1/ Today I am announcing that I will no longer seek the Democratic nomination for Florida State Senate District 36. This difficult decision comes after consultation with my family, close friends and campaign team. Although we have been humbled by the overwhelming local and

— Michael Grieco (@Mike_Grieco) June 1, 2022

2/ statewide support, it has become clear that we will not have the resources to navigate a path to victory. This decision is made more difficult by knowing that now a far-right extremist, first elected by fraud, will likely have a clear path to return to our State Capitol.

— Michael Grieco (@Mike_Grieco) June 1, 2022

3/ Our campaign’s predicted lack of necessary resources is not from the absence of local community support, but from the lack of a backbone by the Tallahassee establishment that talks a good game but fails to walk the walk when dedicated public servants choose to stick their

— Michael Grieco (@Mike_Grieco) June 1, 2022

4/ necks out for their community. It is clear that my longtime-held positions on public safety, the economy, against Cuban and Venezuelan detente, and in support of Israel, property rights and a balanced education system, although very appealing to many moderate and

— Michael Grieco (@Mike_Grieco) June 1, 2022

5/ independent voters who are needed in tough partisan elections, make it difficult to attract the requisite financial backing essential to having a shot at the ballot box, especially in partisan races.

We know all too well that political campaigns can be bloody and most

— Michael Grieco (@Mike_Grieco) June 1, 2022

Each day brings a new humiliation. I don’t know how much longer this can last without a leadership change. Who in their right mind would donate to such reckless stewards? The Republicans are corrupt 💩 but they win elections! @TheDemocrats have given up on Florida.

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) June 1, 2022

Folks have reached out to me to run for one of the most competitive state senate districts in Florida after the Democratic candidate unexpectedly dropped out. I considered it briefly because the incumbent won her seat after an election fraud scheme involving a fake candidate.

— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) June 1, 2022

We are now two weeks left from qualifying, with no campaign infrastructure, under a hostile political climate, and having to fundraise from scratch for a seat that the incumbent won by 32 votes through election fraud. This is just sheer incompetence and political malpractice.

— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) June 1, 2022

Whatever the case, I will most definitely not be running, I am starting a PhD program in August and will be focused on that. Until Florida Democrats clean their own house we will unfortunately be stuck in this cycle of incompetence and disappointment.

— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) June 1, 2022