Florida Democrats Challenging DeSantis Opt for Contrasting Campaign Strategies
Just days before the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida, candidate Charlie Crist popped in at a Souls to the Polls event in North Central Florida, thrilling many Democrats in the post-church, Sunday-afternoon crowd.
Though he’ll face three other challengers on Aug. 23, the congressman ignored them all in his pre-Primary Day appearance. Instead, under the blistering Florida sun, Crist attacked Republican incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis, as if his opponents don’t exist. It’s a tactic he’s employed throughout his campaign.
Meanwhile, Crist’s leading adversary in the primary continued with a very different strategy. Nikki Fried, the state’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, relentlessly hammered at both Crist and DeSantis on social media. She often posts dozens of diatribes per day….