Dems Castor, Moskowitz Lead Despite GOP Redraw

Florida Republicans redrew the congressional map in May to target Democratic seats, Castor's included. My editor would cut the sequel to that plot as unrealistic, yet the target is still standing. The Associated Press called Castor's Tampa race at 8:13 p.m. with 97% counted, Castor at 51.2% to Republican Mike Beltran's 45.9%. Just the News has Rep. Jared Moskowitz up 5.1 points on Scott Singer with 95% counted, a call the AP made at 8:07 p.m. ET. These are partial counts, so nobody pops champagne before certification. Democrats still need a net gain of three seats to take the House, and the left will spin two Florida races into a national wave before the ink dries. Spin is cheap. Certified counts are not.