Florida 2018 Gubernatorial

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Don't worry MGS, I don't think smolts was trying to insult your marriage - he speaks English as a second language, so I think there was no harm done.

More to the point, a candidate's actual ideology very rarely matters. In Florida, you could probably get away with a pretty decently leftist set of issues, but it depends how you sell it. The increasingly swingy Cuban demo, for example, would not look too cheerily upon rhetoric that borrows from socialism; but they would happily vote for a sort of Sanders grab-bag of issues. Same with old people - not necessarily a centrist group as centrism often manifests itself in American politics (i.e. Mainstreet/DLC politics), but not necessarily sleeping socialists either.

I think this forum would do well to remind itself that politics is more complicated than "bold ideologues" and "sensible moderates" arranged on a linear scale.

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I'm really hoping John Morgan runs for Governor. He's got that nice southern charm and could reinvigorate the Southern Democrats.

His views? They are no less important then charm.

- Legalize marijuana
- Raise the minimum wage
- Stricter enforcement of labor laws
- Criminal justice reform (against private prisons)
- Lower the cost of prescription drugs and crack down on drug companies
- Invest in public schools and teachers (against charter schools)

He's a solid candidate, and I'll be enthusiastically campaigning for him when he decides to run.

In short - a left-wing Democrat. We will see, but - i am skeptical.

I dunno if I'd call him a left-winger, though. He has a Jim Justice quality to him but with more progressive policy positions.

What? Are you suggesting that all politicians aren't on a linear line with sensible moderate mavericks in the middle and extremist party hacks on the side?