Key Democrats Turn Their Back On Broward’s Democratic Elections Supervisor
BY BUDDY NEVINS
Dozens of Democratic activists have turned their backs on Broward County’s Democratic Election Supervisor Brenda Snipes.
David Brown, a Hollywood-based marketing executive and long-time local political operative running against Snipes, announced this week he snared dozens of endorsements from key Democrats.
David Brown
Brown released a list of those endorsing him as of October 14. It contains the names of 22 current elected Democrats and numerous leading party leaders. He has a signed authorization from each of the Democrats as required by Florida law.
Democrats are flocking to his campaign because he has pledged to work to increase turnout if he is elected, he said.
“They know that increasing turnout in Broward means getting more Democrats to vote,” Brown said.
A blatant pitch to only Democrats works in Broward because county elections are dominated by Demo voters. The election for supervisor almost certainly will be decided by the 2016 party primary.
Brown has repeatedly complained that Snipes did little to promote higher turnout by failing to make it easier to early vote, vote by mail and register.
The importance of the endorsements is not so much that these activists will help him win the Democratic primary, although they surely can’t hurt. The significance is that Snipes, who has been Broward’s chief election official since 2003, has been rejected by so many in her own party.
There is another factor at work. Snipes is one of the most visible African American office holders. Activists in a party with an African American base must really believe Snipes is doing a poor job to endorse her white opponent.
The list released by Brown is below. Note that most if not all the elected officials who endorsed Brown won office through campaigns he worked on.
Dave Brown for Broward Supervisor of Elections – Democrat
WE MUST INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT IN BROWARD
Dave Brown for Broward Supervisor of Elections – Endorsements 10/14/15
School Board Member Nora Rupert
State Representative Jared Moskowitz
State Representative Joseph Geller
County Commissioner Stacy Ritter
Coconut Creek Mayor Becky Tooley
Coconut Creek Vice-Mayor Mikkie Belvedere
Coconut Creek Comm. Lou Sarbone
Coconut Creek Comm. Josh Rydell
Coconut Creek Dem Club Treasurer Lois Stermer
Coconut Creek Dem Club VP Vivian Jones
Davie Mayor Judy Paul
Davie Town Councilmember Marlon Luis
Davie Town Councilmember Caryl Hattan
Hollywood Comm. Peter Hernandez
Hollywood Comm. Linda Sherwood
Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis
Pembroke Pines Comm. Carl Shechter
Sunrise Comm. Joey Scuotto
Weston Mayor Daniel Stermer
Weston City Comm. Angel Gomez
Weston City Comm. Thomas Kallman
Weston City Comm. Toby Feuer
Davie Dem Club Michelle Clawson
Cong. Lawrence Smith
Ret. Circuit Court Judge Ronald Rothschild
Fmr. Broward School Board Member Karen Dickerhoof-Fortman
Fmr. Circuit Court Judge Joyce Julian
Fmr. Pembroke Pines Comm. Jack McClusky
Fmr. State Rep. Ron Greenstein
Fmr. State Rep. Steve Perman
Fmr. State Rep. Franklin Sands
Fmr. State Rep. Jim Waldman
Fmr. State Senator Steven Geller
Fmr. Weston City Commissioner Mercedes Henriksson
Former Weston Mayor Eric Hersh
Randy Fleischer
Philip Fortman
Gerald Olivo
Stavros Moforis
Hubert Klomberg
Stanley Kravitz
Arthur Spector
Dorothy Rae Abram
David Altermatt
Kamala Anandam
Jasmin Barnaby
Carole Behrman
Barry Belmont
Joseph Belmont
Phyliss Botoff
Dr. Laurie Brown
Jessica Brown
Janet Burnett
Amy Cagle
Pradip Chhadva
Dr. Rashmi Chhadva
Florence Cohen
Darren Covar
Rebecca Dahl
Junior Dennis
Ethel Fink
Bina Fink
Harvey Fleishman
Rebecca Fleischman
Jenise Finkelstein
Norma Goldstein
Sharon Grad
Norman Grad
Joel Greenwald
Elaine Groper
Daniel Halpert
Bette Heidenrich
Marvin Heidenrich
Judith Henry
Jared Hermanowski
Rochelle Horowitz
Constance Kalish
Alison Kallman
Pres. Dolphin Dem Club
Rabbi Noah Kitty
Mindy Koch
Shirley Lewenberg
Simon Lewenberg
Mary Macfie
Susan Malter
Maria Manno
Neil McShane
Ellen Moltz
Stavros Moforis
Michael Moskowitz
Evelyn Newman
Gerald Olivo
Victoria Olson
Edwin Osias
Ruth Packer
Eileen Pangione
Daljit Pannu
Lydia Papadopoulos
Milagros Pinal
Shirlene Pitter
Richard Poirier
Louis Reinstein
Timothy Ross
Roslyn Roth
Dorothy Rubin
Paul Salver
Constance Saunders
Gene Schneck
Bea Schwartz
Ben Schwartz
Steve Seigel
William Sherwood
Wilma Silver
David Singer
Sheila Smith
Renee Smoley
Daniel Sohn
Barbara Stuart
Mitchell Stullbey
Anita Steinberg
Luis Suarez
Ronny Sydney
Tina Wadner
October 20th, 2015 at 8:33 am
3 things:
1) He needs to proofread what he writes.
