Dear Democrats,
This week we witnessed Americans across the nation rising up to demand change, and Donald Trump authorizing the use of teargas on peaceful protesters outside the White House because he wanted to show off his power. These people were not being destructive or violent, just raising their voices against racism in our nation’s capital. This is the United States of America and we have the right to peacefully protest, whether that’s in Washington D.C. or Miami. A president who encourages violence against peaceful protesters is a threat against our democracy. Donald Trump is acting like a dictator, not a president — and we must show him who truly has the power by turning out to vote November 3rd and bringing change up and down the ballot.
Thanks to the hard work put in over the past 18 months by everyone across the state, we are better prepared, better staffed, better funded and more united than we have ever been heading into a Presidential election. Because of voter registration efforts started last June, we have out-registered Republicans — and for the first time since 2012, the Party is entering an election year with a greater Democratic margin than the previous cycle. We also now have over 20,000 trained volunteers registered in VAN, compared with approximately 2,000 in 2016 – nearly ten times as many! And for the first time ever are now ahead in Vote By Mail enrollments (by over 112,000 requests as of the March Presidential Preference Primary) and pulling away as Donald Trump’s lies about vote by mail seem to be depressing Republican enrollments!
We also are proud to have built the largest state Party in the country, with 200-plus staff working across Florida as the “campaign in waiting” for Joe Biden. And for the first time in decades, there will be a Democrat on the ballot for every single Legislative race — all 120 State House seats and all 20 State Senate seats in Florida! Thank you for the great work by so many of you across the state, especially Dr. Janelle Christensen and the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida, and to all the wonderful candidates who have stepped up to run to represent our Democratic values and give voters a choice in every district in the state.
But the battle is far from over. We need all of your help to get across the finish line. To truly bring about change we must continue to enroll every Democratic-leaning voter to Vote By Mail as insurance, continue to reach out to educate voters, and then work like never before to make sure every single Democratic vote is cast. The countdown is on, and it’s on all of us to elect Joe Biden and our Democratic ticket up and down the ballot!
As of Sunday, June 7, there are exactly 149 days — 4 months and 27 days — to November 3, 2020. And remember, Vote By Mail voting for November starts in only 109 days. – FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo
