Member of Parliament Charlie Christ (D-Fla.) Garnered another high-profile endorsement of his candidacy against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, noting the support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California).
“Charlie can and will defeat the current governor and start work on the first day in Tallahassee,” Pelosi said in a statement issued during Christ’s campaign. “I am proud to support Charlie Christ to be the next governor of Florida.
Pelosi’s approval comes as the Democrats’ primary election to take over DeSantis enters a new, more controversial phase.
Christ’s main rival in the nomination contest, U.S. Agriculture Commissioner Nicki Fried, has begun to criticize the congressman more aggressively in recent weeks, pointing to his past as a Republican, arguing that voters should nominate a “true” Democrat to take over. DeSantis.
There are more than four months left until the primary. Although polls in the Democratic race were scarce, a February poll by the University of North Florida found Christ leading Freed from 27 percent to 19 percent. Another candidate, State Senator Annette Tadeo, registered 4 per cent in the poll.
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Regardless of who wins the nomination, Democrats are likely to have a hard time defeating DeSantis, a rising conservative star and potential contender for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
Most polls show DeSantis’ approval rating above the 50 percent threshold, and the average of RealClearPolitics polls in the Florida governor’s 2022 race leads him to lead both Christ and Freud in hypothetical general election matches.
DeSantis also has a huge fundraising operation to draw from. Between January 1, 2021 and December 31 of that year, DeSantis raised nearly $ 109.7 million, according to fundraising records filed with the Florida Secretary of State.
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