The Florida Democratic Party wrapped up a series of meetings Sunday connected to the party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinners.
A party spokesman said late Saturday that about 1,200 people attended the get-together, which pulled in $700,000 for the state’s minority party.
The amount marks a record for a non-election year.
Speakers at the event included Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
The extra funding could come in handy for what the parties’ speakers listed as their major goals: Re-electing Nelson and securing Florida’s trove of electoral votes for President Barack Obama.
It just might take more than cash however, to get Mr. Obama re-elected.
