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Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and state party chair Nikki Fried engaged in a heated exchange over Nixon's ties to the Democratic Socialists of America and the role of socialism in campaigning in a red-leaning state, signaling a fault line between the party's progressive base and its establishment as they grapple with messaging and coordination ahead of a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book were arrested for participating in an abortion rights protest at City Hall. Fried wore a shirt that said “Just F**k!ng Vote.” The shirt is a fundraising tool for Change the Ref, a nonprofit organization founded by Manuel Oliver, who lost his 17-year-old son Joaquin, at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. The group markets the shirt along with other items to fund voter registration drives and provide materials to effect change through conversation, education, and activism. The protest was organized by Occupy Tally, a coalition of abortion rights groups, and both Book and Fried view their attendance and arrest as a wake-up call for Floridians to oppose an agenda to roll back constitutional rights on abortion access, voting, speech, and to loosen gun regulations and marginalize the LGBTQ+ community.
Eleven protestors, including Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Florida Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, were arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave city property following several requests. The protestors were demonstrating against Senate Bill 300, which would set a six-week limit for abortions after pregnancy and provide pregnancy support services. The police department stated that protestors were given multiple warnings throughout the day and acknowledged they were required to leave the property by sundown.
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and dozens of others were arrested while protesting Florida's abortion ban outside the Florida Capitol. The state's Senate passed a bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and House Republicans are expected to pass their own version of the bill soon. Fried and others were arrested at City Hall, including the state's Senate Democratic leader, Lauren Book. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks last year, but the new law would narrow that window even further.