Karen Thurman Resigns as Florida Dem Chair

Karen Thurman announced on Friday that she was stepping down as chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, following the route of her Partys candidates at the polls last week.

While Democrats lost every single race for statewide office, placed third in the U.S. Senate race, saw their numbers shrink in the Legislature to controlling less than a third of the House and only 12 of the senates 40 seats, and saw the loss of four members of Congress, Thurman insisted there had been gains made during her tenure.

Working together, we have upgraded our technology, modernized our strategies, cultivated a new generation of Democratic leaders, and raised more funds than at any point in our Party's history, wrote Thurman to Party leaders and activists. We have worked to register new Democratic voters, leading to record gains in our Party's membership. Our investments in building and sustaining our voter file have allowed us to accurately target and actively engage voters across the Sunshine State.

She could not resist one last shot at the Republicans.

Recently, while we have watched the Republican Party of Florida face arrests and indictments for their party's activities, we have shown the Sunshine State that Florida Democrats are the Party of honest and ethical leadership, she added.