Ron DeSantis, who has had about as much human contact with the great unwashed of the state as the Unabomber, has suggested Gillum would impose a state income tax if he won. The beefcake boy of Fox & Friends also has hinted Gillum has a soft-spot in his heart for child molesters, based on something Gillum has never said.
Recent takes on Mayor Andrew Gillum’s victory in Florida’s gubernatorial primary range from celebrations of a populist underdog to warnings of socialist ruin, but nearly all commentators seem to agree on one point: It represents a shift toward ideological extremism in the Democratic Party.
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In framing his platform as “extreme,” however, media commentators wrongly suggest his policies appeal only to the fringe. In fact, national polls show broad support for progressive policies like those championed by Gillum.more