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Doral, Florida – As previously noted in this column, the legislature of the Mostly Free State of Florida runs largely as a top-down operation. (See: Tammany Hall in Tallahassee). While Florida is reliably Red in presidential, gubernatorial, senatorial, and other statewide elections—and boasts a Republican supermajority in both legislative chambers—true conservatives remain a minority, particularly in leadership roles.

This paradox endures due to the influence of powerful special interest groups—what Madison and Hamilton once called "factions" in The Federalist Papers. These groups, through substantial donations to legislative leaders, shape the agenda in Tallahassee. Though these groups are legal, and constitutionally protected under the First Amendment, their lobbying often steers policymaking away from the public interest.

Among these special interest groups are:
• Trade Associations such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Florida.
• Public-Sector Cartels like the Florida Supervisors of Elections, Inc. and government labor unions.
• Big Developers, I ncluding Lennar Homes, Related Group and the Florida Association of Realtors.
• Big Power, like Florida Power & Light and Duke Energy.
• Big Sugar, led by U.S. Sugar and Florida Crystals.
• Big Weed, encompassing both medical marijuana and hemp industries.
• Big Blasting, including White Rock Quarries and Cemex.
• Big Law, represented most prominently by Morgan & Morgan, the world’s largest injury law firm, whose managing partner John Morgan is a prominent Democrat donor and admirer of socialism.

These groups funnel campaign contributions to Republican House and Senate campaign committees—chaired by legislative leaders—who, in turn, use the funds to support selected candidates in GOP primaries. They also freeze out grassroots conservative candidates in general elections. The result is a political class disconnected from ordinary voters.

When grassroots conservatives engage politely with their Republican legislators—leaving behind policy summaries and following up with handwritten thank-you notes—their efforts are often dismissed. The real political divide in Florida isn’t between Republicans and Democrats, but between establishment Republicans (often labeled RINOs) and grassroots conservative populists. Notably, the Florida legislature is one of the states lacking a chapter of the Congressional Freedom Caucus, which elsewhere unites liberty-minded legislators.

Florida’s political machine has evolved into what some describe as an “Electioneering Industry”—serving not citizens or voters, but political professionals who treat governance as a business operation, not a public trust.

For example, the Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida is an employee of a lobbying firm, where the owner is the executive director of the Florida Supervisors of Elections, Inc. This group opposes almost all the election integrity legislation proposed by grassroots conservative groups.

The Reclaim Campaign

Defend Florida, the leading grassroots conservative group in this state, is spearheading the Reclaim Campaign. This group is led by Raj Doraisamy, a Sarasota-based entrepreneur and lawful immigrant from Sub-Saharan Africa, whose father was a Christian missionary from India. Raj visited Miami-Dade County this weekend to deliver his message of civic empowerment.

The movement’s next major event will take place on Saturday, July 26 @ 9:00 am—2:00 pm in the Plantation Golf & Country Club, Venice, Sarasota County. Conservative activists and citizens will gather there to strategize on how to restore accountability and transparency in Florida politics. More information is available at www.reclaimcampaign.com.
Grassroots conservatives face challenges on many fronts:
• Lobbyist-controlled legislative committees and secretive backroom deals
• County governments prioritizing developers and special interests over residents
• Election officials operating without meaningful oversight
• Reform-minded legislation killed quietly before debate
• Political parties silencing outsiders before they can get on the ballot
• Disheartened volunteers and low-impact civic engagement
• Complex webs of PACs masking the true sources of campaign funding
This lack of accountability is felt not only in Tallahassee or Washington, but also at the county level—in city halls, school boards, and among state legislative delegations.
Among the concerns fueling this campaign are included:
• Election Integrity – Ensuring only U.S. citizens vote, and reforming mail-in ballot procedures
• Parental Rights – Opposing the imposition of gender ideology in schools and libraries
• Medical Freedom – Rejecting vaccine mandates and other forced interventions
• Over-Development – Opposing state laws like the Live Local Act that override local land-use decisions
• Political Collusion – Exposing cooperation between party officials, lobbyists and legislators, particularly in determining who may appear on GOP ballots
The Reclaim Campaign seeks to reverse this trend by empowering citizens.

A Plan of Action

The campaign proposes to:
• Mobilize citizens to demand transparency and responsiveness from elected officials
• Recruit and train principled conservative candidates for local elections this year and the August 2026 Republican primaries, with emphasis on effective fundraising and outreach
• Reach beyond the base to engage independents and low-information voters
• Support fathers in reclaiming leadership in their families and communities, through an affiliated project by Citizens Defending Freedom

The Republican Party of Florida fears this campaign so much that they have sent a notice to all the Chairmen of all the county Republican Executive Committees warning against hosting any presentations by the Reclaim Campaign. They rate it as bad as the League of Women Voters and Planned Parenthood.

BANNED BY THE RPOF!

“People Are Policy”

In Washington, it’s said that “People are policy.” Political positions often stem from personal values—not just rational arguments. People can’t be reasoned out of positions that they didn’t reason themselves into. The personal is indeed political.
Conservative candidates are more likely to remain true to their principles when they:
• Are practicing Christians or Jews, grounded in family life.
• Earn a living independent of politics, through a trade, business or profession.
• Appreciate American exceptionalism, informed by a realistic awareness of other countries.

Living the Principles

As the saying goes, “Preach conservatism always; use words when necessary.” The conservative cause must be lived out—not just proclaimed—in churches, small business networks, and civic organizations. Self-government is not for the lazy, shy or indifferent. It requires effort, integrity and the courage to speak up. No one is coming to save us, and there is nowhere else to go.

The Reclaim Campaign represents a return to citizen-led governance—a movement to take Florida back from entrenched power brokers and return it to “We the People.”

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