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Andrew Gillum says he continues to find love in the strangest of places.
On Sunday, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate packed an auditorium in Palataka, a town of 10,000 in a county where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won by 36 percentage points.
This enthusiasm and energy for Mayor Gillum and his message of fighting for all Floridians is historic, said Gillum communications director Johanna Cervone.
Todays event in Palatka is another example of this campaigns momentum and a reminder that Floridians are ready to elect a leader who will put Florida first. Well continue to bring this message to every corner of the state for the next 38 days because the only poll that matters is on Election Day.
Of course, Gillum in his kickoff speech in Orlando earlier this month shared a story of going to The Villages and finding a larger-than-expected crowd of 500 supporters showed up. That event, he said, turned from a small meet-and-greet to a small-donation fundraiser raking in more than $6,000 in an afternoonall in one of the strongest GOP strongholds in Florida.
The Democrat also found polling accolades from odd parties as well. The Florida Chamber of Commerce, which this week endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, just made public a poll showing Gillum with a 6-point lead in the contest.
http://floridapolitics.com/archives/276190-andrew-gillum-packs-house-in-um-palatka
mnhtnbb
(31,374 posts)before he and his soon to be 4th wife moved to Orlando. Republican Family Values. My husband objected to their eventual secret wedding when his father was 96--which they only announced to family after it had occurred-- and because of the objections the 4th wife manipulated her husband to eliminate his Trust and rewrite his will to exclude his father's only son from sharing equally in the final distribution of his multi million dollar estate.
bucolic_frolic
(43,062 posts)is to plumb territory deemed irrelevant or not winnable. Trump made hay in small rural towns and cities that hadn't seen a celebrity in 50 years. For Gillum, bringing hope to downtrodden Democrats in such areas will augment aggregate votes on Election Day.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)Seriously folks, if you don't know Florida - especially Central Florida - that's a big little detail.
FM123
(10,053 posts)This is an old HuffPost article from a few years back but is still shows the sentiment there "The Villages Democrats Find Second-Rate Citizenry In A Billionaires Republican Kingdom"
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/the-villages-florida_n_2076715.html
mcar
(42,278 posts)Hubby and I barely got tickets. It'll be SRO!