Cliff sat down with Nikki Fried—chair of the Florida Democratic Party, and the last Democrat elected statewide—for a special edition of AMPED UP. Watch the whole thing. It earns every one of its thirty-three minutes.
Five moments to watch for:
2:55 — Thirty years of receipts. Fried has known Ashley Moody since 1996—college, law school, the Florida cabinet. Then she tells you what happened to $10 million in kids’ Medicaid money, and who signed off.
9:30 — The $87 million porta-potties. A real number from Alligator Alcatraz’s no-bid contracts. Cliff asks the only reasonable question: Do they fly?
14:20 — Hoarding is a disorder. Except, apparently, when it’s billions. The robber barons built libraries; these guys shoot Teslas into space.
19:25 — The number that should terrify Florida Republicans. More doors knocked since March than the entire 2022 cycle—and Donald Trump is now represented by a Democrat.
28:45 — “To not be the last statewide Democrat.” Fried’s mission, her answer on whether Key West can be saved, and the bar she’s naming after all of this.
Hit play. Then send it to a friend in Florida—primaries are Tuesday, August 18, and FloridaDems.org is where to plug in.
Cliff’s Note:
Why is this one behind the wall? Because Blue Amp doesn't have a billionaire—we have you. Paid subscribers are the reason we can put the chair of the Florida Democratic Party on camera with no sponsor, no suits, and no both-sides mush anywhere near the edit. Sixty bucks a year—five a month—and you're in: this interview, every show, all of it.
—Cliff
