Not one Democrat Presidential Candidate will attend Florida convention

Orlando, Fla. — The 2019 Florida Democratic Party Convention will kick off this Friday at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort without any presidential candidates on the schedule - not one!

Florida is considered one of the biggest battleground states and one that can generate huge fundraising efforts, but so far none of the Democratic candidates vying for the nomination are scheduled to attend.

Most are expected to take part in events in New York and Los Angeles.

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg are scheduled to attend the 20th New Yorker Festival and will also join seven others in California for a CNN town hall to discuss LGBTQ issues.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, businessman Tom Steyer and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will also be attending the town hall.

Some experts say the lack of interest at this point in the game is due to Florida’s somewhat late primary, set for March 17,  well after voters in key states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina have had their say.

The Florida convention will host events through Sunday.

Their website says the “State Convention is the next step in our efforts to turn Florida blue and elect a Democrat to the Oval Office.”

Keynote speakers at the event include Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried,  Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, and  Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee New York Assemblyman Michael Blake.

Convention-goers will also hear from Charlie Rodríguez, chair of the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, members of Florida's congressional delegation, and gun-rights activist Fred Guttenberg.

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