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MIDTERMS: DeSantis To Face Crist In Gubernatorial Debate This Evening

US

Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will debate his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in the sole debate of the Florida gubernatorial contest this evening.

  • The debate will begin at 19:00 ET 00:00 BST, livestream: https://www.youtube.com/wfla/videos
  • DeSantis is seen as favourite to take the Republican presidential nomination for 2024, if former President Donald Trump declines to run, and DeSantis will be looking for a decisive victory over Crist to bolster his credentials nationally.
  • His strong performance during hurricane Ian looks to have strengthen his polling lead over Crist and reduced the damage from a period of bad publicity for his role in a stunt to transport mostly South American migrants to Democrat jurisdictions.
  • If Crist (who served as the state’s Republican governor previously) manages to secure a shock victory it would reshape the US political landscape, with DeSantis viewed as the only credible challenger to former President Donald Trump.
  • Last week former President Barack Obama publicly endorsed Crist. Obama said: “Charlie Crist is fearless, guided by what’s right, even when it’s hard,” Obama said.

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