Andrew Gillum is going to flip Florida blue for us!

[FM123]

(It broke my heart when our wonderful Mr. Gillum lost to that piece of garbage DeSantis)

Andrew Gillum came to South Florida Wednesday to launch a campaign that could change the dynamics of the 2020 election — even if he didn’t announce a plan to run for president.

At an evening rally at Florida Memorial University’s Miami Gardens campus, Gillum rolled out an ambitious initiative to register one million new voters ahead of the presidential election. The Florida Democratic Party announced that morning that it’s also spending $2 million to register 200,000 new voters.

“I’m tapping into that network — what we built from the campaign, the enthusiasm, the volunteers, the infrastructure, the assets there — and trying to turn all of that energy and effort into registering and engaging one million voters in advance of the 2020 election,” the 39-year-old former Tallahassee mayor and past gubernatorial candidate told the Miami Herald.

Florida Democrats hope to reinforce a slipping voter advantage in a crucial swing state that voted for Donald Trump two years ago after twice casting its vote for Barack Obama.
Read More:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article228166774.html

[EveHammond13]

1. this is how we win

[Wounded Bear]

2. That's the kind of grass roots movement and GOTV effort we need...

Didn't read the article, but is there anything about helping the felons who are supposed to be getting their voting cards back that the Repubs are trying to screw?

[FM123]

3. Not in this Herald article, but he mentions it in another article on CBS News...

But a new proposal by Republicans in Florida's state legislature would set conditions on restoring felons' voting rights, in part by requiring them to pay back court fees and civil fines before their rights are restored.

Republican lawmakers argue the the language in the ballot measure did not properly define what it means to complete a sentence.

Gillum called on the legislature to "get its hands off" of the amendment, and critics of the Republican proposal have compared the requirements to poll taxes that were outlawed by the 24th Amendment.

read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andrew-gillum-former-florida-governor-candidate-announcement-2020-voter-registration-2019-03-20/