Wednesday, August 29, 2018

How the environment and toxic waters played in yesterday's primary election: quick take ... by gimleteye

Quick reactions this morning.

Gwen Graham: hurt by the American Dream Mall/ Graham Companies issue.

Big Sugar's sweet embrace wrecked Adam Putnam with disaffected coastal Republicans, who are watching their businesses and coastal property values disintegrate.

DeSantis took up the war against Big Sugar's dark influence over Florida politics and gained massively among Republican voters impacted by the state's toxic tides.

Rick Scott is also clearly aligned with the state's biggest polluters.

Prediction: Gillum, who was slow to warm to the importance of the toxic waters issue, will quickly come around.

It would be a big mistake for Gillum's campaign to align with the Big Sugar/ Jesse Jackson faction of the African American vote.

2 comments:

tac123 said...

Can you,expand upon the Big Sugar/Jesse Jackson connection? I’m curious. Thanks.

Milly from Hialeah said...

The saddest thing is that we ended up with two extremists and all of us who are NPA are always left out of the primaries. Too bad for Gwen Graham, because had it not been for that stupid mega mall that should still not be built, she might have won and she was probably our best choice. We need for centrist and moderates on both sides to run and not be afraid to swing over a bit on some issues. You do not have to be totally RIGHT or LEFT .... THAT is dangerous! .... Let's start voting for the individual and not so much the party.