Florida Gubernatorial Race - 2018

Aug 2018
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Shady Dale, Georgia
Across this nation we are going to have some gubernatorial races to follow. Ron DeSantis (R) vs Tom Steyer (D) in November.

Trump’s choice and a liberal favorite win Florida gubernatorial nominations in Tuesday primaries, setting up a fierce November clash

"A Republican propelled by President Trump and an African American Democrat powered by a wave of liberal energy won the nominations for governor of Florida on Tuesday, setting up a colossal fall showdown between two potent political forces in the country’s biggest swing state.

Trump’s preferred candidate, Rep. Ron DeSantis, decisively won the GOP nomination. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a liberal backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, claimed the Democratic nod in an upset. Both are 39, representing a generational shift, and defeated more moderate opponents.

Their victories instantly elevated the themes that have jolted and polarized the country during the Trump era — race, health care, immigration and the environment — to the political foreground of the third-most-populous state in the country and one that promises to be a battleground in the next presidential election."
 
Aug 2018
565
107
Shady Dale, Georgia
I don't see a Democrat governor being elected in FL at this time.

It might have been possible to elect a Democrat governor but not this particular candidate. A Bernie Sanders endorsement pretty much spells it out. Far left, very socialist. I don't think that he has a change.
 
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Nov 2017
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FL Treasure Coast & South Central FL
Southern Dad: your 1st line is incorrect. I had a double take when I saw it. Not Tom Steyer.

It was a shocker; Graham was far in the lead for a long time and expected to win, and Gillum was way down in the polls. Pollsters (like 2016 Presidential) were way off!!!
 
Aug 2018
565
107
Shady Dale, Georgia
Southern Dad: your 1st line is incorrect. I had a double take when I saw it. Not Tom Steyer.

It was a shocker; Graham was far in the lead for a long time and expected to win, and Gillum was way down in the polls. Pollsters (like 2016 Presidential) were way off!!!

I'm sorry, I was reading about Tom Steyer. Yes it is Gwen Graham, far left.
 
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