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The Note: A Sanders vs. Trump matchup for Florida governor - ABC News

posted onSeptember 1, 2018
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Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein Remember when Donald Trump challenged Bernie Sanders to a debate? Whatever 2020 brings, a version of that matchup is becoming a major storyline in 2018. Andrew Gillum's upset in the Florida Democratic primary for governor means Sanders' candidate will face Trump's in the biggest and perhaps most important battleground in the nation. Gillum and the GOP nominee, Ron DeSantis, are both 39 years old. For all their attributes and flaws, it's hard to imagine a clearer choice for Florida than the African-American Tallahassee mayor vs. the fiery congressman from 60 miles down the coast. Both Florida and neighboring Georgia will host high-profile governors' races with black Democrats taking on Trump-endorsed white candidates. While the attention will turn to control of Congress, we may yet learn more about the temperature of the nation from a handful of gubernatorial contests. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks In most of the country, the battle lines are now drawn for November, with the last major primary night now in the rearview mirror. Overall, Republican primaries this summer seemed like an extreme version of what they always are: a pitch to the far corners of the party. The question now: Will there be a lurch to the middle? I asked Maria Elvira Salazar -- the projected Republican nominee in Florida's 27th Congressional District, a closely-watched, open race south of Miami – if she wanted President Trump to campaign with... Link to the full article to read more

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