Posted on 10/29/2018 9:14:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, while initially coming off as a nice guy and a possible historic first as a black governor, has some problems getting to that governor's chair. He's revealed himself to be a big-city, Chicago-style politician, complete with big-city-style mayoral corruption, based on the scandals he's gotten himself embroiled in. And, well, that, along with nervous recognition of his socialist agenda, actually seems to be sinking him.
According to this inside-baseball Florida Politics blog:
A new poll of Florida gubernatorial race finds former congressman Ron DeSantis with a slim lead over Democratic rival Andrew Gillum.
The internal poll, conducted by 1892 and obtained by Florida Politics, shows DeSantis with a 1-point lead over Gillum, 47-46 percent, with third-party candidates siphoning off 2 percent and 6 percent still undecided.
Internals are always the most interesting of polls, because they are the ones the candidates themselves commission to find out how they're doing but don't release to the public. They're the least likely to be push polls designed to influence the public.
But the public polls are in the same neighborhood. Florida Politics reports that Gillum is ahead, but not by much:
A NYTimes/Siena poll released Sunday had good news for Democrat Andrew Gillum and bad news for Republican Ron DeSantis.
Gillum had a five point lead (48-43 percent), and he led in every turnout scenario except for one: an electorate that looked like 2014.
The public polls tend to overcount Democrats and get the cell phone-only users all messed up. Some are actually biased as well. Florida Politics notes that Trump has a high above-water approval rating in Florida, so it's strange that Gillum should be so far ahead. The other thing it notes is that Gillum is ahead in all voter make-up races, except if the voter make-up matches 2014
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Black + democrat = corruption ( caught or not caught yet)
IOW, Gillum felt "entitled" to bribes due to all the injustices previously suffered. As mayor, he cleaned up. Imagine the take he's expecting if he makes governor.
<><> Then-Mayor Gillum at the Broadway hit “Hamilton” in Aug 2016; pricy tickets paid for by undercover agent Miller posing as a developer needing mayoral favors.
<><> Miller also paid for a “Forward Florida Honors Mayor Andrew Gillum” — a dinner for 40 guests of filet mignon,
twice-baked sweet potatoes, salmon mousse canapes, broccoli and carrots, and southern style strawberry shortcake for $2,800.
<><>The mayor's bar tab was $1,200 for beer, wine and liquor; 20% service charge and sales tax totaled $5,160.
A LOT OF HAND-WASHING GOING ON
The club owner is a lobbyist looking for maoral favors so he gave the Gillum party a discount; that brought the balance Miller paid out to $4,386.
Excellent point.
Mayors are in a privileged position to engage in graft.
All the city’s money travels through their offices.......some of it never gets out.
Who should go after him when he loses? I say demand a recount first. Put the fear of God into the dead voters and those that voted twice. THEN go after Gillum.
I say it’s always the followers who should pay the biggest price. The perps will get off easy after they put the little guy up to it.
Corruption and Socialism go together like peas and carrots.
He also came across as smug and cocky in the last debate when he said DeSantis was being disrespectful by referring to him by his first name. LOL, This guy is so full of himself.
The first ‘bribe’ is usually something almost worthless - a used book the person thought you might enjoy - then it moves up. It's a grooming process - like most evil... incremental degradation of the soul.
It is all of the idiot LIB NY retirees who also are senile.
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