Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is the latest Democrat to announce she will join the Republican Party over the past weeks as the GOP solidifies power after President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory.

The Florida Democratic Party slammed President Biden for his decision to lift Cuba’s State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) designation in exchange for freeing jailed political prisoners who protested the regime in 2021.

It's a rare moment indeed when a state party publicly criticizes a president from their own side of the partisan aisle, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday when the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) sent out a press release stating that they "condemn in the strongest terms" President Joe Biden's decision to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.

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In Florida, Cuban-Americans are a key demographic, and Biden's decision Tuesday is viewed as further hurting political conditions for Democrats in the state.

“This is Joe Biden literally sinking the Democratic Party in the state of Florida. Big time,” Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz told Axios. “Just as we try to patch the hole in the ...

"This is Joe Biden literally sinking the Democratic Party in the state of Florida," he said. "Big time." Once the most notable "swing state" — rife with ballot "hanging chads" and the "Brooks ...

Doral Vice Mayor Maureen Porras is a Democrat no more. Porras has jumped ship and joined the Republican Party. She’s the third Florida Democrat to do so since the 2024 General Election — after state Reps. Susan Valdés and Hillary Cassel — and the first from Miami-Dade.

In May, the Tampa Bay Times published an (admittedly) early look at the 2026 governor’s race. Included in that story were the names of 13 potential candidates: five Democrats and eight Republicans. Some eight months later,

Today, the two lawmakers are Republicans, a stunning party switch that further reveals the weakness of a Florida Democratic Party that felt hopeful in early 2024 that it could end the GOP ...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) told Axios the decision would sink Florida Democrats. "This is Joe Biden literally sinking the Democratic Party in the state of Florida. Big time," Moskowitz said.

The party has the raw potential to win but lacks the technique, structure and strategy. Over the past eight years, both faith and finance have disintegrated within Florida’s Democratic politics. Florida has seen statewide elections slip further and ...