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The rhetoric employed by Democratic nominee for Governor Charlie Crist (D) continues to attract attention. In August, he called Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) a fascist whose supporters have "hate in their hearts." In September, he said he is "so damn proud" of President Biden's infamous speech calling "MAGA Republicans" enemies of democracy. Now he has […]

Speaking to ABC’s Ana Navarro on The View, Rep. Charlie Crist was questioned regarding his tendency to flip-flop on crucial, hot-button policy issues. The segment began by criticizing Governor Ron DeSantis’ choice to remain in Florida and not come on the show. Soon thereafter, however, Rep. Crist was given a ride down memory lane when […]

With the 2022 midterm elections less than two months away, candidates are ramping up their offensives against one another. On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) released a Spanish-language radio ad targeting his rival Charlie Crist's (D) pick for Lt. Governor, Karla Hernandez-Mats. The ad can be heard and is translated to English over at El […]

Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) has further criticized Weingarten, saying that nobody has "done more damage to the United States" in the last  three years than Weingarten.

Both Perez and Taddeo directed verbal jabs at DeSantis and Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez (R), arguing that they are putting politics over the American Dream.

Months have passed since the passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill which amassed a tsunami of media hits, both negative and positive,  towards Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida itself. The bill, which was notoriously dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, attempts to ban public schools and their […]

Fried issued a request to the Department of State, calling for an investigation into alleged "ineligible voters" that were still on the rolls.

Few Democrats have outwardly spoken much about President Biden's (D) Philadelphia speech calling "MAGA Republicans" a threat to democracy last Thursday. At most, as The Floridian has covered, they have ignored the condemnations Biden leveled and focused on the positives, or using the same "MAGA Republican" phrase in their own tweets. In a Friday speech […]

Karla Hernandez-Mats, Charlie Crist's (D) pick for Lt. Governor in the 2022 midterms, continues to attract controversy less than a week after being selected. In a Sunday interview with the Miami-based Local 10 news program This Week in South Florida, Hernandez-Mats seemingly responds to the interviewers' questions in a condescending fashion and accuses them of […]

Democrats are now taking to social media to comment on Republican talking points regarding abortion.

Dubbing Crist's running mate "Karla Marx," Senator Rubio's team is joining the call to make sure Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) wins reelection in November.

Karla Hernandez-Mats’s controversial and sympathetic tweet for former Dictator Fidel Castro has been deleted. Poof! The tweet is gone. What happened to the tweet? The tweet was sent out on November 26, 2016, under the @KarlaMats handle, but according to the remaining thread on that handle, the Hernandez-Mats’s Castro tweet does not exist anymore. In […]

Back in July, The Floridian detailed attempts by California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to attack Florida's own Governor Ron DeSantis (R). Gov. Newsom said "freedom is under attack" in Florida, to which DeSantis shot back, saying that California's population is "hemorrhaging" because of Newsom's own policies, while Florida is a "citadel of freedom" that Californians […]

Public Opinion Polls have time and time again reinforced the stronghold Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has on Florida going into the 2022 election.  Now, Democratic opponent, US Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) is celebrating a poll where he ties DeSantis, acknowledging the governor's popularity. After winning the Democrat primary against Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL), […]

However, DeSantis has also responded to Crist, saying that Crist and Democrats "hate you."

A bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives, including members Florida delegation, signed a letter directed to President Biden urging him to consult with Congress before signing on or agreeing to any nuclear deal with Iran. Rep. Charlie Crist, who is running against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Val Demings, seeking to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, […]

Rep. Charlie Crist has again made intense personal attacks against Governor Ron DeSantis and his supporters, continuing an onslaught that began with his victory in the Democrat gubernatorial primary and has remained til today. Through a tweet on Wednesday night, Crist described Gov. DeSantis as only caring for Floridians who support his “hateful” and “far-right […]

On Wednesday, August 31st, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) announced his resignation from his seat in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, effective immediately. The “Staff for the Office of the 13th Congressional District of Florida” will continue to supply services for constituents up until January when the new candidate is sworn-in next year. This move will allow […]