{"id":2205882,"date":"2024-03-25T16:59:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-oust-two-county-chairs-in-effort-to-shift-state-blue\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T17:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T21:01:53","slug":"florida-democrats-oust-two-county-chairs-in-effort-to-shift-state-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-oust-two-county-chairs-in-effort-to-shift-state-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Democrats remove two county chairs in a move to turn the state blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-democrats-oust-two-county-chairs-in-effort-to-shift-state-blue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2205882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d Florida Democratic Party voted to remove two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-lawmaker-reveals-cancer-diagnosis-and-status-of-treatment-regimen\/\" title=\"Top Republican Lawmaker Reveals Cancer Diagnosis And Status Of Treatment Regimen\">county chairs<\/a> to enhance competitiveness in the Republican stronghold. Miami-Dade County Chairman Robert\u2063 Dempster and Franklin County Chairwoman Carol Barfield were ousted \u200bdue to rule violations. \u200cDespite challenges, Palm Beach County \u200bChairwoman Mindy Koch narrowly retained her position. The party aims to shift the \u2063tide \u200bin Florida&#8217;s Republican-dominated legislature, led by Chairwoman Nikki Fried.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a> Democratic Party voted to remove two county chairs on Sunday as state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> strive to become a more competitive force in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a> stronghold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following a seven<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-school-board-votes-to-ban-black-lives-matter-and-gay-pride-flags\/\" title=\"Oregon school board votes to ban Black Lives Matter and gay \u2018pride\u2019 flags\">-hour virtual meeting<\/a>, the 120 Democratic Party leaders voted to oust Miami-Dade County Chairman Robert Dempster and Franklin County Chairwoman Carol Barfield, <em>Politico<\/em> reported. Party rules require a two-thirds vote to remove the chair of a county, allowing Palm Beach County Chairwoman Mindy Koch to hold on to her position narrowly after only receiving 67 votes. The chairs are volunteers who help register voters and recruit donors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Party leaders removed the chairs over accusations of a string of violations of the state party\u2019s rules. Dempster was accused of having outdated membership lists and not following the required steps for local candidate endorsements. Barfield was removed for overdue financial audits from 2022, the party said.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried said the decision to remove the county chairs is part of the party\u2019s effort to turn the tide in Florida\u2019s Republican-controlled legislature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order for us to make sure that [Miami-Dade County] stays blue and continues to move forward and carry Joe Biden into the presidency, we have to make changes,\u201d Fried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlrn.org\/government-politics\/2024-03-18\/miami-dade-democratic-party-suspended-nikki-fried\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> WLRN earlier this month.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though Koch was able to cling to her position, she was accused of not canceling contracts that were not approved by the Democratic Executive Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chairs reportedly received several warnings ahead of their removal. In early March, they were informed that they were suspended after being warned they had violated rules and bylaws in February. On Sunday, they were able to argue their cases before the votes.<\/p>\n<p>Dempster\u2019s friend Thomas Kennedy, a former Democratic National Committee member, said he had re-registered as a nonparty voter and said the party should expend its efforts reaching out to voters who have left the party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cia-releases-woke-recruitment-video-encouraging-americans-to-command-their-space\/\" title=\"WATCH: CIA Releases Woke Recruitment Video Encouraging Americans To \u2018Command\u2019 Their \u2018Space\u2019\">wasting valuable time<\/a>, energy, effort, media opportunity, and staff time,\u201d Kennedy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/dos.fl.gov\/elections\/data-statistics\/voter-registration-statistics\/voter-registration-reports\/voter-registration-by-county-and-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>outnumbered<\/a> by nearly 800,000 registered voters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was elected chair, I made a promise that we would never have another election cycle like 2022,\u201d Fried said in a statement after the vote. \u201cMy hope has always been to get these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-troops-packing-equipment-ahead-of-leaving-afghanistan\/\" title=\"U.S. troops packing equipment ahead of leaving Afghanistan\">local parties<\/a> fully operational and back on track, and I trust that this process has helped them do that. We need our local parties to register voters, recruit candidates and raise money to ensure that we\u2019re competitive in 2024 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Democratic Party ousted two county chairs to boost competitiveness in the Republican stronghold. After a seven-hour virtual meeting, 120 leaders voted to remove Miami-Dade County Chairman Robert Dempster and Franklin County Chairwoman Carol Barfield, Politico reported. 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