Tag: Andrew Gillum

Former Florida governor candidate Andrew Gillum on Friday night laid out how Democrats might win the White House in 2020. But homestate audiences noticed when he suggested his most recent electoral contest might have seen a different outcome. Earlier in his conversation with Maher, Gillum noted he and Abrams both lost by “rounding error” margins. But while Gillum lost by a closer margin than previously witnessed in a gubernatorial election, few Democrats label DeSantis’ victory as invalid. Democratic political consultant Matthew Isbell said he’d like to know how Gillum imagines any action could have produced a different outcome in Florida. Someone show me this math.” But days before Gillum makes a “major announcement” in South Florida, panelists seemed most focused on the Florida Democrat’s next move. After former Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke announced he would run for president, Maher noted losing in 2018 didn’t prohibit a run. But he stressed the need for the electorate to witness diversity in the candidate pool. “I’m most interested in your beliefs.” But he did tout his recent run for governor, noting he had been severely outspent in a broad primary field but came out victorious. In the general election, black voters turned out at a rate consistent with the share of the population for the first time.

Hours after being sworn into the House, Rashida Tlaib was heard saying, "We're gonna impeach" President Trump. What can we do to build on these victories and produce more in this year's elections — and in 2020? We must assess this broad strategy ourselves, for most of today's mainline political analysts focus solely on "candidate politics." Obviously, we need information about the principals who are asking for our votes, but too much "focus on the candidate" pushes America's election story into the swirling shallows of gossip and puffery while ignoring the bigger, more significant story in 2018: movement politics. Thus, the media reduce our nation's vital democratic exercise to comic-book buzzwords like "blue wave" and "red wall," trivializing the extraordinary efforts of the multitudes who are striving to create a progressive future. New York Times commentator Frank Bruni, for example, even consulted a Harvard professor of evolutionary psychology to develop his novel grasp of last year's voter behavior ("Politics aren't pretty. But politicians are," Nov. 20). Normally a smart guy, he veered off into the psycho-pop ditch, writing after the election that the meteoric rise of such progressive candidates as Andrew Gillum in Florida, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York and Beto O'Rourke in Texas was attributable to a political quality they share: They're "hot," the scribe explained. Apparently, the lesson we should take from these candidates is to prioritize hunkiness and gorgeousness in recruiting future progressive candidates. Grassroots participants and some of us less prominent pundits would argue that in 2018, progressive forces prioritized a very different kind of political beauty: genuine democratic populism.

According to the Division of Elections reports, Andrew Gillum’s political committee, “Forward Florida,” appears to have left $3 million just sitting there in the bank on Election Night. By contrast, Ron DeSantis’ committee, “Friends of Ron DeSantis,” acted as if Nov. 6 were a now-or-never date. On that date, Gillum’s official campaign fund had about $2.3 million left and DeSantis’ about $1.8 million. Did Gillum leave $3 million in the bank? Friends of Ron DeSantis raised $41 million and spent $41 million. In the same Nov. 30 filings, Gillum’s Forward Florida reported it raised $37.9 million and spent $33.7 million. Taking out the money the committee raised after Nov. 6, Forward Florida had $36.7 million for the election. Assuming even that all the post-Nov. 6 spending was to settle up election bills, that still left $3 million of Forward Florida money sitting around, doing nothing when the polls closed. Digital versus social media? You can splice and dice this election any way you want, but you will never – EVER – convince me that leaving $3 million unspent and sitting in the bank did not cost Gillum the election.

The Story: In Florida, after the November 8 vote, and after both a machine and a manual recount, the race for the US Senator's seat...

Democrat Andrew Gillum speaks to supporters at a church event supporting his Florida governor's race. #CNN #News

Democrat Andrew Gillum withdrew his concession to Republican former Rep. Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor's race, hours after the secretary of state announced a recount of their race and two others. #CNN #News

Florida is back in the election headlines for ballot and counting problems, a look at what is necessary for a recount and what exactly goes into it. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering…

Republican Ron DeSantis lays out his keys to winning the Florida gubernatorial race, acknowledges President Trump's support. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The…

The president and Ron DeSantis "seem to be twins at dividing, at stoking the politics of fear," says Democratic candidate for governor of Florida Andrew Gillum. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis…

The Story:  A story in the Tampa Bay Times recently disclosed that in 2016 Andrew Gillum (D), the Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and a candidate...