Democrats in Florida are indulging their favorite fantasy: the every-four-years discussion about how they can win the governor's election for the first time since 1994. Several prominent names are in the mix, as Democrats try to come up with someone who can defeat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and derail his 2024 presidential ambitions.
Broward Mayor Steve Geller wants people 55 and older, teachers and more first responders to have access to Florida’s next vaccine rollout. Hoping to expand the vaccine priority list, he wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday.
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The daily rundown Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 7,342 (nearly 0.4 percent), to 1,844,627; active hospitalizations went down by 180 (nearly 3.9 percent), to 4,465; deaths rose by 157 (0.5 percent), to 29,311; The amount of Floridians vaccinated with at least one dose is 2,487,055.
Democrats could win the 2022 contests for Florida governor and U.S. Senate, Broward Mayor Steve Geller believes, with U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist and Val Demings as the party’s two candidates. Geller thinks both are likely to run next year but doesn’t know which one will run for which office. Geller said he thinks the two would be a winning top-of-ticket combination, able to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.