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Democrat¹ upsets DeSantis-backed Republican mayoral candidate in Jacksonville

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The Florida city will have its first female mayor. Donna Deegan, a Democrat, beat Daniel Davis, a candidate backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a city considered a Republican stronghold.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

In Jacksonville, Fla., a Democrat beat the mayoral candidate backed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis this week. As Claire Heddles with member station WJCT reports, it was an upset in a city that has been a Republican stronghold.

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CLAIRE HEDDLES, BYLINE³: Donna Deegan will be the first female mayor of Jacksonville.

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DONNA DEEGAN: I made a decision when I got into this race that no matter what happened, no matter what the landscape looked like, we were going to lead with love over fear.

HEDDLES: The former TV anchor beat DeSantis-backed Republican Daniel Davis by four points. She's one of just two Democrats⁴ elected mayor in the north Florida city in the past 30 years. She attributes her win to independents and voters who cross party lines.

DEEGAN: Every time a reporter would say to me, well, what do you think about Democratic turnout? I would say I want Democrats to turn out. I also want Republicans and independents to turn out and vote for me because we can't lead this city with one party. We can't.

HEDDLES: Republicans led turnout by about 7,000 votes, but Deegan still won. Davis did not expect to lose.

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DANIEL DAVIS: Obviously, we're still kind of in shock of the results and want to make sure that we understand that this doesn't define us as a family.

HEDDLES: Jacksonville University political scientist Rick Mullaney says the credit for the win may go to Deegan herself.

RICK MULLANEY: In the end, I think the outcome is more attributable to Donna Deegan's positive campaign, her energy and the homework she did in mastering a lot of different substantive⁵ policy issues.

HEDDLES: But no one contests the win was an upset. Jacksonville City Councilmember Randy DeFoor was one of a handful of prominent Republicans who crossed party lines to endorse⁶ Deegan. She says her win is a rejection⁷ of the city's longstanding Republican power players.

RANDY DEFOOR: I don't think a lot of people thought it was possible. I think people put party politics aside and said, we need to stand up and do what's right and best for our community. And that means we need to vote for Donna Deegan.

HEDDLES: Florida Democrats were quick to call it a massive victory. In a statement, they celebrated⁸, saying flipping⁹ Florida's geographically¹⁰ largest and historically red district to blue challenges the growing control Republicans have over Florida politics.

For NPR News, I'm Claire Heddles in Jacksonville.

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1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

6 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

7 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

8 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

9 flipping   

讨厌之极的

参考例句：

• I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆！
• Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。

10 geographically   

adv.地理学上，在地理上，地理方面

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe. 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。 来自辞典例句
• All these events, however geographically remote, urgently affected Western financial centers. 所有这些事件，无论发生在地理上如何遥远的地方，都对西方金融中心产生紧迫的影响。 来自名作英译部分