With the August primary around the corner, voters can expect to see “voter guides” on local candidates from various groups from both sides of the political aisle.
Florida Family Action (FFA), the legislative arm of the Florida Family Voice, just released its latest round of endorsements and recommendations from candidates they vetted.
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FFA says its top issues are centered around the moral, cultural, and political issues that threaten the state.
While FFA is a conservative organization, it did recommend candidates on the Democratic side and those running against incumbent Republicans.
But FFA didn’t endorse everybody.
AN ENDORSEMENT RATING (E) from the groups indicates a single vetted and recommended candidate based on 1) conservative voting record or survey results, 2) personal interviews or knowledge of the candidate, and/or 3) thorough research showing a conservative background, training, and experience, as determined by both the FFA team and board of directors. An endorsement indicates a very high likelihood of confidence that this candidate will govern and vote as a conservative within a Biblical worldview.
Some candidates running against some GOP incumbents didn’t receive an endorsement from FAA; instead, they just got a recommendation.
A PREFERRED RATING (P) indicates a candidate preferred as more conservative or more competent than the other candidates running in the same race but who cannot be fully supported with an endorsement. In races where two candidates are preferred, it indicates both candidates met all or most of the endorsement standards above, but do not have significant enough differences to merit an endorsement rating for one candidate over the other. A single candidate with a preferred status may claim to be conservative but has no voting record to validate those claims.
“A preferred status may also indicate that the candidate may have a mixed voting record and therefore cannot be endorsed but is still a better option than the other candidates.” FFA says. “Finally, a preferred status may be used where all the candidates are either mediocre or weak and we are simply recommending the slightly better candidate.”
