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Ron and Casey DeSantis were plotting a political dynasty in Florida. Then came a scandal.
Ron and Casey DeSantis were plotting a political dynasty in Florida. Then came a scandal. “Once firmly in his corner, many Sunshine State Republicans have lately turned on DeSantis, stymying his agenda and frustrating him to no end. At the same time, Casey DeSantis, long regarded as a political force in her own right, is encountering quiet but firm resistance as she lays the groundwork for a…
I am very excited to vote for Andrew Gillum. It is not that you have conservative evangelicals suddenly becoming liberal. It is more a realizing that you could be practicing something that isn’t even Christian at all.
— Democratic evangelical voter Alexandria Beightol, twenty-two, of Marco Island, Florida (“God Is going to have to forgive me”: Young evangelicals speak out).
“Republicans concede that a handful of once-competitive battlegrounds are nearly out of reach for them in 2018,” reports Politico’s Gabriel Debenedetti and Daniel Strauss.
Where things stand now: A summary of gubernatorial races in the Eastern timezone
Welcome to NPI’s continuing elections live coverage. He is a quick summary of where things stand in the gubernatorial races on the East Coast. Note that in some states, polls have not yet closed.
Too close to call
Florida: Charlie Crist (D) versus Rick Scott (R)
Too early to call
Massachusetts: Martha Coakley (D) versus Charlie Baker (R)
New Hampshire: Maggie Hassan (D) versus Walt Havenstein (R)
Maryland: Anthony Brown (D) versus Larry Hogan (R)
Maine: Paul LePage (R) versus Michael Michaud (D)
Georgia: Nathan Deal (R) versus Jason Carter (D)
Projected Democratic pickup
Pennsylvania: Tom Wolf (D) defeats Tom Corbett (R)
Watch how Rick Scott dodges the question on his most solemn duty as governor (video courtesy of the Florida Democratic Party).
During an appearance on Fox News Monday afternoon, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced that the state will sue the Department of Homeland Security to obtain access to a database that it believes will provide more accurate information on the citizenship status of Florida voters.
“The Florida’s Secretary of State office wil be filing a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to give us that database,” Scott said. “We want to have fair, honest elections in our state and so we have been put in a position that we have to sue the federal government to get this information.” The move comes after Scott disregarded a request from the Department of Justice on Wednesday to abandon efforts to purge eligible voters.
h/t: Judd Legum at Think Progress Justice
