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In reply to the discussion: Sanders-backed Andrew Gillum wins major upset in Florida Dem gov primary [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,912 posts)74. Yes, and still Bernie Sanders endorsed him for Governor
We all need to be thinking unity now and getting past the 2016 primaries. If we do we will see more candidates like Gillum emerge.
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Sanders-backed Andrew Gillum wins major upset in Florida Dem gov primary [View all]
mobeau69
Aug 2018
OP
Yes. He ran as a Democrat. He IS a Democrat. I don't see any issue here as long as a DEMOCRAT
still_one
Aug 2018
#24
How about standing up for what you believe and convincing voters to follow your vision...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2018
#11
Why take a gratuitous shot at Charlie Crist? He was already Governor of Florida and is now....
George II
Aug 2018
#33
Crist did win Gov. of Fl. as a Repub. He lost Gov. race twice, once as an Independent.
Honeycombe8
Aug 2018
#51
Gillum was just interviewed on CNN - he said this was a win for "the Barack Obama wing.....
George II
Aug 2018
#55
He was also backed by Tom Steyer, a man who I hope will be our next president. (eom)
StevieM
Aug 2018
#16
Some seem to want to infer division, which it isn't. He is a Democrat, and supported the Democratic
still_one
Aug 2018
#26
Yep, the traitor and his cultists are ticks on the nation and their lifeblood is division. nt
mobeau69
Aug 2018
#31
whomever alerted this, the poster was calling Trump a traitor not the Democrat
CreekDog
Aug 2018
#49
I like Gillum, glad he won, but I read on twitter tonight that he was not only "Sanders-backed".....
George II
Aug 2018
#28
"It's a truly broad-based win for the entire Democratic Party and Gillum."
KY_EnviroGuy
Aug 2018
#75
I wouldn't read too much into a headline. Bernie campaigned for Andrew on the ground.
mobeau69
Aug 2018
#66
It was Tom Steyer who first introduced me the Andrew Gillum. That endorsement mattered a lot to me.
StevieM
Aug 2018
#84