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'And its not a controlled burn,' said one top Democrat of the sex scandals wreaking havoc on Florida politics.
By MARC CAPUTO and MATT DIXON 11/20/2017 05:21 AM EST
TALLAHASSEE The Florida Democratic Party chairman resigned Friday in shame. A Republican state senator faces possible expulsion for sexual harassment. The state Senates top Democratic leader abruptly stepped down after admitting an extramarital affair with a lobbyist.
Even amid the flood of sexual misconduct revelations that have rocked state capitals across the country, the nations biggest swing state has lived up to its reputation for political drama and excess over the past month, with major implications for next years contested U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections and the next presidential race.
Florida is on fire. And its not a controlled burn, said John Morgan, a major Democratic donor, godfather to the states medical-marijuana initiative and wildcard possible candidate for governor. It was already insane here, Morgan said. Its like Florida just cant get out of its own way.
The biggest shock to the system unfolded Friday when the states Democratic Party chair, Stephen Bittel, quit after POLITICO Florida reported numerous women and men complained he created an uncomfortable work environment for young women, from leering at them and trying to persuade them to fly on his private plane to using a stress-relieving squeeze-ball shaped like a naked breast.
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doc03
(35,362 posts)old Republicons.
Sancho
(9,070 posts)the republicans open the door every year with horrible people, and we try to match them.
Kleveland
(1,257 posts)Poopulation density.