Tag: Charlie Crist

Florida Democrats Challenging DeSantis Opt for Contrasting Campaign Strategies

Just days before the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida, candidate Charlie Crist popped in at a Souls to the Polls event in North Central Florida, thrilling many Democrats in the post-church, Sunday-afternoon crowd. Though he’ll face three other challengers on Aug. 23, the congressman ignored them all in his pre-Primary Day appearance. Instead, under the…


Ads by DeSantis and Opponents Offer Clashing Definitions of Freedom

Viewers with a penchant for skipping past TV or internet ads may miss juicy material coming across the airwaves in Florida between now and election day in the fall. Political communications experts viewed the first crop of gubernatorial campaign ads running in the Sunshine State. Then they spoke to The Epoch Times about what they…


Ads by DeSantis, Opponents Offer Clashing Definitions of Freedom

Viewers in Florida with a penchant for skipping past TV or internet ads may miss juicy material coming across the airwaves between now and Election Day in November. Political communications experts viewed the first crop of campaign ads from Gov. Ron DeSantis and his two top Democratic opponents in the Sunshine State. Here are some quick…


Dueling Ads in Florida’s Hot Gubernatorial Race Offer Varying Takes on ‘Freedom’

Viewers with a penchant for skipping past TV or internet ads may miss juicy material coming across the airwaves in Florida between now and election day in the fall. Political communications experts viewed the first crop of gubernatorial campaign ads running in the Sunshine State. Then they spoke to The Epoch Times about what they…


Top Democratic Challengers Vying to Take on DeSantis Battle on Debate Stage

The top two Democrats hoping to unseat Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall faced off in a contentious televised debate in Miami on June 21. But the opponents paused their verbal sparring to agree on a handful of issues facing the Sunshine State. U.S. House Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) and Nikki Fried, the state’s agriculture…


Analysts, Polls Indicate DeSantis on Track for Strong Reelection as Florida Governor

New polling about the governor’s race in Florida backs up what political analysts have been saying for months—Florida Gov. Ron Desantis seems on track for a strong reelection in November. And that could bode well for the popular governor if he decides to later make a run for president, they said. A poll released Feb. 24…


Rep. Charlie Crist to Challenge DeSantis for Florida Governor

Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) announced Tuesday he will try to beat incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022. Crist, 64, was elected governor of Florida in 2006 as a Republican. He later became a Democrat and lost in the 2014 gubernatorial election to Rick Scott. In a launch video, Crist highlighted what he sees as his…