That's my guess about what happens here. The increased turnout for Gillum (who seems to truly excite the base voters on the left) also helps Bill Nelson hold off Rick Scott in the Senate race. Also DeSantis seems bad at this.Another Bear said:
Could be a referendum on Trump, so there's a good chance of a backlash vote that gets Gillum elected. Trump came out punching even as he never heard of Gillum. Gillum now has major backing.
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DeSantis under fire for saying Florida shouldn't 'monkey this up' by electing Gillum, who is black
Gillum, the Democratic nominee for governor, shot back that the Republican's comment was a racist "bullhorn" and straight from Trump's playbook.
The other side of it is that the Democratic-leaning voters have turned out poorly in non-Presidential years. The shoe is on the other foot with Trump in the White House; now the GOP has to fight that tide.golden sloth said:
I'm not optimistic, Florida has become more conservative over the past two years as more boomers retire and move there. I recently read an article that democrats hoped the displaced people from Puerto Rico may help, but those 50,000 - 100,000 people don't match the number of retirees moving in.
golden sloth said:
I'm not optimistic, Florida has become more conservative over the past two years as more boomers retire and move there. I recently read an article that democrats hoped the displaced people from Puerto Rico may help, but those 50,000 - 100,000 people don't match the number of retirees moving in.
Another Bear said:
Also interesting stuff here from Buzzfeed News. It seems their overall strategy to pay for journalism with clickbait might be starting to pay off. The reporter for this article, Darren Sands, has been covering Gillum for a while, real on the ground journalism. Biggest take-aways: African American community thought it was an obligation to vote. Also mentioned Gillum's run felt like Obama as in there's hope and a chance and the get out to vote worked.
If Anyone Had Bothered Talking To Black Voters, They Would Have Known Andrew Gillum Was Going To Win