FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY  – COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE

Happy Monday, Democrats!

Last week, CBS Miami dropped a bombshell report showing a grand jury found that James Uthmeier, while serving as Ron DeSantis’ chief of staff, helped orchestrate the diversion of $10 million meant to provide medical care for needy kids. Ashley Moody, Florida’s then-Attorney General, signed off on the deal. The money was moved from state coffers into partisan political action committees and the accounts of the Republican Party of Florida.

Instead of holding them accountable, Ron DeSantis rewarded them both with promotions. That’s how Florida ended up with an unelected Attorney General and an unelected U.S. Senator. This is corruption, and Democrats are fighting back.

Last week, our U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon and our Attorney General nominee Jose Javier Rodriguez joined me in calling out this corruption. Check out the full press conference here.

Floridians have had enough. That’s why Democrats are united in the fight to end decades of corruption in Tallahassee and lower costs for working families. From the top of the ticket, to races across the state, we’re fighting together to break the supermajority and send Republicans packing this November.

And we need your help. So grab a friend and pick up a canvass or phone banking shift. Whatever works for you, there’s a way to get involved and help Democrats win. You can find opportunities in your community by checking out our events page. There you’ll find happenings all across the state.

We’ve got 64 days until the general election. This is our time. This is our opportunity. Let’s bring it home.
Nikki Fried

Chair

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Candidates and Campaigns

Congratulations to all our Primary winners and Democratic nominees! The Florida Democrats have now flipped 46 seats and want to congratulate the newly elected Sanford and Key West mayors on their successful flips!

Communications Updates
Costs Are Up and Trump’s Approval Numbers Are Way Down

  • The average American household has had to spend more than $3,800extra since Trump took office.
  • According to internal estimates, Trump and Vance’s war with Iran has already cost American taxpayers $100 billion – four times their original $25 billion estimate.
  • Inflation in July reached a nearly 3-year high due to Trump’s war with Iran while consumer sentiment fell 6% from last month and about 11% compared to a year ago.
  • Families are expected to pay nearly $4,000 per child for the upcoming school year — a double-digit percentage increase compared to last year.
  • August gas prices set an all-time record high, and the national average has been stuck above $4 a gallon every single day this month.
  • With less than 70 days until Election Day, a majority of voters report they are financially worse off since Trump returned to office, including nearly one in four Republicans.
  • It spells disaster for Republican incumbents as 7 in 10 Americans  disapprove of Trump’s economy and a whopping 95% of the country thinks we’re in an affordability crisis