Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo, who was the state Senate Democratic Leader, abandoned the Democratic Party, announcing a switch to no party affiliation.
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FloridastateSen.JasonPizzo—whohadbeenservingasstateSenateDemocraticLeader—announcedthatheisswitchingtonopartyaffiliation.
StateSen.LoriBermanhasbeentappedtoreplacePizzoasSenateDemocraticLeader.
DuringaspeechonThursday,Pizzodeclaredthat“thepoliticalpartysystemhereinFloridaisnearlydead.”Heassertedthatthe“DemocraticPartyinFloridaisdead,”addingthat“therearegoodpeoplethatcanresuscitateit.Buttheydon’twantittobeme.”
HealsosaidtheRepublicanPartyhasmanyproblems.
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FloridaDemocraticPartychairNikkiFriedlambastedthestatelawmaker.
“JasonPizzoisoneofthemostineffectiveandunpopularDemocraticleadersinrecentmemory,andhisresignation isoneofthebestthings tohappentothepartyinyears,”Friedasserted.“Hislegacyasleade
