When a red wave swept through Florida in 2022, Ron DeSantis and his Republican supermajority got to work implementing many of the extremist policies outlined in Project 2025. Books were banned and history suppressed in public schools. Over 1 million voters, majority Democrat, were purged from voter rolls.
A 15 week abortion ban was implemented, with an even more restrictive 6 week ban in the works. The boldness of these policies show that DeSantis believed Florida Democrats were too badly beaten to fight back. It's a beautiful irony that DeSantis' arrogant miscalculation is going to ensure that the right to choose is enshrined in the Florida Constitution.
DeSantis seriously underestimated the strength of grassroots Democratic organizers in Florida. When abortion was banned, Democrats throughout the state jumped into action. We mobilized from the bright blue of Miami-Dade to the deep red of the panhandle.
A ballot initiative was born that will allow Floridians to vote on a woman’s right to choose. The next step: Collecting 900,000 petitions. But 900,000 is the number of petitions that must remain after Republicans attempt to throw out every petition they can, so the true number was well over a million.
Through an unbelievable effort, this was accomplished in time for the Florida Supreme Court to deliberate over adding the initiative to the 2024 ballot. Up against a Republican court, Democrats had to make their case flawlessly. Something was going to go wrong.
Something always goes wrong. Through some loophole, the Republican supermajority was going to derail it! And yet, on April 1, it passed. It’s an incredible victory for Democrats, but the job isn’t done.
In order to become law, it must get 60% of votes in November. This means we must get the vote of nearly all Democrats, most Independents and even some Republicans. On top of that, Democrats must mobilize to the polls in a year rife with voter suppression.
Once again, the odds are stacked against us, but 3 weeks ago new polling came out: Our initiative has nearly 70% support among likely voters! What was once an impossibility now seems almost a certainty. For my part, I’m proud to say that I’m running a congressional campaign that has championed this cause. My team works everyday to promote this initiative, and in just the last month we’ve reached out to over 90,000 unregistered voters in my district.
We’re determined to play our role in fighting voter suppression and ensuring that Florida women have the right to choose. At 25 years old, I’m the youngest congressional nominee in the country and I aspire to help reshape Florida politics alongside the likes of Max Frost. Believe me when I tell you that the future of Florida is blue! However, in order to defeat my opponent BRIAN MAST, I need all the help I can get.
Even $25 dollars goes a long way, so if you believe in my campaign please considering donating here! secure.actblue.com/.
.. Lastly I’d like to recognize some of the wonderful organizers whose efforts made Amendment 4 possible: Lori Fritsch, Jessica Brason and Andi Poli, you’ve been a great help to me on the campaign trail but more importantly, your incredible work allowed Amendment 4 to get on the ballot this year! Oh and finally, I should I thank Ron DeSantis because his arrogance is about to ensure that even a Republican supermajority can never again take away a Florida Woman’s right to choose.
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