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In reply to the discussion: FL-GOV: What is Gillum's path to victory? [View all]OrlandoDem2
(2,065 posts)White liberals will vote for Gillum but I think he should pick Graham as LG to shore them up. The universities in FL are all massive. FSU, UF, UCF, FIU, USF are all behemoths with 40-60K students. Then there are dozens of small universities and state colleges. He needs all of them. He will have to drive up the black votes.
A serious concern Im reading about is that the Puerto Ricans who moved here after the hurricane last year have not been registering. The Party must start registering the youth and the Puerto Ricans like their lives depend on it.
Gillum will have to appeal to moderates and I think he can. Whereas DeSantis sounds like a crazy person, Gillum sounds level-headed.
Dems MUST MUST MUST play up environmental issues. Although FL is center-right/purple, protection of our beaches is a priority. Furthermore, I hate Rick Scott and Donald Trump but they won partly due to an emphasis on jobs. Dems must have an economic message. People want good jobs, not Wawa jobs!