Former Republican Rep. David Jolly has publicly declared that he voted for Andrew Gillum for Florida Governor...and he’s also not shy about why.
Jolly, who at one point considered a split ticket for governor with Democratic former congressman Patrick Murphy, has already voted.
"I've turned in my ballot. I voted for Andrew Gillum," said Jolly. "The reason is simple: it's because I've served with Ron DeSantis."
This is quite an indictment of the character of GOP candidate Ron DeSantis. He would be another loyal Trump minion, and Jolly knows it. We all know it.
DeSantis is a disciple of Trump who played up his similarities with the bigoted Republican leader to win the nomination. He infamously starred in a television ad where he told his children to “build the wall,” a nod to Trump’s race-obsessed platform.
In exchange, Trump endorsed DeSantis in the primary and has pushed him in the general election.
DeSantis is horrible. He just proved again how horrible he is—by siding with Trump on his new war on birthright citizenship.
DeSantis recently endorsed Trump’s unconstitutional proposal to end birthright citizenship, to which opponent Gillum responded, “Floridians deserve a Governor who will stand up for everyone in our state, not bow down to Donald Trump’s every unconstitutional whim.”
Gillum has also taken note of how DeSantis has surrounded himself with the same sort of toxic racism that Trump has. During their debate, the Democrat said, “I’m not calling Mr. DeSantis a racist — I’m simply saying the racists believe he’s a racist.”
The last thing Florida needs now is another Trump Rubber Stamp in DeSantis.
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