Republican Party of Florida chairman Lenny Curry posted on Twitter late Monday, with the phrase "public civil war. Florida House Democrats voted 24-17 to replace Rep. Darryl Rouson as their next leader Monday night after a majority concluded that the party was too divided under him. All of this makes good comedy for Republicans. Rouson, 59, of St. Petersburg hurried his demise by creating a fundraising committee last month that only he could control. He created the committee without alerting other party leaders, and Democratic Party chairwoman Allison Tant fired two staffers over the incident. Rouson, a former Republican who boasts ties to former governors Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist, struggled to coalesce Democrats from the start. He needed two ballots to secure the support of a majority of the 44 elected House Democrats and faced almost immediate questions about his loyalties. During a June caucus meeting, he fended off criticism that his consultant has worked with Republicans and that he had not done more to work with key Democratic constituencies like the Florida Education Association. Rouson also remains a potential crossover vote in the Republican-dominated House.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:56:10 +0000
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