{"id":1620828,"date":"2022-08-23T20:12:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T00:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620828"},"modified":"2022-08-23T20:13:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T00:13:07","slug":"former-republican-governor-wins-florida-democratic-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-republican-governor-wins-florida-democratic-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Republican Governor Wins Florida Democratic Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-republican-governor-wins-florida-democratic-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Republican governor and current Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist of Florida has defeated Democratic Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried in Florida\u2019s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to PBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Crist won with 60.2% of the vote, as of 8 p.m. EST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/2022-florida-primary-election-results\">according<\/a> to PBS, citing reporting by The Associated Press. Crist is now slated to face off as the Democratic candidate against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, alongside a slate of minor third party and write-in candidates, in the Nov. 8 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the Aug. 23 primary, Crist was the outsize favorite, having gathered key endorsements from the Florida teacher\u2019s union, a former head of the Democratic National Committee, several environmental groups (who have long viewed Crist as an ally) and black faith groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/22\/florida-democrats-vs-desantis-a-new-hope-or-best-shot-00053016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Politico. In addition, over 150 local and state level politicians and community leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/charliecrist.com\/endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed<\/a> Crist, compared to just 25 who <a href=\"https:\/\/nikkifried.com\/endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed<\/a> Fried, with Crist securing twice as many endorsements from organizations, 12 to Fried\u2019s six.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the state really needs someone who can address the staffing shortages we have in so many professions, and the need to bring more job opportunities for Floridians,\u201d Coy Jones, regional political director for SEIU Local 1199 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/08\/12\/florida-governor-primary-election-charlie-crist-nikki-fried-final-appeal-democratic-voters\/10286788002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> to the Tallahassee Democrat. \u201cWe see Charlie Crist as someone who can help do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7507704\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7507704\" class=\"wp-image-7507704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-23T100028Z_1441892314_RC2CDV9QLB66_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-RACES-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7507704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE PHOTO: Florida gubernatorial candidate and congressman Charlie Crist (D) speaks during the gala event of the Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue 2022 convention in Tampa, Florida, U.S. July 16, 2022. REUTERS\/Octavio Jones\/File Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The campaign has been heated at times, especially in recent weeks as Crist sought to secure his victory, Politico reported. Crist, when asked about negative comments he made about Fried, said that he had \u201cgone accurate,\u201d according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Crist called Fried a \u201cRepublican lobbyist for big tobacco and insurance companies,\u201d and criticized her longtime friendship with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who is currently under investigation over allegations he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/02\/crist-fried-gaetz-florida-governor-primary-00049371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Politico. Their close relationship began when Gaetz was a state legislator involved in the effort to legalize medical marijuana in Florida, but Fried has since cut ties with her erstwhile ally over the allegations, Politico reported.<\/p>\n<p>Fried\u2019s campaign had targeted parts of Crist\u2019s record, focusing on the fact that Crist was a Republican governor, and has gone on the record\u00a0 with anti-gay marriage and pro-life stances in the past, Politico reported. Fried has tried to paint herself as a committed Democrat, and what the party needs to beat DeSantis, citing her record in state government as the agriculture commissioner and as a Democrat who has won state office in Florida, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey see I\u2019m the one who has taken on Ron DeSantis the last three and a half years,\u201d said Fried last week, according to the Tallahassee\u00a0Democrat. \u201cI\u2019m able to tackle him on issue after issue and that I can get into the trenches and not just throw punches, but land them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates face an uphill battle against DeSantis, who had a roughly eight-point lead over both, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flchamber.com\/new-florida-chamber-statewide-poll-shows-ron-desantis-holding-solid-lead-over-both-democratic-challengers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> by the Florida Chamber of Commerce released Friday. According to the same poll, Desantis boasted a 54% approval rating, with roughly half of respondents believing that Florida is on the right track, compared to 30% that believed the country was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-1\">\u201cI think the litmus test for voters in this election is one question and one question only: Who is the best to beat Ron DeSantis,\u201d said Fernand Amandi, a Democratic pollster to Politico ahead of the primary. \u201cNikki was not able to answer that one question effectively, and Charlie has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Republican governor and current Democratic Rep. 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