{"id":2633566,"date":"2026-07-22T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-florida-dem-admits-partys-embrace-of-far-left-is-a-hard-sell-too-many-voters-escaped-socialist-regimes\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:24:09","slug":"top-florida-dem-admits-partys-embrace-of-far-left-is-a-hard-sell-too-many-voters-escaped-socialist-regimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-florida-dem-admits-partys-embrace-of-far-left-is-a-hard-sell-too-many-voters-escaped-socialist-regimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Florida Dem Admits Party&#8217;s Embrace of Far Left Is a Hard Sell \u2013 Too Many Voters Escaped &#8216;Socialist Regimes&#8217;"},"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\">40<\/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-dem-admits-partys-embrace-of-far-left-is-a-hard-sell-too-many-voters-escaped-socialist-regimes%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=2633566&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 Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried acknowledged that Florida voters are distinct, especially given the state&#8217;s political landscape. During an interview on WPLG-TV\u2019s \u201cThis Week in South Florida,\u201d Fried highlighted that Florida&#8217;s voter base includes many individuals who migrated from countries with authoritarian regimes, such as communist and socialist states. She emphasized that her party faces unique challenges in Florida, which remains a reliably red state, and that building political coalitions there requires different strategies compared to other states. Fried also pointed out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-powell-meet-in-white-house-as-fed-faces-pressure-to-lower-rates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump and Powell meet in White House as Fed faces pressure to lower rates - Washington Examiner\">contrasting political dynamics<\/a> between moderate Democratic candidates and more progressive Democrats, noting the party&#8217;s hurdles in Florida&#8217;s political habitat. Despite her loss in the 2022 Democratic primary for governor, Fried remains a moderate voice, distinguishing Florida Democrats from more progressive national trends. The article discusses the broader context of rising socialist candidates within the Democratic Party, many of whom advocate for policies like reparations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-biden-judicial-nominee-helped-lead-anti-police-nonprofit\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s nominee aided anti-police nonprofit amid controversy\">ending immigration enforcement<\/a>, and how Republican opponents are positioning themselves against thes policies in upcoming elections.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried admitted that her state\u2019s voters were unique on Sunday when asked about the Democratic Party\u2019s growing ties to far-left candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Fried appeared on WPLG-TV\u2019s \u201cThis Week in South Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Host Glenna Milberg asked how moderate Democratic candidates in Florida could coexist with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-contemplates-netanyahu-arrest-clip-resurfaces-declaring-israel-not-place-not-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">socialists and anti-Semites<\/a> who have all of the party\u2019s momentum nationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow is this conversation between your front-running gubernatorial candidates who are very centrist, very moderate Democrats, and some of the party\u2019s real progressive Democrats who are running against them, looking for attention, and kind of have a national wave at their back?\u201d Milberg asked.<\/p>\n<p>Fried noted that Florida is different from other states and that her party has hurdles in front of it while operating in what has become a reliably red state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou nailed it on the head,\u201d Fried said. \u201cFlorida\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried joins TWISF\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeJUGJ5KVj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The former Florida agriculture commissioner added, \u201cThe coalitions that have to be built here in Florida are different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She noted that sizable portions of the Florida population came from places currently or formerly run by authoritarian regimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, we have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people that call Florida home, that left communists and socialists and authoritarian regimes to find a better way of life here in the state of Florida,\u201d Fried admitted.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old is moderate in comparison to many newly crowned Democratic Party candidates from Colorado to New York.<\/p>\n<p>Fried lost the 2022 Democratic primary for Florida governor to Charlie Crist.<\/p>\n<p>Crist went on to lose to incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-desantis-soundly-beats-crist-win-2nd-term-florida-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landslide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates who are outwardly socialist will face off against Republicans nationwide in November, and many of them are members of the Democratic Socialists of America.<\/p>\n<p>The party platform <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brad_polumbo\/status\/2079233122965627354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">includes<\/a> demands such as reparations for slavery and ending immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, Republican candidates will likely force their general election opponents to defend policies and people supported by figures like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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