POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Midterm elections are scheduled for Nov. 8 in Florida, and candidates are popping out into Central Florida for last-minute campaign pushes to get voters to the polls.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio urged voters in Solivita Thursday to indicate up on election day as the 2 took the stage at a campaign occasion hosted by the Republican Party of Florida.
“We’ve got work to do to make sure we continue to lead the way,” DeSantis instructed a whole lot of his supporters in the 55+ retirement group situated alongside the border of Republican-leaning Polk County and Democrat-leaning Osceola County. “So will you help me keep Florida free on Nov. 8?”
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DeSantis, who’s being challenged by Democratic Congressman and former Republican governor of Florida Charlie Crist, touted efforts to re-open Florida through the COVID-19 pandemic and struggle vaccine mandates.
“At the end of the day, a leader’s job is not to worry about protecting his own job. It’s about worrying to protect your jobs and your freedom,” DeSantis stated. “And if I have to take the arrows, so be it.”
Shortly earlier than DeSantis arrived on the occasion, Rubio railed on Democrat politicians and their positions on vitality manufacturing, immigration and the economic system.
“What we’re seeing is a surge of Americans, including many Democrats that have joined us, who want to save their country from lunacy,” Rubio stated.
Rubio is attempting to maintain his senate seat from Democratic challenger Val Demings.
“Let’s not just win. Let’s win big,” Rubio instructed the gang. “Because when you win big, you send a message. And the message is this: We love America. You will not destroy it. We want common sense back in our politics. And we want to leave for our children what our parents left for us, the greatest nation in the history of mankind.”
Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist targeted on Central Florida Thursday with two campaign stops in the Orlando space.
Crist spoke to a crowd of about two dozen folks at Lula Maes Kitchen in Apopka.
“Make sure you get that vote in, but not just you, a lot of you already have, and I appreciate that very much, but get some friends, ask everybody you see,” Crist stated, encouraging folks to get to the polls.
Crist additionally targeted his message on abortion and took the chance to speak about property insurance coverage whereas attacking his opponent, DeSantis.
“I always had your back as our governor. What about property insurance?” Crist stated. “The governor had a regular session, then he had a special session and still hasn’t addressed the issue.”
His campaign then made their solution to simply north of downtown Orlando, the place Crist spoke to volunteers at a canvassing launch occasion.
A spokesperson for the campaign stated they’d a couple of dozen folks able to door knock in completely different neighborhoods to encourage folks to get to the polls.
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