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FDP CHAIR ROD SMITH TAKES ON RICK SCOTT’S VOTER PURGE ON MSNBC  WATCH FDP chair Rod Smith on MSNBC Talking Gov. Scott’s Voter Suppression [MSNBC’s Politics Nation] Smith: “This goes to the core of democracy, which is participation…this …

  Key Point: Gov. Rick Scott’s toxic approval rating, which has remained underwater since taking office, not only makes him extremely vulnerable to Democrats in 2014 but threatens the GOP brand in 2012. Scott’s recent effort …

FLORIDA DEMS ASK WHY IS VOTING IMPORTANT TO YOU? “Make your voice heard.  Tell Gov. Rick Scott what the right to vote means to you. We’ll deliver your stories to him, and urge Scott to stop the GOP’s …

When a politician says one thing but the facts are exactly the opposite, it’s hard to trust him with Florida’s future. On June 7th, Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry said “Fla is NOT removing pol …

  It appears the Madoff of Medicare is now the Katherine Harris of voter suppression. Rick Scott’s unprecedented effort to suppress voting in Florida through purges and restrictive laws is, as one newspaper called it, “as …

NEW PPP POLL: Obama Up in Florida Key takeaways:  President Obama is beating Mitt Romney 50-46  President Obama is beating Romney among key groups: women, Hispanics, African Americans and younger voters  Neither Jeb Bush nor Marco Rubio …

ENERGIZED & EXCITED DEMS GATHER IN TAMPA FOR DELEGATE NOMINATING CONVENTION Democrats gather in Tampa [Tampa Tribune/WFLA] “Just weeks before the nation’s Republicans gather in Tampa to make Mitt Romney their presidential candidate, the state’s Democrats are in town …

Underscores Mitt Romney’s Failed Record as Governor Tallahassee, FL – Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith and small business owner Amy Mandel today discussed on a conference call the President’s record of helping America’s small businesses …

JUDGE OVERTURNS THIRD PARTY VOTER REG. RESTRICTION Justice Department to Florida: Stop effort to purge voter rolls on noncitizens [Tampa Bay Times] “The Justice Department ordered Florida’s elections division to halt a systematic effort to find and purge …

Tampa, FL —  Following Federal Judge Robert Hinkle’s order today striking down provisions of the GOP’s voter suppression law impacting third party voter registration efforts, Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith issued the following statement: STATEMENT …