Florida Democrat County Commissioner Sees the Light, Endorses Ron DeSantis for Governor then Explains on Fox News

It may be all over for Charlie Crist, the former Republican turned Democrat running against Republican Ron DeSantis for Florida Governor.

The Democrat Palm Beach County Commissioner who says he’s always been a Democrat is rolling with Ron. Dave Kerner told Fox News that he’s America First.

He Sees many good things happening in Florida. He actually liked DeSantis’ handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

From Fox News:

DAVE KERNER: I’ve been a registered Democrat since I registered to vote at the age of 18. I don’t really see it as going against my party. I’m a Floridian, an American first. But there’s a confluence of reasons. The trajectory of our state, which I spoke about in my endorsement, his support for law enforcement, his management of the COVID 19 pandemic. There is’s a host of reasons why I endorsed him. …

There has been a lot of that, what I call sort of shadow support for sure. Obviously, Governor DeSantis is doing an incredible job in Florida. He’s America’s governor, but there is a lot of support out there. And it’s been referred to me by many people that have called me or texted me. You know, it’s an act of courage, what you did and you should be proud. And it’s not about what I did. It’s about the governor’s record of service in the state of Florida. But ultimately, it should not be an act of courage and should not be seen as an act of courage.

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While mid-term races around the nation are tightening, it seems DeSantis is running away with this one for now. We won’t know for sure until the election. But Democrats just aren’t popular lately in Florida.

It will be interesting to see if any moderate Democrats begin defecting in other states too.