I’ve tended to like ‘em both. Putnam has won statewide, of course. DeSantis hasn’t, so that’s one in Putnam’s favor. Unfortunately, I’ve heard FL residents say Putnam is a puppet of Big Sugar, and that’s worrisome. I probably lean more DeSantis’s way as a result.
I might even make the recommendation, for the purpose of healing, that whichever gentleman wins, they select the other for their running mate. A good, strong ticket.
I second your motion of having the winner of the gubernatorial primary pick the runner-up as the Lt. Gov. nominee. DeSantis and Putnam balance each other out geographically and in terns of groups that support them.
Two new polls in FL have DeSantis opening up a big lead over Putnam.
20 (!) and 12 points, respectively.