Palm Beach Post: Deutch endorses Aronberg in Democratic attorney general primary

by George Bennett | July 17th, 2010

HOLLYWOOD — U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, is endorsing state Sen. Dave Aronberg in the competitive Democratic primary for attorney general.

Deutch served in the Florida Senate with both Aronberg and his Democratic primary rival, state Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach. Deutch cited Aronberg’s work on consumer issues and called him “a fighter for people who need it. Right now, the citizens of the state of Florida need someone who is going to fight for them.”

In a tight race between two South Florida Democrats with similar stands on issues and a similar lack of statewide name recognition, Aronberg called the Deutch endorsement “a big moment in the campaign.”

Deutch announced the endorsement at the Florida Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner gathering.

The dinner itself is this evening, but the Westin Diplomat hotel has been a Democratic Who’s Who all day with a variety of meetings and receptions that will continue Sunday morning.