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Title: Florida Governor Candidate Could Boost Other Democrats on the Ballot
Post by: mystery-ak on October 24, 2018, 01:43:47 pm

Florida Governor Candidate Could Boost Other Democrats on the Ballot

Andrew Gillum “has attracted a coalition of voters that don’t normally turn out in midterms.”
By Kim Chipman
and Derek Wallbank
October 23, 2018, 2:24 PM CDT

Andrew Gillum’s quest to become Florida’s first black governor continues to gain momentum with his closely watched campaign, potentially helping lift fellow Democrats running in America’s perennial swing state.

A Quinnipiac University poll Tuesday showed Gillum ahead of Republican opponent Ron DeSantis 52 percent to 46 percent among likely voters, with double-digit leads among women, Hispanics and independents. It’s the third such poll in recent days to show Gillum with a clear lead, as his overall edge in public polling widened to its largest level since Oct. 1, according to RealClearPolitics’ aggregation of survey data.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-23/florida-governor-election-2018-andrew-gillum-leads-desantis (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-23/florida-governor-election-2018-andrew-gillum-leads-desantis)