Saturday, March 31, 2007

John Russell Addresses Poor Performance By Fla. Dem. Party




3/21/07 State Capitol in Tallahassee Fl. 2006 5th Congressional district nominee John Russell addresses the poor performance year 3/21/07 State Capitol in Tallahassee Fl. 2006 5th Congressional district nominee John Russell addresses the poor performance year after year by the Florida Democratic Party. Despite claims of resounding success by FDP chair Karen Thurman, reality paints a different result. A 2% gain in democratically held seats should be no cause for joy among Florida Democrats.There was no organized GOTV/ABSENTEE BALLOT initiative by the Florida Democratic Party in 2006 or any year previously. The most frequently asked question after the election was... Where was Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Davis's General Election Campaign?To improve from being horrible to merely pitiful... is no cause for celebration or for party leaders to pat themselves on the back.The ongoing poor performance of the FDP should send shudders through the timbers of those concerned with Florida's Electoral Vote on the Democratic side in 2008! The perenially weak FDP presents no effective counterbalance to the dominant Republican Party... leaving Floridians with the corporate dominated policies benefiting insurance companies and developers.Given Florida's history of having a highly questionable election process over the past 6 years one has to wonder why election reform would not be a major goal of the Florida Democratic Party. Wake Up Florida Democrats! People are wondering... ( more )

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