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Chaos as venue caves to Laura Loomer pressure and scraps Florida Democrat rally

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A Fort Lauderdale rally headlined by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was abruptly canceled Thursday after right-wing agitator Laura Loomer publicly pressured the venue — and organizers are vowing to push ahead with a rescheduled event this weekend. The "Chomp the Oligarchy" rally had been set for Friday, August 14, at The Venue Fort Lauderdale, just days before Florida's August 18 primary . The Washington Examiner reported the get-out-the-vote event was hosted by Gen Z for Change, Miami DSA, Broward County DSA, and the Florida Youth Justice Coalition, and was meant to boost progressive challengers Oliver Larkin, who is running against Rep. Jared Moskowitz, and Elijah Manley, who is challenging Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Also billed was Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old democratic socialist who ousted 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's June primary and is now the Democratic nominee in the state's 1st Congressional District. In a statement shared by Loomer — a self-avowed Islamophobe — Th