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Bernie Sanders-backed Democrat Gillum to take on Trump-endorsed Republican DeSantis in Florida
NBC News ^ | 8/28/2018 | Alex Seitz-Wald

Posted on 08/28/2018 8:52:01 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat

WASHINGTON — Setting up an explosive general election battle, a Donald Trump-backed Republican and a Bernie Sanders-endorsed insurgent Democrat who prevailed in an upset will face off in the Florida governor race following primaries Tuesday night, NBC News projects.

In a surprise win, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a black progressive who never led in a major poll, edged out former Rep. Gwen Graham, the politically moderate daughter of popular former governor and senator Bob Graham, in the Democratic primary. Gillum had 34.2 percent, or 510,450 votes, to Graham's 31.4 percent, or 468,448 votes, with 96 percent of precincts reporting.

For Republicans, Rep. Ron DeSantis easily defeated state Agriculture Secretary Adam Putnam, thanks to a crucial early endorsement from Trump that gave him a major boost. DeSantis captured 56.5 percent, or 908,443 votes, to Putnam's 36.5 percent, or 587,579 votes, with 97 percent of precincts reporting.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the left-wing congressional candidate in New York, hailed the victory.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ✔ @Ocasio2018 US House candidate, NY-14

Congratulations, @AndrewGillum!

The progressive movement is transforming the country - and he proved that again tonight.

Gillum ran on Medicare for All, Legalizing Marijuana, #AbolishICE & more.

Thank you, Florida voters!

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2018; 2018midterms; andrewgillum; demprimary; desantis; feelthebern; fl2018; florida; gillum; rondesantis
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1 posted on 08/28/2018 8:52:01 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

And lose!


2 posted on 08/28/2018 8:54:30 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

Yup, Gillum guarantees a Repub governor, and maybe the Senate seat too.


3 posted on 08/28/2018 8:57:50 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: Republican Wildcat
Gillum ran on Medicare for All, Legalizing Marijuana, #AbolishICE & more.

The Snowbirds aren’t gonna vote for that

4 posted on 08/28/2018 8:58:43 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Reminds me of the song “Wipeout”.


5 posted on 08/28/2018 9:02:40 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

DeSantis will curb stomp him in the general election


6 posted on 08/28/2018 9:03:18 PM PDT by Figment
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To: Republican Wildcat

Notice how the leftist media is hyping this clown, but ignore the black Republican Senate candidate in Michigan.


7 posted on 08/28/2018 9:03:32 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (GOAT POTUS TRUMP)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Oooh…Proxy fight! Bernie was the only candidate Trump didn’t beat because Hillary cheated them both of the opportunity to go head-to-head.

And in a closely-contested state like Florida, it’ll be an interesting to see which of these two avatars for Trump and Sanders will win the November election.


8 posted on 08/28/2018 9:04:27 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Figment

Complete uteer destruction
With a smile


9 posted on 08/28/2018 9:04:30 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Another Democratic Socialist?! Is he as ignorant as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? If so, this should be an interesting race.


10 posted on 08/28/2018 9:09:21 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Indeed - John James is the “wrong kind of black” for the media...of course that isn’t racist since they’re liberals doing it.


11 posted on 08/28/2018 9:10:13 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

Pinko ‘Rat versus Pro-American Pubbie.


12 posted on 08/28/2018 9:13:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

The party rank and file who voted for Graham, the secular Jews who voted for Greene and Levine, the yellow dog democrats...they are not going to come out in force to vote for a failed black mayor who is supported by Soros, sanders and speyer. The resulting depressed turnout will also help Scott beat Nelson.


13 posted on 08/28/2018 9:16:10 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: Republican Wildcat
Democrat strategy ahead, AS ALWAYS:


14 posted on 08/28/2018 9:34:28 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: clintonh8r
The party rank and file who voted for Graham, the secular Jews who voted for Greene and Levine, the yellow dog democrats...they are not going to come out in force to vote for a failed black mayor who is supported by Soros, sanders and speyer.

Thanks. You made me feel a little better.

It's very upsetting for me to believe a Bernie guy (who thinks watering our crops with "Brawndo" would be a good idea) could become a serious candidate all on his own....

15 posted on 08/28/2018 9:35:40 PM PDT by papertyger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNImbXnIn4&index=24&list=WL&t=427s)
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To: papertyger

Gillum carried Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm, Broward and Miami-Dade. Every other county went went for Graham. So he got the urban centres and nothing else.

The Republicans will have to work hard to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.


16 posted on 08/28/2018 9:53:08 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Broward county has a lot of people who would automatically vote for him based off his skin pigmentation alone. Sad to say, but its true.


17 posted on 08/28/2018 9:58:28 PM PDT by prophetic (Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be made the Cat Food instead.)
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To: Republican Wildcat
Reminder only 25% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, according to an AP poll this week. It's a fringe position that not even Bernie Sanders himself supports, and I imagine the Florida Democrat is going to run like hell from it in the general election.
18 posted on 08/28/2018 11:09:05 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Looks like an easy DeSantis win!
19 posted on 08/28/2018 11:22:30 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: BradyLS

I still think Mr. Sanders got knocked around a little till he saw the light. He had a cut on his face, and tears in his eyes as the camera panned his withdrawal from the race. Really sad. History may have been different if it hadn’t been Hillary’s turn.


20 posted on 08/28/2018 11:50:13 PM PDT by healy61
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