Florida Democrats have a pair of potential political candidates in mind that they say would be a slam dunk to win a Senate seat in the Sunshine State. Democratic operatives and donors in Flor…
The outlet reported that there have been “separate active efforts” by Democrats to get the former hoopsters to jump into the 2024 Florida Senate race.
The people behind the efforts – which have not been led by the state or national party – see a need for Democrats to nominate an extremely ambitious candidate if they want to rollback recent Republican domination in state elections, according to the report. “Grant Hill has great name ID. He would raise a boatload of money and is one of the smartest guys you will ever meet,” John Morgan, a national Democratic donor who has spoken with Hill about a potential run, told NBC News. “Grant Hill would beat the s–t out of Rick Scott.”
Hill, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 and played seven of his 19 NBA seasons with the Orlando Magic, is a Florida resident but has not been known to weigh-in on political topics. A Democratic donor told NBC News that Grant Hill would “beat the s–t out of Rick Scott” in a Senate race.
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