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A longtime Democratic activist directly and bluntly challenged Democratic congressional candidate Jared Moskowitz over his ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the bête noire of Florida Democrats. "Say something [about] how horrible [DeSantis] is," she urged.
State Sen. Gary Farmer, a prominent Broward Democrat, delivered a blistering attack on the way his fellow Democrats conduct themselves in Tallahassee, charging that they have “no guts” and are “enabling” Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republicans. Hours later, he said he wants to go into a new line of work, filing to run for circuit court judge.
Democrats tried to stop Republicans who control Florida government from implementing a ban on abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, warning it would produce a political backlash in 2022. Now, with Florida about to enact the restrictions, the backlash shows little sign of materializing, even as the Legislature is advancing other high profile conservative social causes.
U.S. Senate candidate Val Demings, a former police chief, hit back hard at U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who recently suggested she wasn't sufficiently supportive of law enforcement. Demings said while she was dealing with dangerous people, "Marco Rubio was home in his bed sleeping."