Republicans typically position themselves as the "law and order" party - but the Senate hopeful for Democrats in Florida may feel otherwise. "I have made sure that I've stood on the side of women. "I have been pro-choice my entire life," Fried said last month during a debate. She said this was an indication that he was not a true supporter of abortion rights. "I didn't leave the Republican Party it left me," he said in 2012, adding that the party had gone "extreme right" on on several key issues.Įarlier in the race, his opponent Nikki Fried condemned his nomination of two conservative judges to the Supreme Court during his time as the state's Republican governor. He then ran as a Democrat in 2016 for the US House of Representatives and won the seat he currently holds. November will determine whether that bet paid off.Ĭharlie Crist began his career as a Republican and has held the state's top two positions before, serving as attorney general from 2003 to 2007 and as governor from 2007 to 2011.īut images of him hugging Barack Obama, a Democrat, in 2009 when the then-president visited the state to pitch his economic stimulus plan struck a death knell for his future as a Republican.Ĭhoosing not to run for re-election, Crist ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate as an independent. His victory suggests they opted for the establishment-backed centrist as their best shot at victory. “He’s like one of those comets that comes every three years,” Florida Senator Marco Rubio added.įlorida Democratic voters opted for Crist over state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who ran to the congressman’s left. “We have a new opponent, but he’s not really new, he’s old,” said Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez at the Republican victory rally in Hialeah Tuesday night. Republicans are already trying to paint Crist – who has a long record in Florida politics - as yesterday’s news. It may be his most difficult task, as he faces off against an incumbent, Ron DeSantis, who is widely popular among Republicans both here in Florida and nationally and has a deep campaign war chest. Now he’ll be on the ballot as a Democrat once again. In fact, poll after poll indicates that, if Donald Trump does not run, he rises above the rest as the party’s most likely nominee.Īnd, from the world’s richest man Elon Musk to star podcaster Joe Rogan, public figures have lined up to show their support for the potential candidate.Ĭongressman Charlie Crist is going to get another shot at being Florida’s governor. He has also supported further restricting abortion rights.ĭeSantis has been widely tipped as a potential presidential candidate for 2024. He has passed a law banning transgender people from participating in athletic events in schools, as well as a bill known as "don't say gay" which criminalises discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms. He was a critic of coronavirus restrictions, and has been an open opponent of so-called "woke" culture.
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has become a national star and a darling of conservative media. In November's midterms, Democrat Charlie Crist will be going up against an opponent who holds the office that he once himself held. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Republican Ron DeSantis has been widely tipped as a potential presidential candidate for 2024 Image caption: Republican Ron DeSantis has been widely tipped as a potential presidential candidate for 2024 They say they’re dedicated DeSantis supporters who would love to see him run for president one day, although Tam adds that he’d prefer former president Donald Trump to run again – with DeSantis as his vice-president. Many fled from communist dictatorships, and have taken their distrust of “socialism” and the political left with them to their new home.īrian Tam and Liem Bui immigrated from Vietnam and eventually settled in Florida. While the demographics of the Republican coalition in recent elections have been overwhelmingly white, the crowd of supporters at an art centre here in Hialeah – a predominantly Cuban community near Miami – is diverse. “The battle starts tonight,” said Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, pledging that Republicans would send Democrats in the House and Senate “packing” in the midterms. Instead, the event is giving his fellow politicians a chance to make their pitch to conservative donors and supporters. That it would be a victory party was preordained, the incumbent governor was running unopposed for the Republican nomination in November. The party is kicking off at Ron DeSantis headquarters in Hialeah, Florida.
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