Tuesday's other big winner: Bernie Sanders [View all]

[Uncle Joe]

When Andrew Gillum was lagging in third or fourth place in most public opinion polls and almost no one thought he could win, Bernie Sanders was there.

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In addition to campaigning alongside him, Sanders helped Gillum raise money, and he used his sizable email list to send get-out-the-vote emails for the Tallahassee mayor.

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With Gillum’s victory, however, Sanders now holds an affiliation with all three African-American Democrats running for governor in November. In addition to Gillum, he backed Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Ben Jealous in Maryland.

Gillum’s victory capped an especially successful night for Sanders in Florida. Sanders endorsed nine candidates across the state, including several state House candidates. Of the Sanders-backed candidates, four ran in contested primaries, and all of them won.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/29/bernie-sanders-florida-primary-2018-801681

Congratulations to all the winners.