Debbie Wasserman Schultz to remain Chairwoman of DNC
US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, Florida will remain Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, senior party officials are saying out of Washington DC. Even though the DNC is technically independent from the President, this means President Barack Obama is clearly willing to ask members of the DNC to approve Wasserman Schultz as his [...]
Grayson Snags Leadership Post
On account of his enormous popularity among fellow Democrats, Representative-Elect Alan Grayson (D-Orlando) has snagged the post of Regional Whip.
Dems File Bills to Increase Early Voting Days, Hours
A little more than three weeks after Floridians stood in line for up to nine hours to cast their votes on November 6, Democrats in the state Senate on Thursday filed the first legislation, seeking to expand early voting times and the places where early voting can occur.
Florida Republicans Confess: Election Law Changes were Aimed at Suppressing Vote
It is said that confession is good for the soul. Now, several prominent Florida Republicans are admitting that the election law changes were geared toward suppressing minority and Democratic votes in the November election.
Voters Have Spoken, Time for a New Era of Bi-partisanship and Cooperation
Now that the campaign season has ended, it is with a great sense of hopefulness that I, along with other members of the Florida House Democratic Caucus, prepare for the start of a new legislative session in which a new era of bipartisanship and cooperation will be on display.
Is the Cuban Vote Up for Grabs?
Cuban-Americans voted for the Democratic candidate in historically high numbers in last week’s presidential election, analysts say, a continuation of a years-long trend that could be eroding the GOP’s standing among a core portion of the party’s base in Florida.
Alan Clendenin Runs for Florida Dem Chair
Alan Clendenin, Democratic National Committeeman and Hillsborough County State Committeeman in announcing today he would seek to lead the Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement.
Out of Step: North Florida Counties Vote Against Justices
Florida Supreme Court justices R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince easily won merit-retention elections last week, each topping 67 percent of the vote.
Purely Academic: Obama Wins Florida Too
Florida finally appeared to go for President Barack Obama on Thursday, ending an entirely academic exercise in which the state was decided almost two days after Obama won re-election.
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