Tampa, Florida
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Great job Brooke Shapiro, Macie Lavender,
Parisa Akbarpour and Amy Hamric Weintraub!
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Saturday, March 24, 2018
The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay At Pride In Ybor
Nina, Becca and Jessica
Ybor City
Susan
Kim and Michelle
Zora
Melanie
Nikki
Debbie and Heather
Jenn
Joe
Beau
Justice Democrats
Straz Campaign Just Ignores The Rules
Elitist David Straz doesn’t like playing by the rules. For at least the second consecutive month, the putative Tampa mayoral candidate’s PAC filed an incomplete financial report with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.
The billionaire, who made his fortune buying and selling banks, said he had no contributions or expenditures in the February reporting period.
In the very public world of politics, no one is buying the garbage that he is selling. more
Friday, March 23, 2018
Our Revolution Endorses Andrew Gillum for Governor of Florida
Our Revolution announced its endorsement of Andrew Gillum for Governor of Florida.
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He is endorsed by multiple Our Revolution local groups across the state including Our Revolution Northeast Florida, Progressive Sarasota, Progressive Democrats Of America, Pinellas County Chapter, and Northeast Florida Democratic Progressive Caucus.
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He is endorsed by multiple Our Revolution local groups across the state including Our Revolution Northeast Florida, Progressive Sarasota, Progressive Democrats Of America, Pinellas County Chapter, and Northeast Florida Democratic Progressive Caucus.
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“Andrew Gillum is a driven public servant who has already shown his commitment to the working people of Florida,” Our Revolution President, Nina Turner
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The others have the money, the Mayor has the people.
He is running a Bernie style campaign. He needs our help. here
Florida Dems: Silence Of The Lambs
Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has bombed the entire nation to pieces, starved its citizens via a blockade, caused a deadly cholera outbreak, and allegedly attacked innocent people by using illegal chemical weapons such as
white phosphorus.
white phosphorus.
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The United States is actively aiding the
Saudis in the assault.
Saudis in the assault.
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Yet despite those well-documented facts, Florida's senior U.S. senator, Bill Nelson, voted to table a resolution that would have pulled America's support for the Saudi-led humanitarian catastrophe.
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Yet not a word from the
Florida Democratic Party!
Where is the outrage?
And you wonder why voters are leaving your party
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Florida Corporate Democrat Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson voted to weaken provisions of Frank-Dodd, an election-year decision that bucks his party's progressive wing.
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He also voted to to table
Bernie Sanders' SJres54 bill
and support the ILLEGAL war and
Saudi Genocide in Yemen.
He also voted to to table
Bernie Sanders' SJres54 bill
and support the ILLEGAL war and
Saudi Genocide in Yemen.
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"He can vote as he wants,
what other choice do we have Rick Scott?"
(Probable response from the Florida Democratic Party)
what other choice do we have Rick Scott?"
(Probable response from the Florida Democratic Party)
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No wait there is...
She is a Democrat
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6 other Republicans
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A Libertarian
Joe Wendt
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And 4 independents
Joe Allen
Gregory Bowles
Carlos Garcia
and Edward Janowski
Nice we do have a choice!
Hillsborough County GOP Assault Weapons Ban
and Sandy Murman - Victor Crist
Al Higginbotham - Stacy White
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Not on our watch!
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Remember This In November!
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
It’s Time The Florida Democratic Party Grew Some Balls
Florida Democratic Party: We Want Black and Progressive Votes but Not Their Candidates
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In 2018 Florida Democrats will have the opportunity to nominate two Afro-Americans to statewide offices: Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee for governor and State Rep. Sean Shaw for attorney general. Both are exceptional candidates.
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The race for governor is clearcut: Gillum, a compelling orator and bona fide Democrat, stands out in a four-way race that includes former Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, and entrepreneur Chris King.
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There are 3.4 million blacks in Florida, nearly 17 percent of the population. They vote overwhelmingly Democratic and closely align with the progressive wing.
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The charismatic Gillum gives the Democratic party its best chance to win the governorship which has been in Republican hands for 20 years. He would motivate voters who normally shun the polls in off-year elections. It also offers the Florda Democratic party to right past wrongs and truly represent its constituency.
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The fallacious notion, long perpetrated by the party apparatus, that a Democrat needs to be a centrist marginalizes black candidates and white progressives. That’s been the modus operandi under the last five party chairpersons who are either elitists (Alison Tant and Stephen Bittel), conservative (Rod Smith), or self-serving (Scott Mattox and Karen Thurman).
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All shared one trait: they were
supremely ineffective.
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Succeeding the disgraced Bittel is Terrie Rizzo who headed the Palm Beach Democrats. She defeated Stacy Patel who was backed by progressives.
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Rizzo says she will “reach out” to progressives. Sorry, lady, that’s not enough. White progressive and black voters will not be voting for Republican Lite candidates in this election cycle or any future one for that matter.
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Then there are hundreds of thousands of progressives registered as No Party Affiliation. They, too, don’t buy into the failed centrist right philosophy of
the state party.
By Jim Bleyer more
Berners In Tampa Bay
Revolutions Endure!
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Discouraged by so called Progressive groups in our bay area?
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