Democrats bring 'Take Back Florida' tour to North Florida

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The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is continuing its monthlong voter registration effort, swinging through North Florida this week.

The “Take Back Florida” tour, announced in late July, aims to reverse the party’s low adoption rate among new voters. Florida Democrats had held a lead in registered voters for decades until 2021, when Republicans caught up.

The GOP’s lead has only grown over the past two years. In July, the Republican Party of Florida touted fresh numbers showing a greater than 500,000-voter lead over Democrats. While voters are registering as Democrats in fewer numbers, the swing is also attributable to voters being cut from the rolls and because a greater proportion of voters are registering as no-party voters than in years past.

Regardless, Democrats have had little to celebrate in recent years as the state has gone from a perennial toss-up to reliably Republican. FDP Chair Nikki Fried — who is spearheading the tour — was the last Democrat to be elected statewide, and she did so by fewer than 7,000 votes during an election cycle that saw Florida Democrats cede a U.S. Senate seat and lose yet another close race for Governor.

When Fried announced the “Take Back Florida” tour, which is backed by a $1 million commitment from FDP, she described registering new Democrats as an urgent mission. The first stops targeted Hispanic voters in Miami-Dade County, a once reliably Democratic area that voted Republican in 2022.



https://floridapolitics.com/archives/628945-democrats-bring-take-back-florida-tour-to-north-florida/

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