Two weeks after they said President Joe Biden had no chance to win in November, the Republican Party of Florida is upset and has blasted the Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried for choosing VP Kamala Harris “in a backroom deal, completely shutting out their primary voters.”
Fact Check
- Biden had no opposition, so the Florida Democratic Party did not hold a presidential preference primary in March.
- All the Republican candidates, except Nikki Haley, had suspended their campaigns but were still on the March 5 ballot. Haley dropped out that day after the Florida primary.
Dig Deeper
On July 8, the Florida GOP criticized First Lady Jill Biden for touring Florida.
- “Jill Biden is desperately trying to change the narrative that Joe Biden should drop out of the race, but the fact is that their lies have caught up with them,” said RPOF Chairman Evan Power.
In January 2024, Powers was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida after Christian Ziegler was removed and censured because of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Statement on Nikki Fried Bypassing the Electoral Process and Picking Kamala Harris with a Backroom DealAfter her disastrous decision to rig Florida’s Democrat Presidential Preference Primary for Joe Biden in March, causing sweeping down-ballot defeat for their local candidates, Florida Democrat Chair Nikki Fried is at it again! Party Boss Fried is once again stepping on the electoral process by picking her new anointed candidate, border czar Kamala Harris, and shutting out the votes of Florida Democrats. For all the talk about “saving democracy,” the Democrat Party is choosing their candidate in a backroom deal, completely shutting out their primary voters. I have a message to Florida Democrats who are tired of “Tricky Nikki” Fried’s bullying tactics: You are welcome to join the hundreds of thousands who’ve already switched to the Florida GOP! We are the only statewide political party that empowers our voters to choose their own nominee – not shady party bosses. |
