{"id":2325593,"date":"2024-08-16T09:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-delegates-headed-to-dnc-making-florida-is-in-play-pitch-to-national-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:33:57","slug":"florida-delegates-headed-to-dnc-making-florida-is-in-play-pitch-to-national-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-delegates-headed-to-dnc-making-florida-is-in-play-pitch-to-national-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida delegates headed to DNC making \u2018Florida is in play\u2019 pitch to national Democrats &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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-delegates-headed-to-dnc-making-florida-is-in-play-pitch-to-national-democrats-washington-examiner%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=2325593&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>Florida delegates are making a strong pitch at\u200b the upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC) in\u200d Chicago, arguing\u200c that the state is still a vital battleground for Democrats. Despite \u2063a series\u200d of challenges, including the state&#8217;s recent shift to \u2063the right and\u2062 a substantial Republican voter advantage, delegates believe \u200bFlorida should\u2063 not be overlooked in the upcoming elections. Florida state \u2063Sen. \u200cShevrin Jones\u200d emphasized the importance of meetings with party leaders and donors to advocate for\u2064 Florida&#8217;s \u200bsignificance. They are banking on excitement surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s\u200b candidacy, hoping\u2064 it parallels\u2064 the enthusiasm experienced during\u200c Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>While recognizing the difficulties ahead\u2014such as over a \u2064million\u2063 more registered Republican \u200cvoters\u2014Jones\u200d and Florida Democratic Party chairwoman Nikki Fried insist on the need for sustained investment in Florida\u200c to \u200bbuild a robust Democratic infrastructure \u200dfor \u2063the long term. \u2063Despite the\u200c Trump campaign\u2019s confidence, Fried asserts there is \u2064momentum for Democrats, which could become more pronounced with proper funding and support. The Florida Democrats are preparing to demonstrate their viability as\u200b a\u2062 competitive force within \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-virginia-elections-could-launch-youngkin-national-run\/\" title=\"Virginia elections in November could potentially launch Youngkin&#039;s national political career.\">national\u2062 political landscape<\/a>, urging national leaders to invest in the state.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida delegates headed to DNC making &lsquo;Florida is in play&rsquo; pitch to national Democrats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1730835\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s an uphill battle for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> to make strides in the election this year, but delegates are still trying to make the case to national Democrats that their state is worth fighting for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Florida delegates headed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago next week are expected to make the case to top Democratic donors and officials that their state is in play, despite national Democrats&rsquo; concerns about the odds. Florida, which is the one-time largest swing state of them all, has moved to the right in recent years and has not voted for a Democrat for president since reelecting former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think when we get there, it&rsquo;s really going to solidify the case that we&rsquo;ve been trying to make,&rdquo; Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, chairman of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/article291083800.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Miami Herald<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;The meetings that I&rsquo;m going to have &mdash; sitting down with donors and sitting down with party leaders &mdash; are to let them know that not only is Florida in play but can&rsquo;t be ignored and should not be ignored.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democrats are banking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governor-candidate-breaks-pennsylvanias-campaign-spending-record-republican-spends-less-than-10-as-much\/\" title=\"Democrat Governor Candidate Breaks Pennsylvania\u2019s Campaign Spending Record, Republican Spends Less Than 10% As Much\">enthusiasm surrounding<\/a> the top of the Democratic ticket as some have said Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s candidacy has as much buzz around it as Obama&rsquo;s candidacy did.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jones acknowledged national Democrats&rsquo; doubts around the state &mdash; Republicans have more than a million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3118114\/democrats-fall-1-million-voter-hole-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>registered voters advantage <\/a>with their party in the state over Democrats. He said while Democratic investment may not directly pay off in this election, the state would benefit from a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-foreign-minister-we-will-maximize-every-last-second-on-getting-the-remainder-of-citizens-out-of-afghanistan\/\" title=\"British Foreign Minister: We will maximize every last second on getting the remainder of citizens out of Afghanistan\">long-term strategy<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republicans didn&rsquo;t get here overnight, and it&rsquo;s going to take us time to get there,&rdquo; Jones said. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t neglect the resources that are needed in order to build that bench, in order to build that infrastructure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Fried, the chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, told the outlet the GOP is &ldquo;sleeping on Florida at their own peril.&rdquo; The campaign to reelect former President Donald Trump, who calls Florida home, has not done any ad buy-ins on the radio or TV in Florida. Earlier this year, President Joe Biden&rsquo;s campaign, which Harris inherited, spent $11,400 on ads in the Jacksonville market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign does not seem worried about Republicans&rsquo; chances in Florida this go around. In 2016, Trump won the Sunshine State by 112,911 votes and increased his margin in 2020, winning the state by 371,686 votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In November, Florida voters will send a clear and resounding message: President Donald J. Trump is the only leader with a proven track record of making our nation prosperous and affordable,&rdquo; said Rachel Reisner, the Trump campaign&rsquo;s regional communications director. &ldquo;The movement to Make America Great Again is alive and growing, and it starts here in Florida.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Fried said she will make the case to national Democrats in Chicago next week that Florida should be invested in, pointing to the recent momentum for Harris in the state despite funding from national Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a tremendous case to be made. And all of this is done without a true investment. This is all organic,&rdquo; Fried said. &ldquo;This is because of the hard work that [the Florida Democratic Party] has been doing for the last year and a half. The shift in momentum is because of the work that&rsquo;s been done on the ground and done organically. I do think this is an opportunity for us to make this pitch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has added 22,000 new volunteers in Florida over the past month, and most of those sign-ups come from Democrats, but 5% come from registered Republicans. Democrats are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3104710\/florida-voters-major-split-abortion-trump-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hoping<\/a> an abortion amendment on the ballot will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3013038\/democrats-believe-abortion-florida-play-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>drive support for Democrats<\/a> up and down the ballot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls also indicate that Harris may be somewhat close behind Trump. In one recent survey from <em>USA Today\/<\/em>Suffolk University, Harris was trailing Trump by 5 percentage points and another poll from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/newsdesk\/articles\/aug24floridapoll.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida Atlantic University<\/a> found Harris behind Trump by just 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1730835\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730835\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida delegates are preparing to advocate for their state at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago, emphasizing that Florida remains a competitive battleground despite challenges. Although it has shifted more towards Republican support in recent years and hasn&#8217;t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Barack Obama in 2012, Florida Democrats believe they can still make a compelling argument to national party leaders and donors. State Senator Shevrin Jones, who chairs the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, expressed confidence that their discussions will reinforce the idea that Florida should not be overlooked. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats are hopeful that enthusiasm surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s candidacy could mirror the excitement generated by Obama&#8217;s campaign. However, Jones acknowledged the significant voter registration advantage Republicans hold in Florida and emphasized the need for long-term investment to build Democratic infrastructure in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, warned that Republicans might underestimate Florida&#8217;s potential impact on elections. While former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign has not heavily invested in advertising there this election cycle, Fried plans to argue for increased support from national Democrats based on recent grassroots momentum for Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has seen an influx of new volunteers recently\u2014many of whom are Democrats but some are registered Republicans as well\u2014and there is hope that an abortion amendment on the ballot will boost overall support for Democrats. Recent polls suggest Harris is closing in on Trump\u2019s lead; one survey shows her trailing by just 5 points while another indicates only a 3-point gap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2325594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florida-biden-1024x601.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34036,7705,34059,5113,38333],"class_list":["post-2325593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-delegates","tag-dnc","tag-election-2024","tag-florida","tag-national-democrats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florida-biden-1024x601.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}