The mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, pulled an upset victory in Florida’s primary for governor. President Trump’s favored candidate will face him in the fall. Gillum would be the state’s first black governor, while in other states Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous are poised to do the same.

Florida is known for being a political battleground, and already, the tensions are high. Gillum’s GOP opponent appeared on Fox News this week and said, “The last thing we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state.”

The comment received a ton of backlash from people saying his words were deliberately racist.

 

Source: https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/08/29/floridas-andrew-gillum-becomes-the-third-black-gubernatorial-nominee-this-campaign-season/

 

https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/08/29/gop-candidate-ron-desantis-says-voters-would-monkey-this-up-if-they-elected-black-opponent-andrew-gillum/

 

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