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Mama, community organizer, ED @flrising (union of NewFLMajority + Org Fl), Co-founder Nat’l Domestic Workers Alliance, Mujeres Unidas y Activas 4 life.
Aug 24, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
A lot of attention tonight is going to be paid to #DeSantis It makes sense. He’s terrible and he’s learned from Trump how to exploit extremism into headlines and fundraisers for his own career, but there’s something else to see in Florida tonight, something incredible. Voter just made history by nominating @AramisAyalaFL to be the Democratic candidate for Attorney General. She’s fighting for women’s rights, public safety and to reform the system of punishment we call criminal justice. She would be the first Black person elected statewide.
Nov 5, 2020 11 tweets 1 min read
Let’s get some things straight. Most Latinos in Florida and most Latinos in Miami- Dade voted for Biden. (A thread)... The idea Latinos and Black people underperformed for Biden is largely false.