Gillum will give big-name politics another try. Will this episode limit his success? Did an on-camera coke bust hurt DC Mayor Marion Barry?
Gillum has been chosen by the Marxist Left/Democrats to run for a Florida Senate seat or challenge the Republican governor again.
A lot of communist groups are organizing RIGHT NOW under a “progressive” umbrella to make this possible. Fortunately the old Communist Party USA circle of labor retirees is dying out at a fast rate so their influence is nothing like it used to be.
However, the 70’s protestors are still alive (a curse be upon their camel and themselves) and are leading the organizing effort. Look for the Democratic Socialist of America, Progressives for America (if it still exists), any group that sound like Florida Majority for Democracy or something like that, the red Families Working Party (out of NY), and the old standby Revolutionary Communist Party/Resist Fascism, Workers World Party and its fronts (ANSWER, IAC, Party for Socialism & Liberation, etc).