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David Jolly, a former Republican congressman and now a Democratic candidate for governor in Florida<\/a>, won a primary election on Tuesday evening, topping a crowded field of hopefuls to become the party’s nominee to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n

DeSantis is prevented by term limits from running for a third term.<\/p>\n

Jolly\u2019s win sets up a race to see if a moderate Democrat can tempt a solidly Republican state<\/a> to voice its frustrations with the Trump administration and, more pointedly, with Trump himself.<\/p>\n

In many ways, that\u2019s the crux of Jolly\u2019s message as a candidate.<\/p>\n

HAWAII GOV JOSH GREEN CRUISES TO DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WIN, SETS UP FALL MATCHUP WITH GOP NOMINEE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jolly previously served as the representative for Florida<\/a>\u2019s 13th Congressional District from 2014-2017, but, after losing the general election to Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, he began voicing disagreements with the direction of the GOP and President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Jolly published an opinion piece with NBC,<\/a> stating that “you can\u2019t be never-Trump and be a Republican.”<\/p>\n

“I was a sitting Republican member of Congress who took to the house floor and called on then-candidate Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race,” Jolly said.<\/p>\n

On the campaign<\/a> trail in 2016, Jolly balked at a proposed “Muslim ban” Trump and the Access Hollywood tape in which Trump made crude remarks about advances toward women.<\/p>\n

IDAHO DEMOCRATS CHOOSE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN UPHILL RACE AGAINST INCUMBENT GOP GOVERNOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Three years later, I find myself fully immersed in a dwindling coalition of Republicans often referred to as never-Trumpers. That is, I was immersed in that coalition \u2014 last month I came to the conclusion that it was time to finally leave the Republican Party and registered with no party affiliation,” Jolly said.<\/p>\n

Now, running as a Democrat<\/a>, Jolly has pitched himself as an opportunity to break Trump\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n

“Since the emergence of Donald Trump in 2015 when he came down the escalator, he has disrupted the entire American experiment over the last 10 years,” Jolly said in a campaign video.<\/a><\/p>\n

“If in the state of Florida, Florida\u2019s voters are the ones who say, \u2018not anymore, \u2018we will have provided a reset.”<\/p>\n

Among his top priorities, Jolly lists insurance affordability, public schools and campaign<\/a> finance reform on his website. He also supports more traditionally Democratic platform elements like increasing access to abortion.<\/p>\n

FLORIDA GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATE SAYS AS GOVERNOR, HE’D ‘SHUT DOWN’ EVERY ABORTION CLINIC IN STATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In his campaign, Jolly has raised nearly $6.4 million, according to<\/a> the Florida Department of State Division of Elections. Having secured the nomination, Jolly faces an uphill race to the general election on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n

Florida last elected a Democrat for governor in 1994, in Lawton Chiles. Chiles served from 1991 until his death in 1998, just three weeks before the end of his second term.<\/p>\n

Most recently, DeSantis last won reelection<\/a> in a 49.4% to 40.0% victory over Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, a former Biden representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/never-trump-republican-top-dem-choice-crucial-florida-primary <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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