2) Dem Club President’s and Vice Presidents using their title to endorse? That’s just wrong.
3) Daniel Sohn
While I have no desire to cast my vote for Dr Snipes, this guy is not a qualified alternative.
October 20th, 2015 at 8:42 am
Yeah it is a proverbial “who’s Who?” As in Who? All or most of David’s old candidates, come on.
I always love how David disrespects elected officials on these lists by forgoing protocol of listing by the highest office first and putting his friends on top.
A Broward School Board Member atop current members of the legislature and a county commissioner?
Credit to Nora if she held out for top billing.
October 20th, 2015 at 9:36 am
I would bet (good old snake eyes here) Dr>Snipes as impressive as this endorsement list is ,is of no surprise to her. My take here her executive staff(think fat) stinks and are overcompensated. I will tell you one thing Mr.Brown don’t get to cocky Neferdidi here(Snipes) is a seasoned pro who is no joke….
October 20th, 2015 at 10:27 am
Dr. Snipes lacks an ethics policy, which she has the authority to institute. She allows her attorney to politically support and provide financial contributions, to races which her attorney may be called upon to make a legal opinion. She continuously allows her employees to contribute to her campaign in conflict which clouds her judgement in performance reviews and promotions within her office effect The office impartiality is highly suspect since she allows her employees to support campaigns which they are supposed to be impartial to including her own.
October 20th, 2015 at 10:32 am
>> Rabbi Noah Kitty
Are these real name, or porno stage names?
FROM BUDDY:
Noah Kitty is the president of the Dolphin Democratic Club and the executive director of Congregation Etz Chaim in Wilton Manors, a synagogue.
October 20th, 2015 at 11:08 am
I’m not too sure about the activists listed, but there sure aren’t many (if any) African-Americans on that list of current and former elected officials.
Interesting.
October 20th, 2015 at 11:25 am
David Brown has the knowledge, intent & goals to increase voter turnout of all party affiliations. Broward County has ranked below state averages for too long. Apathy at the helm breeds apathy all around. The lines have been too long for too long. David understands what needs to be done to simplify voting procedures with accuracy and increase voter turnout. David has the plans to accomplish his goals. It is time to put David Brown’s contagious energy, enthusiasm & charisma at the helm of this office.
October 20th, 2015 at 12:08 pm
Dr>Snipes you know Comm.ritter was a given. No surprise there. How about Randy Fleisher. Oh you should have seen him kiss her ass and that amazon that worked for her regarding my hearing for my voting rights. Poof gone. Oh maybe him Dr.Snipes ,him and his cowboy boy boots. Lookin like he hadn’t showered in days….That endorsement for Brown is no sweat on Neferdidi’ back. The others well, me thinks you better get Rev Sharpton and Jackson down here to save the day. Don’t look to Norris -weekes(her atty_ ) she is as useful as tits on a bull…We will see……
October 20th, 2015 at 12:50 pm
If Randy Fleischer is supporting Dave Brown, then I am most definitely voting for Dr. Snipes. Piss off Randy
October 20th, 2015 at 1:25 pm
Wow, this list is impressive.
It’s a literal “Who’s white” in Broward County!
October 20th, 2015 at 1:31 pm
Interesting how Mr. Brown’s major campaign theme is “We must increase voter turnout in Broward” and not “We must ensure the integrity of the elections in Broward”.
Also, Ms. Snipes has already committed to spending an unlimited amount of tax payer money to pay for the postage on the “Absentee” ballots which is already a guarantee for increased voter participation if not increased fraud. So why is she not being rewarded by the local Dem pols?
