Florida’s 2018 midterm election is one of the most important in years. The governor’s office and all three Cabinet seats are on the ballot; Republican Gov. Rick Scott is challenging three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson; several congressional seats will be competitive; and Floridians will vote on 13 proposed constitutional amendments, ranging from property tax cuts to banning greyhound racing. The following are items of political interest from the past week:
PARTY CHAIRMAN BEMOANS BITTER PRIMARY
There’s someone who is fed up with the barrage of negative television ads and campaigning so far this year: The head of the Republican Party of Florida.
Blaise Ingoglia took to Twitter this week to say that “I’m really disappointed in all the negative campaigning going on between Republicans in the primary this year. We are better than this.” In a second tweet, Ingoglia added “let’s not help our opposition tomorrow by helping to destroy ourselves today.”
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Ingoglia’s plea came one day after a rancorous debate that witnessed the two GOP candidates for governor trade sharp blows with each other. U.S. Ron DeSantis accused Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam of lying, while Putnam maintained DeSantis was unqualified and ignorant about the demands of the job.
AS (ALREADY) SEEN ON TV
It didn’t take long for DeSantis to turn his appearance at a rally with President Donald Trump into a TV commercial. DeSantis released an ad this week that was entirely footage of the event.
It’s called “Tough Cookie” — a reference to Trump introducing him at the Tampa event as a “tough, brilliant cookie.”
It ends with DeSantis…
