#Florida turns red: Can Democrats make a comeback?

#Florida turns red: Can Democrats make a comeback?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a five-part series called “How Florida got so conservative.” It was less than a day after the 2012 presidential election and Florida Republicans were already suffering from a particularly painful post-election hangover.  The state GOP had outspent the Florida Democratic Party by a 3-to-1 margin, while Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had…

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#Florida Democrats fight to reclaim political relevance

#Florida Democrats fight to reclaim political relevance

Florida Democrats fight to reclaim political relevance Florida Democrats are scrambling to claw their way back from the brink of irrelevance after an unsparingly brutal midterm election cycle that saw some of the last vestiges of the party’s power in the Sunshine State slip away. Their challenges are steep. The Florida Democratic Party, now without…

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