50-State Strategy: Florida Young Business Professionals

Young business professionals eager to get involved with the Democratic Party in Florida now have a place to turn. The Democratic Professionals Forum is a new outlet attracting hundreds to sold-out monthly luncheons for networking and Party politics.

"I was sort of imagining it as a Democratic Chamber of Commerce," said founder Bryan Miller, a West Palm Beach lawyer and former fundraiser for President Bill Clinton. "They could network for their business contacts, and we could suck them back into Democratic politics when they were there."

Aimed at re-invigorating Florida's younger set, the group is luring a more youthful audience in order to get them connected and involved with the Party. Because of the early success in attracting notable names, chapters of the forum are forming across the state.