Is Florida Ready for a Democratic Socialist?
The Florida primary is heating up, with a question at its center that goes beyond who will represent the 25th district in Congress: can democratic socialism thrive in one of America's most conservative states?
Oliver Larkin, a 34 year old democratic socialist with experience in grassroots organizing, is running on a platform similar to Bernie Sanders' or Alexandria Ocasio Cortez': government funded universal healthcare, free tuition at public universities, and the construction of millions of new affordable housing units.