Rep. Charlie Crist, as expected, topped Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried during Tuesday night’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. He will now take on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is an overwhelming general election favorite.
12th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer servicesCharlie Crist
Her attacks, though, never really broke through with Democrats, and the 66-year-old Crist piled up endorsements from prominent Democrats as the party coalesced around him rather than 44-year-old Fried, who has only served in elected office since 2018 and was trying to become Florida’s first female governor. Her campaign slogan and prominent social media hashtag was “#SomethingNew.”
“We are going to defeat Ron DeSantis in November,” he said to loud applause. He also thanked Fried, saying they shared the same goal in wanting to beat the Republican governor.
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