Andrew Gillum's prescription for Florida

[sun rise]

He's someone who is singing my tune.

Opinion | A new way to slay Trumpism? The shocking Florida outcome sets up a big test.

Gillum didn’t back off his economic progressivism in the slightest, but he presented it as pragmatic and solutions-oriented.
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In other words, Gillum presented Florida’s challenges as rooted in current distributional choices and priorities that are misguided and bad for the state in pragmatic terms. He treated hot-button issues such as health care and sentencing reform not as turf on which great ideological battles are settled, but rather as systems in need of reform because they are producing terrible outcomes for real people.

 

[pearl]

I agree with you, Gillum is a breath of fresh air. But its going to be a rough ride.
Florida's Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis on Wednesday told Fox News that voters should not "monkey this up" by electing his opponent: Democrat Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first black governor if elected.

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/critics-accuse-ron-desantis-of-racism-after-suggesting-electing-andrew-gillum-would-monkey-this-up/67-588731694

 

[Woberts]

I have a better one: Just disconnect it from the mainland, and let DC take its place.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I love how the press is dealing in false equivalencies and framing the race as one between the extreme left and the extreme right.

 

[metis]

Florida's Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis on Wednesday told Fox News that voters should not "monkey this up" by electing his opponent: Democrat Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first black governor if elected.

And I gotta believe that his use of "monkey" was no accident as I'm sure this dog-whistle will resonate well with many in Trump's base.