If you listen to Democratic legislative leaders, rumors of the party's death in Florida have been greatly exaggerated.

Lori Berman, the new Democratic Florida Senate Minority Leader, insists that despite the criticisms made in recent days by now-former Democratic Senate Leader Jason Pizzo, the Democratic Party in Florida is actually “alive and kicking.

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo further elaborated during a recent interview on why he formally left the Democratic Party this week, arguing the party lacks “direction” and has no “purpose” on how to deliver results for constituents.