From the Executive Director - Mike Smith in Florida's 8th District

21st Century Democrats is committed to electing strong and principled leaders who are focused on serving the needs of their community. In Florida's 8th Congressional District, we are supporting Mike Smith because he understands the challenges facing central Florida and has the skills and determination to build a better future for the district, the state and our country.

We endorsed Mike because we know he will work hard to serve the needs of Florida’s working families. We were impressed by his commitment to increasing the minimum wage, making health care more affordable and accessible, and ensuring that the federal government meets its responsibility to help fund our children’s education. We also think that Mike, with his background as a prosecutor, is the best candidate to address the unacceptable amount of violent crime in Orlando and throughout Florida. He is a genuine person who cares about what is happening to people in central Florida and is clearly working hard every day to win.

Mike is the strongest candidate in the Democratic field and has the best chance to unseat Bush supporter Ric Keller. Democrat Charlie Stuart was unable to take advantage of the strong Democratic wave in 2006. We’re confident that in 2008, Mike Smith will get the job done and give the 8th district an honest and capable Congressman dedicated to serving the needs of middle class families instead of big oil and drug companies.

We are excited to join the effort to elect Mike to Congress. If you haven’t already, please donate to Mike so he can get his message of change to voters across the district. Our country is facing big challenges and we can’t afford to keep sending obstructionist politicians like Ric Keller to Washington any longer. We look forward to working with you to elect Mike and make our government work for the people again.

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