Her team pointed to Fried winning a straw poll of Young Democrats of Florida done in Jacksonville over the weekend where Fried got 41 percent while Crist got just 3 percent. But Fried’s campaign has started going after Crist, and keeps trying to change the narrative that she’s trailing. The Kick Inside - Crist has been raising more money than Fried, picking up plenty of endorsements and has been the frontrunner of late. Annette Taddeo must wade through the primary first, which won't resolve until late August. Charlie Crist, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and state Sen. Pull Out The Pin - Of course another big complicating factor is that DeSantis continues to steam ahead to the November general election with no resistance while Rep. He is perceived as really strong ahead of a potential presidential run, which could scare people off, but also some Democrats really want to knock him off before he gets to that point.” Veteran Democratic consultant Ben Pollara said “the DeSantis thing is kind of a blessing and a curse. “It’s not unsalvageable, but the situation is becoming critical.”Ĭloudbusting - Democratic consultants don’t offer the most hopeful scenarios. In a newly posted story by POLITICO’s Matt Dixon: “It is becoming serious ,” said Alex Berrios, who served as Palm Beach County regional field director for President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign. It’s a situation that keeps creating more and more chatter about whether the state is going to get completely written off by national Democrats. Running Up That Hill - Then there are the three Democrats challenging DeSantis who trail the Republican governor significantly in fundraising and remain behind him in the polls. Ron DeSantis is aiming to end the state’s swing state reputation with a solid victory in the fall - including a win with a bigger margin than former President Donald Trump had in 2020 when he carried the state - reports NBC News’ Marc Caputo this morning. Evan Fournier scored 19 points.King Of The Mountain - Well, let’s look at this split screen going on in the Florida’s governor’s race.
Vucevic scored 17 of Orlando’s 25 points in the third quarter as the Magic trailed 81-77 entering the fourth quarter. Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Mason Plumlee added 12 points and 10 rebounds while Deron Williams and Kevin Garnett each had seven assists for the Nets. Greg Monroe had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, and Andre Drummond added 11 points and 18 rebounds.īojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 22 points to lift Brooklyn over Orlando. Gordon Hayward scored 17 points, including four in the final 2 minutes, Derrick Favors added a double-double and Utah overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit to beat Detroit.īrandon Jennings, who had 23 points, missed a floater from the free-throw line that could have given the Pistons the victory.įavors finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, while Enes Kanter had 14 points and 11 boards. Rudy Gay had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and DeMarcus Cousins and Ben McLemore each added 16 points for the Kings. Though struggling without injured stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, they improved to 2-1 at home. Jeremy Lamb scored 17 points, Serge Ibaka had 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and Sebastian Telfair added 14 points for the Thunder.
Jackson scored eight points in the final 2:17, going 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Reggie Jackson scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Oklahoma City beat Sacramento. Portland were coming off a 106-102 loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles the day before but showed no sign of fatigue, leading by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter. Kenneth Faried led the Nuggets with 19 points. Ty Lawson had 18 points for Denver after missing the team’s 110-101 loss at home to Cleveland on Friday night because of a sore left ankle.
Wesley Matthews added 21 for the Blazers, who have won three of their last four. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points and Portland handed Denver their fifth straight loss.
Tony Wroten scored 18 points and Chris Johnson had 16 for the 76ers, who lost for the 70th time in their past 86 regular-season games. Toronto set a season high in points against the 76ers, who were even worse defensively than when they allowed 118 points against Chicago on Friday. They were tied for first in November 2004. Lou Williams added 16 against his former team and Kyle Lowry had 14 for the Raptors, who are alone atop the Eastern Conference for the first time in their 20-year history. Monta Ellis led the Mavericks with 23 points.ĭeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, Terrence Ross had 17 and Toronto routed winless Philadelphia for their sixth victory in seven games.