Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she'll seek the Democratic nomination for governor, calling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis an authoritarian who's putting his party and political ambition ahead of Floridians.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she'll seek the Democratic nomination for governor, calling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis an authoritarian who's putting his party and political ambition ahead of Floridians.
“Ron DeSantis has fully embraced the right-wing agenda and authoritarian style of governing that doesn't fit in the state of Florida,” Fried said in a phone interview. “If you don't support him or the party, he's going to stop you from voting. If you disagree with him, he's going to silence you." Crist was elected governor in 2006, then ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 as an independent, losing to Republican Marco Rubio. He ran for governor in in 2014 as a Democrat, narrowly losing to Republican Rick Scott.“I've been fighting for these issues my entire life. I was doing soup kitchens and Habitat for Humanity and gay pride parades back in high school. I don't change my positions because of an election," Fried said. “I stay true to who I am.
While DeSantis says his decisions on COVID 19 helped the state's economy, Fried said he showed no empathy for victims of the virus.
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