Good news! The Florida Democratic Party has decided to reverse its policy denying access to its voter database to Tim Canova, who is challenging Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in the Florida Democratic primary this year. (They have the Presidential primary at a different time than for the downticket races in Florida. This one’s still on.) From the Miami Herald today:
On Thursday [that is, today], the Florida Democratic Party reversed its position. …
It’s been the policy of the Florida Democratic Party for the past six years to withhold access to candidates challenging incumbent Democratic members of Congress. But the party agreed — in this single instance — to give Canova access to the voter file “to avoid any appearance of favoritism,” Arceneaux told the Herald/Times on Thursday.
It’s also possible that outcry over yet another case of the game being rigged in favor of Wasserman-Schultz’s wishes played a role. I’ve made a donation to Tim Canova. You can too, if you’re tired of the DLC-style world of DWS.