Jessica Wright Topples DeSantis-Backed Dud Allison Crumbley

metroweekly.com:

The Summer 2024 zeitgeist is, arguably, embracing change of fortune. Presidential polling in early July, for example, had GOP nominee Donald Trump notably, if not comfortably, ahead of Democratic incumbent Joe Biden.

Today, it seems Trump may be trailing his new Democratic competition, Vice President Kamala Harris.In Florida, change of fortune may be seen in the lackluster primary showings of school board candidates endorsed by Republican Gov.

Ron DeSantis, who has been leading his state into ever redder waters. “The results are clear: Floridians are tired of the politics of rage and division,” offered Stratton Pollitzer, chair of Equality Florida Action PAC, a leader of the state’s LGBTQ advocacy, in a statement following the primaries. “Voters across the state – Democrats, Independents, and moderate Republicans – stood up to reject the extreme candidates backed by DeSantis and his allies.” Under Florida voting rules, any single candidate winning a simple majority in the school board primaries wins the seat.

Absent that simple majority, the two candidates winning the most votes will face off in November’s general election.Among the 23 DeSantis-endorsed candidates, 11 lost, six won, and six will head into the general election.