{"id":2427746,"date":"2025-04-25T22:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-florida-democrat-dramatically-quits-dead-party-during-senate-floor-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T03:00:08","slug":"top-florida-democrat-dramatically-quits-dead-party-during-senate-floor-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-florida-democrat-dramatically-quits-dead-party-during-senate-floor-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Florida Democrat Dramatically Quits &#8216;Dead&#8217; Party During Senate Floor Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftop-florida-democrat-dramatically-quits-dead-party-during-senate-floor-speech%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=2427746&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 State Senate democratic Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced his departure from the Democratic Party during a legislative session, declaring the party &#8220;dead&#8221; in Florida. He expressed his discontent with the party, criticizing its shift from the values he grew up with, dating back to his father&#8217;s involvement during the JFK era. Pizzo has officially registered as &#8220;No Party Affiliation,&#8221; calling for practical leadership rather than \u201cpolitical hacks.\u201d His resignation drew mixed reactions; the Florida Democratic Party labeled him an ineffective leader, while republicans saw his departure as indicative of the party&#8217;s radicalization. Pizzo contrasted the current political situation in Florida with the decline of Rome, highlighting infighting and corruption. His exit follows the trend of other lawmakers changing party affiliations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-details-revealed-in-lawsuit-by-gascons-lead-prosecutor\/\" title=\"Fresh insights unveiled in legal action by Gascon\u2019s top attorney\">signaling potential shifts<\/a> in the political landscape in Florida.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A high-ranking Florida Democrat abruptly quit his party Thursday, declaring the blue donkeys are finished.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democratic Party in Florida is dead,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-teams-trump-admin-hit-illegal-aliens-unprecedented-operation-tidal-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> State Senate Democratic Minority Leader Jason Pizzo unexpectedly announced from the floor during a legislative session, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/florida-senate-democratic-leader-jason-pizzo-leaves-the-party-in-scathing-chamber-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida&rsquo;s Voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It craves and screams anarchy, and then demands amnesty. That&rsquo;s not OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;The party that my dad volunteered for with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jfk-files-section-whistleblower-found-dead-goes-viral-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JFK<\/a>, when he was 18 years old in 1960, is not the party today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Sen. Jason Pizzo, Democratic Minority Leader, switches from the Democratic Party to No Party Affiliation<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope the members of the Democratic Caucus will elect a new leader, for, today, I have FedEx&rsquo;d my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leading-candidate-for-new-york-city-mayor-may-not-live-in-city-report-suggests\/\" title=\"Leading Candidate For New York City Mayor May Not Live In City, Report Suggests\">voter registration form<\/a> to change my party affiliation to No&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pq0jIMDp9Q\">pic.twitter.com\/pq0jIMDp9Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida&rsquo;s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1915495118221554005?\">April 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our constituents are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrat-declares-party-dead-and-announces-party-affiliation-change-on-senate-floor-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... Democrat declares ... \u2018dead\u2019 and announces ... change on Senate floor - Washington Examiner\">craving practical leaders<\/a>, not political hacks,&rdquo; he told his fellow lawmakers in a speech that Florida&rsquo;s Voice called &ldquo;scorching and emotional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pizzo told his fellow lawmakers he had already mailed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-hemorrhaging-voter-roll-cleanup-losing-3-voters-every-1-gop-voter-total-number-lost-brutal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voter registration form<\/a> changing his political designation to &ldquo;no party affiliation,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/state-sen-jason-pizzo-says-florida-democratic-party-dead-steps-minorit-rcna202923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Pizzo compared his state&rsquo;s political system to &ldquo;the infighting, power struggles, corruption and decline of civic virtue that pervaded and eventually ushered in the fall of Rome,&rdquo; according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;So, too, are we players, or perhaps props, in the mess that is bottom partisanship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps not surprisingly, the Florida Democratic Party&rsquo;s official response was harsh.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jason Pizzo is one of the most ineffective and unpopular Democratic leaders in recent memory, and his resignation is one of the best things to happen to the party in years,&rdquo; FDP Chair Nikki Fried said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His legacy as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">leader includes continually disparaging<\/a> the party base, starting fights with other members, and chasing his own personal ambitions at the expense of Democratic values,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jason&rsquo;s failure to build support within our party for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dem-gubernatorial-candidate-hides-bathroom-flees-project-veritas-activist-asks-1-obvious-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gubernatorial<\/a> run has led to this final embarrassing temper tantrum. I&rsquo;d be lying if I said I&rsquo;m sad to see him go, but I wish him the best of luck in the political wilderness he&rsquo;s created for himself. The Florida Democratic Party is more united without him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans&rsquo; responses were more encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Pizzo &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t leave the Democratic Party; the party left him,&rdquo; Florida Republican Party Chairman Evan Power said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;This decision underscores the radicalization of today&rsquo;s Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He noted two other Florida lawmakers, state Reps. 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