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Florida Democrats lock up 11 legislative seats, running unopposed ahead of Friday deadline
“We are not going to just let Republicans walk into office without being held accountable.”
Florida Democrats
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Florida GOP now has more than 900,000 more registered voters than Democrats
Republicans hold all statewide offices and also dominate the Legislature and the Florida congressional delegation.
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‘President Biden’s opening in Florida’: Democrats say abortion could affect races up and down November ballot
Political insiders had largely written off Florida for Democrats in this year’s elections.
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Florida GOP extends voter registration lead over Democrats by more than 855,000
Democrats historically held a registration lead in the state, but Republicans overtook them in 2021.
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Florida Democrat Tom Keen flips GOP state House seat in special election
Rep. Tom Keen, D-Lake Nona, won with 51.3% of the vote, a margin of 590 votes.
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Florida GOP widens registration gap over Democrats by 680,000 voters
The data showed 5,153,695 registered Republicans and 4,473,665 registered Democrats.
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Florida Democrats who voted to censure Rashida Tlaib received nearly $300K from pro-Israel lobbying group
The vote to censure Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, came after she referred to Israel as an “apartheid” state.
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Florida GOP widens registration gap over Democrats by 600,000 voters
Democrats historically held a registration edge in the state, but Republicans overtook them in 2021.
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Florida Democrats vow to ‘Take Back Florida’
Democrats will be traveling to a mix of Democratic and Republican-leaning counties over the next several weeks.
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Florida Democrats spend $1 million on ‘Take Back Florida’ voter registration push
“Unlike Ron DeSantis, we are actually here —- working on the ground and talking to voters about the issues they really care about.”
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Report shows Florida Democrats raised just half of what Republicans did in first quarter of 2023
The Republican Party of Florida reported earlier that it raised $1.47 million during the quarter.
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Florida GOP pulled in over $10 million in last finance report, compared to Dems’ $171K
‘I found obstacles to securing the resources and a long-standing, systemic and deeply entrenched culture resistant to change.’
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Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz denies that Florida is now a red state and resigns
There is no immediate front-runner to succeed Diaz.
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Florida Democrats agree to pay $43K in settlement with FEC
The party allegedly failed to properly report debt and excessive donations.
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Florida Dems fail to stop DeSantis from using his likeness for toll credit program advertising
“I think we all know that the governor is anticipating running for president,” Driskell said before the meeting.
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‘Change starts right here and right now’: Florida Democrats look to ‘Long Game’ to rebuild
Democrats only hold 35 of 120 House seats and 12 of 40 Senate seats.
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Florida Sen. Lauren Book begins term leading outnumbered Democrats
“The weight of this moment is not lost on me. The responsibility of this job, especially now, is extremely mighty.”
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Florida Democrats are really bad at this
We look forward to the 2026 gubernatorial race between Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Randy Fine.