The election's over. Now who wants to be Florida Democratic Party chair?
Some Florida Democratic figureheads and groups want party chair Manny Diaz done and gone after their party’s worst defeat in an election cycle in over a century. The problem may be finding someone who wants the job after this year’s shellacking.
The Florida Democratic Party’s performance in the Sunshine State this month also contrasted with Democratic electoral gains or holds elsewhere in the country. Not only was their nominee for governor Charlie Crist blown out in almost historic fashion, by more than 19 points, they lost all statewide races and watched as prominent lawmakers like Janet Cruz and Carlos Guillermo Smith were tossed out of office.
It’s led to several consultants and party fi...
