Fresh civil war among Florida Democrats breaks out after Senate Leader Jason Pizzo bails on ‘dead’ party

Source: New York Post

The knives are coming out within the demoralized Florida Democratic Party after state Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo jumped ship, proclaiming the party’s “dead” as he draws buzz about a potential gubernatorial bid as an Independent. Pizzo, 48, lamented that the Democratic Party that his father volunteered for in the 1960s is “not the party today,” while acknowledging the internal pressure he faced to step aside as state Senate leader. “Here’s the issue: The Democratic Party in Florida is dead.