Kathleen Passidomo lays out Senate GOP message for Midterms

Kathleen Passidomo jumps on the BlacRock investment bandwagon. Image via Colin Hackley.

So long as Republicans hold the Florida Senate, Sen. Kathleen Passidomo will preside over the Chamber starting in November. With Primary season now closed, she laid out talking points to make sure that happens.

The Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee late Tuesday issued a messaging memo from the Senate President-designate.

“In the coming days and weeks, we will lay out the clear choice between Republican-led freedom and Democrats’ demands for restricting access to opportunity,” Passidomo wrote.

“We will contrast our candidates’ proven records of fighting for our hardworking families and businesses with the Democrats’ radical wishlist that seeks to turn our Free Florida into California.”

A contrast to the Golden State isn’t the only place where the Naples Republican expressed a desire to nationalize messaging to some extent. Republican candidates for Senate will run against President Joe Biden in addition to their Democratic opponents.

“Our opponents trust bureaucrats over taxpayers, prioritize indoctrination over education, abandon the rule of law to favor criminals over victims, and embrace the failed Biden policies responsible for high gas prices and skyrocketing inflation,” Passidomo wrote.

But Republicans will also run on achievements from recent years, including expanding voucher opportunities in schools.

“Senate Republicans have delivered the largest expansion of school choice in our state’s history,” Passidomo wrote. “We have delivered education gains for our K-12 students and are proud to have the No. 1 state University system in the country. We’ve delivered teacher pay raises, put more money in the classroom and prioritized keeping our students safe.”

And it’s clear Florida’s response to the pandemic compared to states with extended lockdowns will be a clear part of messaging.

“Senate Republicans have delivered a free and open Florida where workers can earn a living, small businesses can serve their communities and the faithful can gather in worship,” Passidomo wrote. “We’ve honored our commitment to Florida’s hardworking taxpayers, prioritized our environment, ensured our law enforcement officers have the resources they need to keep our families safe, and taken meaningful action to reform our foster care system.

“With these pro-family, pro-jobs and pro-opportunity policies, unemployment is at a historic low. As other states’ economies continue to struggle, Florida remains a beacon of hope and strength for the nation. Our low taxes, consistent debt reduction and AAA credit rating are the direct result of the unstoppable team of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate Republicans working to protect our economy.”