With the national Dems likely to nominate an old white person as their Presidential nominee, and the mostly white local pols abandoning the most high profile local black elected official, it will be interesting to see how well black turnout will be in the General Election after Ms. Snipes is eliminated in the Dem Primary.
October 20th, 2015 at 2:17 pm
With all due respect, except for State Representative Jared Moscowitz, none of these “names” have a chance at higher office and are mostly Jews representing Jewish-dominated areas. As an observant Jew and strong supporter of Israel, Chaz Stevens shows his ignorance if not anti-Semitism once again in insulting a Jewish, albeit so-what leftwing, activists. So here on this entry and blog BOTH JEWS and BLACKs who are the Democratic Party in Broward County if not South Florida in general, can feel insulted!
This blog entry is why we have a Right Wing, Conservative, White Christian dominated State! The leftwing loonies, the somewhat less crazy leftist West Broward parlour pink bourgeois Jews, and the too-often-not-willing-to-criticize-their-own Blacks simply CANNOT GET THEIR ACTS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY ARE SO FULL OF THEMSELVES THEY CANT WIN ELECTIONS OUTSIDE THEIR OWN GROUP’s “TERRITORY”!
The argument that the the head of the Elections Department of Broward County is responsible for “brining out the vote”, LET ALONE ONLY THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE, is so poisonously evil, unethical, immoral verging on criminal misfeasance I can’t believe anyone who passed the bar would say it.
The Democratic Partyl in Florida elected great Governors and U.S. Senators UNTIL IT FELL INTO THE HANDS OF unemployable LEFTS being paid as employees of non-profits and rich SPECIAL INTERESTs such as yuppie scum LOBBYISTS or a combination of both as not entirely dissimiliar list of egomaniacal fifth raters intent on DEPRESSING THE BLACK VOTE in 2016 by ousting a not that terrible Black elected official! STACY RITTER judging “worthiness” of an ELECTED OFFICIAL? Don’t gross me OUT!
October 20th, 2015 at 3:33 pm
I wonder where Mark Bogen stands on this? He complains that Norris-Weeks shouldn’t be involved in races as SOE attorney if she is contributing to campaigns but if I am correct, Brown is running and managing Waldman’s campaign.
Irony is that Brown would have come off as a more sincere and serious candidate if he had openly distanced himself from his career as a campaign consultant. Instead he rubs it in everyone’s face.
Just like when he lost running for this office before, no one wants a campaign manager running SOE. Snipes may not be the best choice but many will see she is the only choice over Brown.
Brenda has to be laughing her ass off about now. If she couldn’t get in unopposed, she got the next best thing getting dave brown as an opponent.
FROM BUDDY:
Brown is not managing Waldman’s campaign. He is a long-time friend and unpaid advisor to Waldman, but others are handling the campaign.
October 20th, 2015 at 4:53 pm
TO BE CLEAR: Dr. Brenda Snipes should be RE-ELECTED in my opinion.
October 20th, 2015 at 8:07 pm
Everything in Broward has to do with RACE not qualifications unless you are Jewish. Pathetic.
October 20th, 2015 at 8:17 pm
David Brown lost all credibility when he listed Daniel Sohn as a key Democrat.
October 21st, 2015 at 8:24 am
Look at David Brown’s record – he has been responsible for some if the sleaziest campaigns in Broward! Look at the list above… mostly people who have a vested interest in an elections office that would be biased in favor of Democrats (and Mr. Brown’s political friends) at every turn. I am a hard-core Democrat that does not want the Supervisor of Elections’ office turned into a partisan political machine, which David Brown would certainly do!
October 21st, 2015 at 1:49 pm
I heard, Brenda Snipes spoke last night at the DEC meeting in her official role as Supervisor. How embarrassing! She didn’t know the answer to a simple question of how long does a group have to deliver a new voter registration form to her office (which is 10 days). She said she didn’t know. Then asked her staff in the back who yelled out 3 days. Then a person in the audience said they were working under the belief that it was 10 days and Snipes said she would check into it. Then, in answer to a question about the permissible types of ID a voter can use, Snipes said that there are 9 forms of ID but she wouldn’t utter them because she said she would forget a few and directed the questioner to go to the office web site. What is this? How many years she been in office? She and her staff should know these simple answers. Scary to think that many voters, political activists and candidates call her office with questions. How many times does she answer them incorrectly?
October 22nd, 2015 at 10:37 am
Well, we can confirm this whenever Dr. Snipes puts out a list of endorsements, but it looks like we are going to see good ole’ identity politics in this primary.
Of course there is nothing either new or strange about that in a primary.