'I think he's the future': Despite loss in governor's race, Gillum still has political clout
Andrew Gillum’s historic run for Florida governor may not have brought him all the way home, but it did set the stage for a promising future for the former mayor of Tallahassee, several friends, consultants and political analysts told the Tallahassee Democrat.
That future includes running for higher office, making public speaking engagements, a regular pundit spot on cable news network, and a return to his old bosses at People for the American Way.
“I think he’s the future,” said Reggie Cardozo, a political consultant who has known Gillum since their college days working for the state Democratic Party. “Folks like me thought win, lose, or draw he is the future. Whatever it is he wants to do he most definitely has the ability to do. This is not a loss that hurts him or prohibits him from doing whatever he wants.”
Gillum campaigned hard and took a close second to Tea Party Republican Ron DeSantis, a three-term congressman whose campaign was buoyed by the endorsement of President Donald Trump. Even though the .41 percent margin was close enough to trigger a machine recount, the final numbers didn't move the needle enough to change the Election night outcome.
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