Former Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried smiles after being elected chair of the Florida Democratic Party on Feb. 25, 2023, in Orlando, Fla.. - Steven Lemongello/Orlando Sentinel/TNS
MIAMI — Florida Democrats are leaning on their biggest adversary as they look to revamp their party ahead of 2024: Gov. Ron DeSantis. After two tough election cycles in a row — including a particularly bruising 2022 midterm year — the state party has begun an aggressive counteroffensive against DeSantis in an effort to claw its way back from the brink of political irrelevance, seeing the top-tier Republican presidential hopeful as the perfect foil to fuel their political resurgence. The animosity between Florida Democrats and the state’s powerful Republican governor isn’t new. What’s changed, ...
