The Florida delegation to next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The endorsement came on Monday, just a day after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race.
Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried revealed that within less than 24 hours of Biden’s announcement, 236 of Florida’s 254-member delegation signed a letter supporting Harris.
Fried highlighted Harris’s strong polling among independents, a crucial demographic in Florida where approximately one-third of registered voters are not affiliated with either major party.
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“Vice President Harris keeps Florida in play,” Fried said during a Zoom call with reporters. “We are running a former prosecutor against a convicted felon. No one is better prepared than Vice President Harris to prosecute the case against Donald Trump.” Harris previously served as the elected attorney general of California.
During the meeting, Harris was the sole candidate considered for endorsement by the group, according to reports.
On Monday, the Republican Party of Florida blasted Fried, calling her “Tricky Nikki” and saying that she rigged the state’s Democrat Presidential Preference Primary.
“After her disastrous decision to rig Florida’s Democrat Presidential Preference Primary for Joe Biden in March, causing sweeping down-ballot defeat for their local candidates, Florida Democrat Chair Nikki Fried is at it again!” said the Florida Gop in a release.
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“Party Boss Fried is once again stepping on the electoral process by picking her new anointed candidate, border czar Kamala Harris, and shutting out the votes of Florida Democrats. For all the talk about “saving democracy,” the Democrat Party is choosing their candidate in a backroom deal, completely shutting out their primary voters.”
“I have a message to Florida Democrats who are tired of “Tricky Nikki” Fried’s bullying tactics: You are welcome to join the hundreds of thousands who’ve already switched to the Florida GOP! We are the only statewide political party that empowers our voters to choose their own nominee – not shady party bosses,” the Florida GPOP concluded.
No other Democratic presidential candidate has ever withdrawn from the race after securing enough delegates to claim a nomination.
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