May 13th, 2021 by Jake Stofan
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is teasing a June 1st announcement for entering the race for Governor and former Republican Governor turned Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist has already announced, but early polling shows Democrats have a lot of ground to make up.
Three recent polls all show Governor Ron DeSantis holding a job approval rating over 50 percent.
The highest, commissioned by the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, shows DeSantis’ approval at 60 percent.
“We see the support and the help that he has given us. I don’t see it changing in our industry at all,” said Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association President Carol Dover.
Democratic Gubernatorial hopefuls in Florida have plenty of ground to make up WCJB Staff
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CAP NEWS/WCJB) - Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is teasing a June 1 announcement for entering the race for Governor and former Republican Governor turned Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist has already announced, but early polling shows Democrats have a lot of ground to make up.
Three recent polls all show Governor Ron DeSantis holding a job approval rating over 50 percent.
The highest, commissioned by the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, shows DeSantis’ approval at 60 percent.
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Figuring out what Charlie Crist believes is tough. He’s been a conservative Republican, a moderate Republican, an independent, a moderate Democrat and, now, a liberal Democrat. But far-left MSNBC host Joy Reid has bought into the hype on the politician, whatever he is now. Talking to him on Thursday night, Reid’s only concern was whether the “nice” Democrat was any match for the “mean,” “far-right” Florida.
Referring to when he was Governor (as a Republican!), the host worried,
“It’s a much more right-wing state.” She added, “So, what is the how do you win in a state like that when it has gone so far right?”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs restrictive voting law in place and barred all media from watching him sign the bill into law, except for Fox News. Former Florida Republican Governor and current Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist calls the new bill and DeSantis’ signing process “anti-democracy at its worst.”May 7, 2021
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There “too little decency and integrity” in Florida politics, he said.
The main target of Crist s speech is incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis. He was critical of how the Republican has handled Florida s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“How many lives would have been saved if Gov. Ron DeSantis paid attention to the pandemic?“ he asked. He s failed to lead during the greatest health and economic crisis of our lifetime. Local officials were forced to fend for themselves, without direction from our state. Scientists and doctors offered advice. But he listened to quacks and conspiracy theorists. He s waged a constant assault on democracy from voting rights to civil rights.