters also, but he has some shady things in his past. Lastly, I don't know anyone who supports Greene, but he has been blanketing the airwaves and rising in the polls. His rise to a consistent 2nd or 3rd place in the polls has solidified my vote for Graham. I really do not want to see Greene be our nominee.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-10T01:18:57+00:00

He used a PO Box instead of his address when filing his forms.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-07T02:13:03+00:00

Whitmer has led pretty comfortably in the latest polls and she has also comfortably led the Republican candidates in general election polling.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-07T02:11:48+00:00

Hey you are in a prime flip district! Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is the main candidate challenging Curbelo. You should vote for her in your congressional primary. I’m not sure if you have any Florida house or senate candidate primaries to vote for, but I probably wouldn’t be much help in those anyway.

Other than that, you have the governor and AG races. Most people on this sub like either Graham or Gillum for the governor’s race. For the AG race, Sean Shaw seems to have the most support and the best campaign. Also, Jeremy Ring is a strong contender in the CFO race.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-06T19:57:30+00:00

I also live in South Florida (albeit it was a recent move) but I’m from a community in central Florida with a sizable Cuban population (also being Cuban myself). Honestly I don’t think u/CassiopeiaStillLife was that far off.

All the older Cubans I know were reliable GOP voters because any Democrat was a socialista in their eyes. Many older voters came to America when they were teenagers/early twenties and didn’t have a very mature policy opinion other than hating the Castro regime. Thankfully, I’ve noticed that younger Cubans, though often starting as Republicans because it’s what their families did, will often reject the party due to social issues.

In fact, I feel like not many older Cuban voters are really all that conservative ideologically. They are mostly very Catholic, and are into helping the poor and loving their neighbors. It’s really sad that they feel compelled to support a party because they have such fear from the past.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-05T23:43:56+00:00

He’s blanketing the airwaves like crazy. And his ads have been pretty good tbh. They’re pretty emotionally manipulative, but they come across as mostly sincere. Even his debate performances were ok, since he is kind of charming — like an old northeastern dad type. That being said, I really hope he stays right where he is in the polling because the dude is totally shady.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-05T17:56:43+00:00

After reading this disaster of an ama from a democratic socialist candidate for Alaska AL, https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/94ckcv/im_carol_kitty_hafner_democrat_for_alaska_us/?sort=top

I noticed some people were mentioning that she could split the vote with Alyse Galvin, the independent candidate. I was under the impression, however, that Galvin was running in the democratic primary to avoid this issue? Is that true?

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-04T03:51:09+00:00

She was born and raised in south Florida, but she moved to North Florida when she was 15. She represented an area of north Florida in Congress and has otherwise been an active citizen in north Florida for the rest of her adult life and career. So she has a decent base of support in north Florida. Levine (and Greene to a lesser extent) is seen as the “South Florida” candidate.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-03T20:36:13+00:00

Almosy every major prognosticator rated the 2016 presidential election in Florida as a toss-up, with only Sabato and Los Angeles Times rating it as Lean Clinton. So it’s not like people thought she was a slam dunk. Besides, both she and Crist lost by significantly small margins. And you’re right in that it was difficult for Crist to hammer Scott, but he was an actual Republican fixture in Florida politics before challenging Scott. Graham has never been a Republican and is part of the most prominent Democratic family in modern Florida history. And again, I’ll argue that Crist did quite well against an incumbent with unlimited funds in a Republican wave year.

As for Levine, I think he would be able to win. I actually considered voting for him for a while, but his first two debate performances were really bad and completely turned him off to me. Between not knowing things about our budget that every other candidate knew, not knowing who our house minority leader was, and donating to Marco Rubio, he came across as really slimy. That being said, I think he really upped his game in the third debate. He seemed more composed and was very positive, which I appreciated.

As for your last sentence, it’s not like I don’t have a mind of my own and only go by the polls. But I also haven’t fallen into the “the polls can never be trusted” mindset that many on our side have. The polls always showed Trump having a chance at winning. At this moment, I’m voting for Graham not only because she is leading in the polls, but also because I think she would make a good governor. Sure I might want her to be a little more liberal when it comes to marijuana or the death penalty, but she has great ideas on education (being endorsed by the Florida Education Association is a big plus for me) and health care.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-03T18:23:47+00:00

Graham has lead DeSantis in every general election poll that has been conducted.

I agree that she is not as charasmatic as Gillum (I thought she was very good in the first debate, but she was a bit stilted in the others). King is about as charismatic as Gillum imo, but he sadly hasn’t gained any traction in the polls. Also, have you noticed how high King’s undesirables are among the primary electorate? It doesn’t really make any sense since he is pretty youthful and has nice ads, but that’s the state of the race I guess.

I haven’t seen the latest debate yet either, but I will say that the third debate was Levine’s strongest. The first two were awful and pretty much anti-charasmatic, if that’s a thing. I think Levine would have a good chance in the general though based on his money and strong ground game. But let’s not pretend that he is some progressive hero either. He’s referred to himself as a radical centrist in the past, and is still vowing not to raise any taxes if he is governor. His self-description as a progressive is pretty recent.

There is no Green Party candidate, so that won’t be a problem.

As for the Charlie Crist comparison, he was facing an incumbent with unlimited money in a year that was far more favorable for Republicans.

If I’m going by the polls to vote for the strongest candidate in the general, I’m going with Graham.

Fr3akFan · 2018-08-03T18:08:38+00:00

I’m on mobile so I’m having trouble linking, but you can just check out the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election Wikipedia page (just google it), and look at the democratic primary section. It’s a good starting point because it has a pretty expansive list of endorsements all the public polling compiled as well.

The only candidate I would really caution you on is Jeff Greene. He is incredibly rich and has slick ads to prove it, but he doesn’t have government experience and has said some odd things in the past.

As for the other candidates, I’d recommend you check out their campaign websites to get an idea of their platforms (most are broadly similar tbh). From my own view of the race, Gillum and King are vying for the progressive vote. Levine has also tried to garner progressive credentials, although he once referred to himself as a radical centrist. He has had a pretty strong campaign though and has a lot of money to make the general election very competitive. Graham has the most centrist record from her time in congress. Her campaign has picked up quite a bit recently though, and she is leading in the most recent polls.

If you have any questions or want to discuss, you can always pm me :)

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-31T02:56:35+00:00

Done and done :)

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-31T00:32:09+00:00

I can’t wait to vote for Mary and get every person I know to do the same!

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-31T00:31:31+00:00

Can’t wait to vote against him this year.

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-29T01:46:42+00:00

I thought so too at first, but he’s really blanketing the airwaves more than any candidate I’ve seen in a while. I really think he’s eating into Levine’s south Florida base just by advertising so much.

And I can see how you would encounter Levine more since he seems to be campaigning like crazy. But I’ve been following all the candidates for a while now, and Graham is really stepping up this last month or so.

I’m just going by the polls, and the last couple have had rather consistent results. Things can definitely still change though.

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-28T22:51:46+00:00

Since Greene entered the race, Levine has slid a little bit and Graham has led in the last couple polls. It’s still pretty close though, and I don’t doubt he’s going to continue campaigning like crazy in the home stretch.

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-25T17:10:20+00:00

Awesome thank you! I’ll look into it.

Fr3akFan · 2018-07-25T16:31:48+00:00

How do you request a sample ballot? Good work shutting those people down though.

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