Saturday, March 24, 2018

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An organization formed as a result of the 2016 United States presidential election and has a stated goal of reforming the Democratic Party by running "a unified campaign to replace every corporate-backed member of Congress and rebuild the Democratic Party from scratch" starting in the 2018 congressional midterm elections. info

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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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“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

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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. 
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The United States is actively aiding the 
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

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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.
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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)
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No wait there is...

This lady
Tamika Lyles
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!

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

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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

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Berners In Tampa Bay

Campaigns End.
Revolutions Endure!
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Discouraged by so called Progressive groups in our bay area?
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Bernie's Revolution Continues
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Right Wing Idiot Nancy Stacy Of Marion County, Florida

Marion County Superintendent of Schools Heidi Maier’s decision to turn a national “school walkout day” on April 20 into a civics lesson about the Bill of Rights has infuriated School Board member 
Nancy Stacy.
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Stacy accused Maier of “bowing to the left (liberal agenda)” if she allows any protests to take place, adding that the superintendent is being used by the “political idiots of the left.” 
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“We all know the students didn’t arrange a thing here or Tallahassee or nationwide,” Stacy said. “This is another example of why we need (school) vouchers for parents to escape this abusive manipulation of their
 children’s minds.”
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“This is nothing but a sugar-coated excuse to let the gun control politicos come play in our local public school sandbox to participate in the national movement to control the minds of America’s most innocent,” Stacy continued. “You simply brilliantly put sheep’s clothing on this wolf skillfully tying it to making America great. Instead we are giving liberal academia a platform as an inroad to speak AGAINST what makes America great which is our right to protect ourselves.”
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Read more of her BS and why we are not all speaking German today.
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In 2014, Marion County teacher Tracey Newton was caught on camera pinning a 10-year-old autistic student face down on the ground with his arms behind his back.
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Marion County’s School Superintendent wanted her fired, but the School Board decided that the teacher won’t even be disciplined. the School Board decided Newton did nothing wrong. Board member Nancy Stacy cast the deciding vote, "We aren’t going to punish this teacher for being a great teacher" Stacy said.