This is politics in 3D
By Jamal Simmons, opinion contributor — 09/03/18 03:00 PM EDT Democrats made history again last Tuesday by choosing a 39-year-old African-American mayor as their nominee to be governor of Florida. Andrew Gillum beat Gwen Graham, daughter of former governor and former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), one of the most popular politicians in the history of the Sunshine State.
In New York in June, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won a primary race against incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, a member of the House Democratic leadership. Crowley was in his 10th term and thought of as a possible House Speaker or majority leader in the future. He had the support of the entire Democratic financial and organizational leadership at his fingertips.
In Georgia in May, Democrats nominated state House Leader Stacey Abrams, an African-American woman born in Gulfport, Mississippi, as their nominee for governor. To win, Abrams overcame a strong primary race against state Sen. Stacey Evans, a Georgia native supported by former Gov. Roy Barnes, former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), the mayor of Atlanta and several other longtime state leaders; Abrams was endorsed by President Barack Obama.
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