Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power says party isn't slowing down after big local election flips

TAMPA, Fla. – Republican Party of Florida Chairman Evan Power took a victory lap Friday regarding the GOP’s electoral performance in local elections on March 19. On Florida’s Voice with Brendon Leslie, Power boasted how in Clearwater, for example, “there’s not a single Democrat who represents the city.” There, Republicans flipped two seats Democrats were defending on the city council. In fact, both of those candidates were part of Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried’s so-called “Take Back Local” initiative – a name confusing to Power, as the prioritized candidates...