U.S. Rep. Val Demings won a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida and will face Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in November. Demings, a former police chief in Orlando, was under consideration in 2020 to be Joe Biden’s running mate.
this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent is eyeing as the first step toward a potential White House run.
In selecting Crist in the race for governor, Florida Democrats sided with a candidate backed by many in the party’s establishment who viewed him as the safest choice, even after he lost his previous two statewide elections. The 66-year-old already served one term as a Republican governor more than a decade ago before becoming a Democrat.
Fried said she called Crist to congratulate him on his victory and asked her supporters to come together to support the Democratic nominee. Indeed, the race ultimately centered on the political future of DeSantis, who emerged from a narrow victory four years ago to become one of the most prominent figures in GOP politics.
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