If Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeats Rep. Ron DeSantis to become Florida’s next Governor on November 6, it will be an embarrassing defeat for Donald Trump and the Fox News fiends supporting the Republican’s campaign. It will be a tremendous victory for Sen. Bernie Sanders and those who have persuasively argued that the Democratic Party […]
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