Dems stage several Florida early voting events with party national leader taking part

As many Democrats claim Florida is in play for the first time in years in presidential politics, party leaders will celebrate early voting Monday as the Nov. 5 General Election is only two weeks away.

Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison is one of several top Democratic leaders staging Monday news and public awareness events. On the first day of early voting in many counties, Harrison is joining Florida Democrats on the “We Vote, We Win” bus tour.

Several events are taking place nearly simultaneously on Monday morning. The first is with Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, who will cast an early vote at about 8 a.m. at the Leon County Courthouse in Tallahassee at an “early voting kickoff.”

She’ll be joined by several Democratic candidates in the state capital Monday morning.

After Vice President Kamala Harris became the party’s nominee, Democrats have been claiming that Florida, which easily favored Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, is now a possible state for victory in the country’s top race.

Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, just last week said Democrats want to put “wild” Florida in play, and the party is committing to an increased presence in the state in the campaign’s final weeks.

Emhoff visited the Villages in Central Florida in early October, where he addressed several topics, including Project 2025 and its “attacks on seniors,” noting Trump threatened political opponents, “praises the Jan. 6 insurrectionists,” still questions the 2020 Election, and invoked Hungarian leader Viktor Orban as a “character witness” during his debate with Harris.

According to recent polls, the race is tightening in the Sunshine State. However, Trump still maintains a lead outside the margin of error.

The early voting effort and awareness campaign continue Monday at 9 a.m. in Palm Beach County. Democrat U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel and others will cast ballots at a Gaines Park recreational area precinct.

Monday’s early voting Democratic awareness campaign will wrap in Orlando at 2 p.m. Harrison, Fried, and others will support the immediate voting opportunity at the Hiawassee Branch Library in Central Florida.