Florida Democrat Party Chair Manny Diaz resigned from his position this week following the party’s historic losses in the Sunshine State in the midterm election.
Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022.
“Never had that many,” DeSantis repeated, also noting that Republicans went from 16 GOP members of the U.S. House from Florida to 20.continue to rely on voter registration to drive turnout, build field operations only around elections, and expect to get our vote out without engaging voters where they live; listening to them and earning their trust – helping everyday people with their everyday problems.
“Volunteer recruitment was not a priority,” he wrote. “There was no energy or sense of community or urgency. Recruiting, training and building volunteers seemed to be an afterthought.”
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