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It’s possible that Andrew Gillum is the biggest surprise of the 2018 midterm election season.
Very few people thought he could win a crowded Democratic primary for Florida’s governor, yet he did.
Very few people think that a true liberal progressive who endorses all of the positions of Bernie Sanders can be elected governor of a Deep South state, but he might.
Recent polls show that Democrat Andrew Gillum has maintained a lead over Trump-endorsed rival Ron DeSantis in the race to become Florida’s next governor. As a result, President Donald Trump and his aides in the White House are getting very, very worried.
Democrat Andrew Gillum holds a four-point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in November’s Florida gubernatorial election, according to a poll released Monday.
A University of North Florida (UNF) survey showed Gillum receiving support from 47 percent of likely voters, compared to 43 percent who back DeSantis. Another 10 percent of likely voters said they are currently undecided.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Florida’s GOP candidate for governor, Ron DeSantis, spoke four different times at a conference organized by an extreme right-wing activist and attended by controversial conservative figures.
Donald Trump was in Florida Tuesday night campaigning for right-wing Florida U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, one of the president’s biggest supporters in the House, who is running for governor.
And now Florida Democrats are asking DeSantis to disclose the full extent of his relationships with disgraced former Republican National Committee deputy finance chair Elliott Broidy, who is enmeshed in several scandals.