Florida Netroots

Well, after a session in which Florida was once again turned into a public laughing stock such as on NPR’s “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” where they joked about how the legislators actually debated enacting penalties for people who put replica bull testicles on their vehicles and on “The Colbert Report” where an entire “Word” segment was devoted to the “I believe” license plates, let’s take a look at the aftermath:

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I was forwarded an interesting response to this article: Secretary of state visits Broward elections office, gives Snipes good marks; in which a representative from the Florida Fair Elections Coalition makes it clear that Kurt Browning is clearly living in some form of alternative reality.  For your reading pleasure:
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“If a state had its priorities straight, balancing a budget on the backs of the working poor, the elderly and the disabled would be the last option. This year in Florida, it’s the first option… the Republican-led House and Senate [have] completed mutually heartless, stupid budgets…”
 - Palm Beach Post Editorial, 4/15/08

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Then help them get on the ballot!  There are two ways to get on the ballot in Florida: 1) writing a check, 2) gathering enough signature via petition.  If you’d rather have a candidate spend their money on the actual campaign, rather than on getting on the ballot, which is some cases amounts to thousands of dollars, then sign their petition.

You’ll find candidates at all the usual places - your local DEC and Democratic Club meetings, but you’ll also find them at community events.  For example, you’ll find candidates from Pinellas and Hillsbourough counties at the Annual Tampa Bay Blue Fest, “Blues by the Bay”, this weekend at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg.

Here are some of the details about the event:

 Dear Democratic Candidates and DEC members,

The Annual Tampa Bay Blues Fest, “Blues by the Bay”, is coming off this weekend at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg.   There will be thousands of voters at this joyous celebration of all that is good and fun in the pursuit of happiness.  See, and especially listen, at: http://www.tampabaybluesfest.com/home.html
Click on the page to hear the real thing.

The inimitable Mike Fox has procured a table at the festival for the use of our Democratic Party.   This Democratic table can be used for collecting petitions, among other things.   It is conceivable that all our candidates can get the remaining signatures needed to qualify for the ballot.   We can also pick up loads of new volunteers willing to contribute to the various races.  Maybe even some cash.

This table will be inside the Festival, and volunteer staffers will be allowed to listen to God’s own music while laboring in the Democratic Crusade for the Survival of our Republic.

Please call Mike Fox at 727-320-4502 for a slot at the table.   Candidates, we need your best petition gatherers to step up.

If you know of other events around Florida where Democratic candidates will be in attendance, feel free to contact me.

Go to Dan Gelber’s Blog and add your email address to “Sign up to get blog posts sent right to your email” and hit submit - then ask other Democratic legislators to add you to their press lists or better yet, start a blog themselves. Stay informed …

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If you value transparency in elections, statistically valid auditing methods to ensure counts are accurate, and more access to voting with increased early voting locations; then you need to help make Jack Killingsworth the Supervisor of Elections in Pinellas County. So, if you live in Pinellas County, you can help right now by filling in this petition. 

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