FL: Nikki Fried espouses Democratic urgency in Duval County elections.
Early voting is well underway in Duval County for the next round of city elections on Tuesday, and the new Chair of the Florida Democratic Party is mobilizing voters.
Nikki Fried stopped by 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 is home. My heart is here. And we are going to continue to show up all the time. Because we know Duval is Blue,” Fried said, drawing applause from the dozens of candidates and activists on hand. “And it is time for us to start winning these local races again.”
he race is teeming with pickup opportunities.
Though Democrats are not running candidates for Sheriff or Supervisor of Elections, they have provided two mayoral candidates — unlike in 2019, when no Democrats challenged incumbent Republican Lenny Curry.
Whether she was aware (or not) of the pitched nature of various Democratic campaigns this cycle is unknown, but she offered advice that she hopes candidates take after Tuesday’s election.
“Tuesday when the election is over, come together,” Fried urged, saying that after March 21, Duval Democrats should be “one party, united.”
Democrats haven’t seen much engagement from the state party in years in Duval. The new chair at least acknowledges that.
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