It’s that time of year again, folks.

TPM’s 12th annual Golden Dukes are upon us and, much like 2017, this year gave us a seemingly bottomless pit of political disasters to consider.

In the spirit of the holiday season, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) wondered on Thursday whether a Democrat would run on a “food stamps for all” program, asking, “if healthcare is a right, is food as well?”

How long until someone runs on the platform of #FoodStampsForAll ?
If healthcare is a right, is food as well?

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 29, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) on Monday called on his Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott to recuse himself from “any role” in Florida’s Senate race recount.

Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is “seriously” considering a bid for the presidency in 2020, saying on Monday that he’s reached a “crescendo” of support for such a campaign.

Senior White House advisor Kellyanne Conway on Monday cheered in response to speculation that Hillary Clinton will run for president again in 2020.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum responded to President Donald Trump’s tweet on Monday that baselessly claimed there was voter fraud in the Florida races.

President Donald Trump on Monday morning tweeted baseless conspiracy theories about the Senate and governor races in Florida yet again. Both races are in the middle of a recount.

Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D) announced he was withdrawing his concession after the state began a recount in the extremely tight governor race on Saturday.

“I am replacing my earlier concession with an unapologetic and uncompromised call to count every vote,” Gillum tweeted.

I am replacing my earlier concession with an unapologetic and uncompromised call to count every vote.

— Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) November 10, 2018

The Democrat had conceded the race to Republican opponent Ron DeSantis late Tuesday. “We didn’t win it tonight,” he told his supporters.

However, as the vote gap between the two candidates continued to shrink throughout the week, Gillum’s campaign said it was ready for “any outcome,” including a recount.

DeSantis is ahead of Gillum by 0.41 percentage points. A margin of 0.5 percent or less triggers a recount in Florida. There will also be a recount for the similarly tight Senate race between Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Republican challenger Rick Scott.

President Donald Trump faced backlash on Saturday after he decided to skip a visit to a World War I cemetery in France for American soldiers, citing bad weather.

One critic included Nicholas Soames, Winston Churchill’s grandson.

“They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldn’t even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen,” Soames tweeted.

They died with their face to the foe and that pathetic inadequate @realDonaldTrump couldn’t even defy the weather to pay his respects to The Fallen #hesnotfittorepresenthisgreatcountry

— Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) November 10, 2018

“It’s incredible that a president would travel to France for this significant anniversary – and then remain in his hotel room watching TV,” wrote former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum, “rather than pay in person his respects to the Americans who gave their lives in France for the victory gained 100 years ago tomorrow.”

It's incredible that a president would travel to France for this significant anniversary – and then remain in his hotel room watching TV rather than pay in person his respects to the Americans who gave their lives in France for the victory gained 100 years ago tomorrow

— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 10, 2018

Ex-Obama aide Ben Rhodes chimed in: “I helped plan all of President Obama’s trips for 8 years. There is always a rain option. Always.”

President Donald Trump responded angrily to news that the hotly contested Senate and governor races in Florida had been ordered for a recount on Saturday.

Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2018