Meet Florida's New Democratic Party Chair!!!

[RandiFan1290]

http://thepoliticalhurricane.com/2012/12/19/breaking-news-allison-tant-was-lobbyist-for-firm-that-purged-african-americans-from-voter-rolls-in-2000/


Allison Tant!
She donates to republicans
She was a lobbyist for Choice Point in 2000 when they scrubbed thousands of democratic voters from the rolls
And her husband was a Bush lawyer for the recount fight!

[Laurian]

1. What? She won or was chosen? WTF?

[hedgehog]

3. Sometimes the most fervor is found among converts.

[RandiFan1290]

4. She won. She's in

http://www.postonpolitics.com/2013/01/allison-tant-elected-chairwoman-of-florida-democratic-party-in-contentious-vote/

LAKE MARY — Florida Democrats elected Tallahassee fundraiser Allison Tant as party chairman this morning, capping the most contentious leadership race the party has seen in decades.

Tant won on a 587-to-448 vote over Hillsborough County Committeeman Alan Clendenin.

Tant, 51, has raised money for President Barack Obama and other Democrats. She was elected chairwoman of the Leon County Democratic Party in December, but does not have a long history with grass-roots activists around the state. She was backed by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and most of the state’s Democratic congressional delegation.

...

Palm Beach County, which controlled 82 votes in the race, supplied considerable drama. State Committeeman John Ramos joined other South Florida committeemen and committeewomen in pledging support for Clendenin this month. But a few days later, Ramos announced he was backing Tant. He wavered over the last two weeks, but today said he cast his 41 votes for Tant.

[Laurian]

6. Wow. All this was known about her and she was still

backed by heavyweight Florida Democrats? Any idea why?

[RandiFan1290]

8. Because the game is rigged for the 1%

[Phil Perspective]

13. Why ...

because of the corrupt DWS .. yes .. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is not what people think she is .. she's a pal of the Fanjul brothers .. and corrupt as can be

[ProSense]

5. She won:

It's Tant. Allison Tant wins FL Dem Chair race, beats Clendenin 587-448

Allison Tant beat Alan Clendin in a hard-fought race for Florida Democratic Party chair.

Tant won 587 votes to Clendenin's 448.

"Thank you, Alan Clendenin, for making me a better candidate," Tant said.

Tant's win spared Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson a measure of embarrassment. Both pushed hard for Tant. They wanted her to lead the party because she knows how to fundraise. And they need money, truckloads of it, to unseat Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.

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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2013/01/its-tant-allison-tant-wins-fl-dem-chair-race-beats-clendenin-587-448.html

Florida seems like a screwed up state, but who am I to talk? Christie is Governor of my state.

[RandiFan1290]

7. They want her to help elect Crist here

another republican

[nashville_brook]

12. +1

[Phil Perspective]

15. Interesting ..

that all Nelson and DWS care about is money .. not helping to improve the lives of the state's residents

[MineralMan]

2. Isn't she just a candidate for the post?

I doubt she'll succeed.

[SugarShack]

9. The is the octopus arm of Sen Bill Nelson. He put our chair in last time. This is a tragedy.

The workers, donators, all that has been built, were with Alan Clendedin. But Nelson strong arms a few of the old ladies all of the time. When the last chair was caught lobbying for the republicans, friends of Jeb Bush, we wanted that chair removed. Nelson intervened for a few votes, all that it took. We paid that chair 100K and she just had to take 3800 a month from the other side while working for us.

This is more of the same!

[RandiFan1290]

10. Uug I never voted for him, either

I just wish I could go back and take the blue pill

[SugarShack]

11. believe me, he's earned his primary more than once. only in cuz katherine harris was first opponent

then connie bratface mack!

[Phil Perspective]

14. Bill Nelson? ..

I'm sure DWS was involved with that too .. probably behind the scenes

[RandiFan1290]

16. Not behind the scenes

Right out in the open. The 1% will always take care of themselves first. The rest of us are just useless voters.

[SwampG8r]

17. she will fit right in

with debbie wasserman schultz if she supports republicans in state elections over democrats