AP: Democrats trying to take back issues dominated by Republicans [View All]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - It would be ridiculous to say Democrats like crime, hate the military, crave more taxes and are godless and immoral, but voters do see the party as weak on issues like faith, law and order, national security and morality.
And that's frustrating Democrats who are struggling to convince voters they're not as far to the left as they're made out to be. That's why they're trying even harder to gain ground on traditional Republican strengths in an effort to regain significance in the Capitol.

The goal is to win favor with voters outside of the Democrats' South Florida stronghold, especially among North Florida conservative Democrats who heavily vote Republican and the growing number of independent voters.

"We have fewer and fewer Democratic officials north of Lake Okeechobee and that's a problem," said Sen. Dave Aronberg, a Democrat from Palm Beach County. "We want to debunk the myth that Democrats are anti-family, anti-gun and anti-patriotic."

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