With Andrew Gillum ‘s win in Florida’s Democratic Governor’s primary voting?
2018 could REALLY be a memorable midterm election around the country….
Cook calls the November Florida Governor vote a ‘toss-up’….
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a progressive aligned with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), pulled off a stunning win in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, edging out former Rep. Gwen Graham(D-Fla.).
Gillum won the primary with 34 percent of the vote, the Associated Press projected with 87 percent of precincts reporting. Graham, the daughter of former Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), won 32 percent of the vote.
The come-from-behind win defied expectations and is bound to invite comparisons to the win by progressive star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who stunned the political world in June by defeating established Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York Democratic primary.
Gillum will face off against Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) in the gubernatorial election in November, pitting a progressive against a hardline conservative backed by President Trump.
A win in November would make Gillum the first black governor in Florida’s history.
Few had expected it. Most recent public polls showed Gillum in third place, trailing Graham and former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine for the Democratic nod to replace Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R)…..
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This IS gonna be a BIG story CG….
Both of the nominees have a ton of baggage and will have little appeal to swing voters. Someone will have to win though. This isn’t exactly a NYC Congressional district though. Democrats missed a big chance to pick either Graham or Levine, who would be favorites over DeSantis.
Gillum is a great candidate, people tend to forget that he was on Hillary’s short list for Vice President.
I just sent him $500 and will be working to get folks in Florida to chip in.
Can he win? Not sure, but he is running against a terrible right wing Trump ass kisser and that should turn out the Democratic base, and he should help Nelson with a higher black turnout.
I expect this to be like all other Florida races, down to the wire.