Blue America Endorsement In South Florida: Oliver Larkin

Oliver Larkin’s birthday was Friday, July 4th. On Tuesday he launched his primary campaign to represent Florida’s 23rd congressional district— parts of Broward and southern Palm Beach counties. Biden won district by 13.2 points. The controversial current congressman, corporate New Dem Jared Moskowitz, won by less than 5.

Moskowitz wants South Florida voters to believe he’s some kind of moderate problem-solver— a pragmatic Democrat in a progressive district just trying to do right by his constituents. But when we scratch the surface we find a shameless opportunist whose loyalties lie with corporate donors, the military-industrial complex and the Likud and AIPAC’s extremist agenda— not the people of South Florida.

Since arriving in Congress, Moskowitz has  carved out a niche for himself as one of the most reliable enablers of right-wing foreign policy in the Democratic caucus. He’s part of the New Dem Coalition— a corporate-aligned faction bankrolled by big business and billionaires— and he votes like it. He’s backed legislation giving Netanyahu’s far-right government a blank check, parroted GOP talking points about Gaza and antisemitism, and worked hand-in-glove with AIPAC to smear progressives who speak out for Palestinian human rights. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a statement was made by Moskowitz or by Republican fellow extremist Randy Fine.

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