Drag performer Velvet LeNore joins dancers on stage during the gala at the Florida Democratic Party's annual Leadership Blue Weekend at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, on Saturday, July 8, 2023. - Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS
Florida Democrats, hoping to claw their way back from the brink of political irrelevance, seized on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ struggling presidential campaign on Saturday to unite a deeply fractured political coalition ahead of the 2024 elections. The Florida Democratic Party’s annual “Leadership Blue” weekend at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach was billed by party leaders as a kind launch party for a more aggressive, reenergized state party after years of financial difficulties and lackluster election results. Throughout the day on Saturday, state and local party members met in various workshops and se...
