Former Florida Republican Rep. David Jolly has never had a great relationship with his party. Pointing out how beholden to big donors GOP officials are to 60 Minutes went down like a lead balloon filled with Republican integrity. Jolly was on MSNBC with Nicolle Wallace on Monday to talk about the recent mass shootings, Donald Trump’s continued white…
DetailsThe top voting machine company in the country insists that its election systems are never connected to the internet. But researchers found 35 of the systems have been connected to the internet for months and possibly years, including in some swing states. One of the most dense states for online election systems was Florida, where…
DetailsThe Charlotte County Democratic Party has an immediate opening for a volunteer Co-Editor to share the duties of assembling our weekly newsletter. Will Train! CHECK OUT OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER: 08/07/2019 – Stand with us against Gun Violence Required qualification: A passionate interest in advancing the values and goals of the local Democratic Party. Necessary Skills and…
DetailsThe Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee, the official arm of the Democratic Party in Charlotte County voted unanimously Monday evening in favor of two resolutions: 1 — Supporting sensible gun safety laws. 2 — Supporting a comprehensive gun violence prevention plan. Here are the texts of the two resolutions. GUN SAFETY RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the number…
DetailsFlorida Democrats do the Math: Joe Gruters Immigrant Listening Tour is a farce. After Joe Gruters, the Chair of the Republican Party of Florida, issued a press release trumpeting an Immigration Listening Tour, Florida Democrats do the math. RPOF is holding a tour in cities that are majority white and Republican — ignoring immigrant communities…
DetailsAccording to data from the watchdog group OpenSecrets. org, contributions to local Congressman Greg Steube and Florida Senator Marco Rubio from the gun rights industry total almost a quarter-million dollars. To be fair, Steube’s gun receipts during his first term (he was elected in 2016) total a mere $5,000 compared to Rubio’s whopping $243,179. And…
DetailsOn this sickening day when two mass shootings have happened in our country, I find it important to remind myself that mass shootings happen almost nowhere else but in the United States. We cannot become normalized to the regular pace of massive, execution-style killings. These horrific events are exclusive to the United States. So…
DetailsMoody drew cheers from the NRA when she went to court to try to block Floridians from voting on a citizen-proposed amendment to ban high-capacity weapons. Keep in mind: Moody didn’t just take a stance against the amendment and urge Floridians to vote it down. She’s trying to stop you and every other Floridian from…
DetailsAll unaccompanied children have been removed from the Homestead migrant detention facility in Homestead, Florida, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed on Saturday. Homestead, which has been criticized by politicians for its treatment of unaccompanied minors, was the nation’s largest facility for migrant children, housing 14,300 unaccompanied minors since March 2018. (Read more…
DetailsState Senator Joe Gruters and Representative Cord Byrd announced Thursday that they’ll be embarking on a listening tour across seven cities in three days. “With another legislative session on the horizon, we believe it’s important to go straight to Floridians and hear their ideas on how we can further improve our immigration system,” Gruters and…
DetailsThe Florida Democratic Party wants to congratulate all of the presidential hopefuls that took part in the DNC’s second Democratic Presidential Primary Debate with CNN for their wonderful debate showcasing the diverse ideas the Democratic Party has to offer. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, stated: “It was inspiring to hear all of…
DetailsCharlotteDems.com Editor’s note: Two letters to the editor from local Democrats were published in Wednesday’s Sun. DEC member James Williams criticized Rep. Greg Steube’s record. And DEC Vice Chair Teresa Jenkins defended Democratic positions against Republican lies. Steube not representing interests of district voters Editor: On July 25, the Sun published an article on…
DetailsRound two of the Democratic presidential primary debates is set to get underway, with candidates facing off on back-to-back evenings on Tuesday and Wednesday on CNN. Candidates will focus on using the precious few minutes of debate time they’ll have to make a lasting impression on the biggest audience some of them will see. After…
DetailsOn July 29, the Sun Sentinel reported that Attorney General Ashley Moody filed in court to block Ban Assault Weapons Now’s ballot initiative from the 2020 ballot. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, called Moody’s actions outrageous: “Attorney General Ashley Moody is attempting to stop voters from being able to vote to protect their families. Floridians are…
DetailsToday, the Florida Democratic Party held a press call with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, Congressman Darren Soto, and Joseph Pennisi, president of Agora Policy Innovation, that blasted Trump’s trade policies for hurting Florida farmers and businesses. Commissioner Fried described how timber, citrus, and seafood exports to China have dropped, saying, “Maybe the president thinks…
DetailsA letter writer to the Sun Newspaper cuts through the differences between the political parties. The writer states, ” Actually, Democrats have the same basic values as most Republicans and independents”. See the letter in the Charlotte Sun newspaper (July 26, 2019, pg C7): Focus On Similarities To Solve Issues
DetailsPence’s visit to ex-felons job training center while the GOP is actively working to suppress former inmates’ right to vote exposes the Trump administration’s hypocrisy. On July 26, Vice President Mike Pence visited the non-profit former inmate training center, Operation New Hope. His visit is a reminder that the Republican Party is working to create…
DetailsThe following is a statement from Teresa Jenkins, vice-chair of the Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee, in response to recent tweets from President Donald Trump urging four members of Congress (Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley) to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which…
DetailsMueller largely ignored Stuebe’s questions, saying“I won’t speak to that” or similar phrases about 10 times in five minutes. “…It’s in, it’s actually in your report multiple times that it’s unverified and you’re telling me that you’re not willing to tell us how you came to the conclusion that it’s unverified?” Steube asked. “True.” “Your…
DetailsFormer special counsel Robert Mueller is scheduled to testify before Congress Wednesday. Mueller found clear evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 election for the purpose of tipping the outcome toward Trump; that members of Trump’s campaign were eager to accept the foreign help; and that Mueller’s team found at least 10 episodes when Trump…
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