Another Radical Nominated By the Dems

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Rep. Ron DeSantis, the president’s pick for Florida governor, won in the primary on Tuesday against state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.

And come Novemenber, DeSantis will be facing off against Democrat Andrew Gillum, the Bernie Sanders-backed mayor of Tallahassee.

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Another radical nominated by the Dems.

From Fox News:

President Trump’s favored candidate, GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis, defeated state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in Florida’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday after riding the wave of the president’s enthusiastic endorsement to victory.

Meanwhile, the Bernie Sanders-backed Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum pulled off a major upset in defeating a half a dozen rivals, including former Rep. Gwen Graham, in the Democratic primary.

DeSantis and Gillum will face each other in November’s general election. If he triumphs, Gillum would be the state’s first black governor.

During a celebration event in Orlando, DeSantis thanked the president for “viewing me as somebody who could be a great leader for Florida.”

“Our victory is a good victory, anyways,” DeSantis said, complimenting Putnam on a hard-fought race. “But man, to beat someone of his caliber is a big, big deal.”

The president repeatedly had implored voters to support DeSantis over Putnam. Trump offered his congratulations on Twitter.

“Such a fantastic win for Ron DeSantis and the people of the Great State of Florida,” Trump tweeted. “Ron will be a fantastic Governor. On to November!”

Appearing on the “Ingraham Angle” later, DeSantis downplayed the notion that his win was due to the president’s backing, and touted his record on combatting environmental problems, illegal immigration, and education reform.

“We’ve been talking about these key issues time and time again and we’re going to continue to do that and spread the message far and wide,” he said.

Gillum, Tallahassee’s progressive mayor backed by the Democratic-socialist Sanders, shocked many analysts with his win, as Graham, the daughter of former Florida Governor and Sen. Bob Graham, led in pre-election polls.

“I’m truly honored to represent people across the state as the Democratic nominee — and I promise to stand up for everyday Floridians and the issues that matter most,” Gillum tweeted after his win.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic socialist star running for New York’s 14th district, praised Gillum for staking out liberal positions by supporting Medicare for all, legalizing marijuana and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“The progressive movement is transforming the country – and he proved that again tonight,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

In the state’s closely-watched Senate contest, Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday easily won the GOP nomination. He faced a challenge from perennial candidate Roque De La Fuente.

“Congratulations to Governor Rick Scott of Florida on his conclusive Republican Primary Win,” Trump, who encouraged Scott to run, tweeted. “He will be a great Senator!”

Scott, who is term-limited as governor, is set to face incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in what surely will be one of the most closely watched Senate races in November. Nelson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

But much of the attention in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote had been on the contentious Republican gubernatorial primary between DeSantis and Putnam.

During a Fox News-sponsored debate in June, DeSantis played up Trump’s backing of his campaign, expressing doubt that Putnam adequately supported Trump. “I am proud to have the endorsement of President Trump in this race,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis, 39, is an Iraq War veteran and decorated military lawyer who has served in the U.S. House since 2013. He is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School.

Putnam, 44, also played up his support for Trump, but emphasized, “I am focused on Florida.”

As for the Senate race, Republicans are hoping Scott could flip the seat in a battle with Nelson, one of the Democratic Party’s most vulnerable incumbents.

Trump narrowly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Florida in the 2016 presidential race by less than 2 percentage points.

It was a good night for incumbents in House races in Florida, as Republican Carlos Curbelo and Democrat Stephanie Murphy were among those who beat back primary challengers.

National Democrats have eyed Curbelo’s 26th congressional district as a potential pickup target, in large part because it voted heavily for Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. But with almost all precincts reporting, approximately 2,500 more people had turned out to vote in the GOP primary than in the Democratic primary.

Curbelo garnered 84 percent of the vote against primary opponent Souraya Faas, who described Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as “heroes” and claimed chemical attacks in Syria’s civil war were “staged.”

In November, Curbelo will face Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a former associate dean at the Florida International University Medical School and Democratic candidate for state Senate.

Murphy, who unseated GOP incumbent John Mica in 2016, easily defeated a primary challenge in the 7th District from Chardo Richardson, who was backed by Ocasio-Cortez. She will face Florida state Rep. Mike Miller in November’s general election.

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felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

DEMS are going for broke this round. They want communists or Muslims running.

Chris Wolf
Chris Wolf
5 years ago

We don’t need any more black executives at any level in our government.
obama has proved that and we’re all much the worse for his wild petitionary notion.
America didn’t become the greatest country on Earth being led by black men.
That would be South Saharan Africa and now tragically South Africa, for example.
obama has proved this to us, if like a child putting its hand to a flame, we needed it be.
Black men in the civilized West need to strive for achievement and honor as dutiful followers of white leaders.

Dennis
Dennis
5 years ago

The fact that these candidates call themselves part of their so-called “progressive movement” is reason to vote against them, in and of itself. In their case “progressive” equates to socialistic, a political philosophy that has failed wherever it was instituted. I hope the electorate recognizes what these people stand for, and, if nothing else, vote against them because of what they propose. In its simplest terms, we cannot afford to pay for what it would take to move into socialism, and socialism tends to terminate and frustrate the spirit needed and inborn nature in the human species to fend for oneself and be industrious. That is not what our society is all about, and socialism is a poison that must be rejected. We must get out the vote for Trump supporters and against socialism. That is all the motivation we need to make certain we cast our votes.

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
5 years ago

DO NOT elect this Negro. Negroes do not prosper anything. Especially a leftist Demoncrap one. Nearly all darkies bring RUIN to your State.

Taxes and fees will go way, way up. Hardship will come. As they are weak people and will believe whatever the greedy communist Demoncrap liebs tell him.

If he becomes governor GET out of that State. Bottom line? You’ll get TAXED to death. I know. Also, your State will be flooded by immigrants – Megroes, Mexicans, Migrants, Mongrels and Moslems.

Kwitcherbellyakin
Kwitcherbellyakin
5 years ago

The Democrats put out a number of candidates for the Florida Gubernatorial primaries. Two of the leading contenders were wealthy New York transplants, and another was a wealthy daughter of a former governor and Senator. (She was favored). One man stood out. He was backed by Bernie Sanders. Nobody expected he had a chance, but he beat the rest of them. They were fools who only wanted to “fight Trump, and the NRA.” That is not an appropriate message to the people of Florida.
When the polls closed, the Republican, Rick DeSantis, referring to Bernie Sanders type Socialism, indicated it would “Monkey up” our politics. Andrew Gillum, the opponent is black, so naturally, a black racist would draw the conclusion that the reference was made to address the color of Mr. Gillum’s skin. They twisted the remark and the MSM is not letting go.
Florida is what it is, and is not what it was 50 years ago. Our population has increased dramatically. The newcomers (snowbirds) brought their hatred with them. If they perceived that this was a racist State when they came, they were too late, as we have changed.
In all the major cities and states run by Democrats, there is mismanagement to a highly dysfunctional degree. One only needs to look at California. It used to be a real State, but they have Sanctuary Cities, monumental homelessness, water shortages, and fires. Their forests need to be cleaned of the tinder-like underbrush that catches fire every year, but they don’t want to spend the money. They would also allow you to poop in their streets because they can’t afford Porta-Potties. But they can support illegal aliens.
But, back to Florida, you can imagine what happens when there is a black man in the race, seriously. In January 2018, he called for the legalization of marijuana. The people of Florida voted to approve Medical Marijuana, and I predicted that whoever in politics that agrees to full legalization would gather many votes. Now I must see if I am right.

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