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This Democrat Smells Blood in Deep Red Florida (w/ Bale Dalton)

2026-05-01 News & Politics
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Tim Miller talks with Navy veteran and former NASA Chief of Staff Bale Dalton, who’s running for Congress in a deep red Florida district Democrats usually ignore—but may now be in play. They dig into his opponent, Rep. Cory Mills' the mountain of scandals and lies, and why Trump-era chaos could open the door for an upset. For a limited time, listeners can get an exclusive $25 off AuraFrame's best-selling Carver Matframe at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARKTAKES with code BULWARKTAKES. Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and Los Angeles in May: https://thebulwark.com/events Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@rachelmichele12 2026-05-01

Glad you featured this guy. Hope it helps him win.

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@stthomianusvi 2026-05-01

I have never heard of Bale Dalton. He needs more publicity.

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@BeKindLoveAll 2026-05-01

Wild to see the difference in how actual military professionals like this guy speak about leadership and how things work or should work and then watch the secdef. Absolutely two different universes.

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@juliehall8497 2026-05-01

This is my district. Maxwell Frost’s district is just south of here and both part of the same broader community, so definitely possible for us to go blue again! Thanks for featuring him!

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@davidmalinowski3930 2026-05-01

I live in this district and Cory Mills does not represent me or many of his constituents. Wake up Volusia County!

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@Eatfreshguy407 2026-05-01

Thank you for putting a spotlight on Florida Dems, we need it! The state isn’t red anymore, we need to take it back!

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@jeffreyo9452 2026-05-01

OK, I like the guy. As a fellow Navy reserve officer, I sent him 10 bucks even though I didn’t love his answer to the last question. He’s probably afraid to criticize the party too much before the primary is over with.

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@michaelg7601 2026-05-01

The electoral college and gerrymandering is DEI republicans carve out for themselves.

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@leighjulian6334 2026-05-01

This is my district, I’ve met Cory Mills & he’s a TOTAL DBAG( Can’t wait to cast my vote for Bale Dalton!!!

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@TexasVideoDan 2026-05-01

We NEED regular people like this guy. It's well past time to get the elites out of our government

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