JACKSONVILLE MAYOR: Nikki Fried tells Jacksonville Democrats it's 'time for us to start winning'
Early voting is well underway in Duval County for next Tuesday’s city elections, and the new chair of the Florida Democratic Party is mobilizing voters.
Nikki Fried was in Jacksonville’s Five Points district Monday evening, for a Get Out the Vote rally at Rain Dogs, The former Agriculture Commissioner has a long connection with Jacksonville, and her visit Monday was imbued with urgency.
Duval Democrats hold a registration advantage, but currently face a super-minority on the Jacksonville City Council and are shut out of any countywide office.
Fried believes this can change. Signaling the high stakes at play, she said that she’d been chair for two weeks and “this is my first stop.”
“Duval is home. My heart is here. And we are going to continue to show up all the time. Because we know Duval is Blue. And it is time for us to start winning these local races again,” Fried said, drawing applause from the dozens of candidates and activists on hand.
Roughly 50,000 people have voted in Duval County already, good for nearly 8% of the vote. Democrats have made up nearly 47% of that total, but with Republicans historically much stronger on Election Day, they will want to stretch those margins.
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