{"id":20829,"date":"2025-04-25T04:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/florida-democratic-party-is-dead-state-senator-says-as-he-leaves-it\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T04:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:45:06","slug":"florida-democratic-party-is-dead-state-senator-says-as-he-leaves-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/florida-democratic-party-is-dead-state-senator-says-as-he-leaves-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Democratic Party Is \u2018Dead,\u2019 State Senator Says as He Leaves It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The highest-ranking Democrat in the Florida Senate announced in dramatic fashion on Thursday that he was leaving the party, the latest setback for Democrats whose influence in the state <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/29\/us\/florida-trump-republicans-swing-state.html\" title=\"\">has rapidly diminished<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">State Senator Jason W.B. Pizzo, whose district includes parts of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in South Florida, said in a speech on the Senate floor that he was changing his voter registration to \u201cno party affiliation,\u201d the most common registration in Florida for independent voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe Democratic Party in Florida is dead,\u201d Mr. Pizzo told his fellow lawmakers. \u201cThere are good people that can resuscitate it. But they don\u2019t want it to be me. That\u2019s not convenient. That\u2019s not cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Pizzo had signaled that he might run for governor next year. He had been visible in many high-profile debates, using his background as a former prosecutor to grill Republicans. But he was also sometimes at odds with fellow Democrats on matters of law and order. Earlier this week, he said critics had accused him of being a racist for calling for an audit of a South Florida municipality with a largely Black population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI follow the law,\u201d Mr. Pizzo said on the Senate floor on Wednesday. \u201cIf anybody\u2019s feelings are hurt and think I\u2019m a racist for my position \u2014 suck it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Pizzo did not immediately respond to interview requests on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a statement after Mr. Pizzo announced he was leaving the party, Nikki Fried, the chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, called Mr. Pizzo \u201cone of the most ineffective and unpopular Democratic leaders in recent memory\u201d and said his resignation was \u201cone of the best things to happen to the party in years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHis legacy as leader includes continually disparaging the party base, starting fights with other members and chasing his own personal ambitions at the expense of Democratic values,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Florida Democratic Party is more united without him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Florida was once the nation\u2019s premier presidential battleground state. But after Democrats failed to win competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate in 2018, the party\u2019s organization, fund-raising and influence fell precipitously in the state. Republicans hold every statewide elected office, as well as supermajorities in the State House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Pizzo is the third state lawmaker to leave the Democratic Party this year. State Representatives Hillary Cassel and Susan Vald\u00e9s switched to the Republican Party in January, saying they felt increasingly disconnected from and unsupported by the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Evan Power, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, noted the three departures in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cSenator Pizzo didn\u2019t leave the Democratic Party; the party left him,\u201d he said, adding that Mr. Pizzo\u2019s announcement \u201cunderscores the radicalization of today\u2019s Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Pizzo said on the Senate floor that he would not register as a Republican, because the party \u201chas a lot of problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">State Representative Fentrice Driskell of Tampa, the highest-ranking Democrat in the State House, said in a statement: \u201cThe Democratic Party is not dead, but if it was, Jason Pizzo should consider the fact that he has been a party leader and would bear some responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/24\/us\/pizzo-florida-democratic-party.html\">Source link 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