A local political science professor says divisions are growing deeper as the elections qualifying deadline passes.
Friday marked the qualifying deadline for many candidates in Florida to get on the ballot as the November midterms approach.
They’re running in the midst of an intense political season. The uproar and protests over children separated from their parents at the border is the latest issue dividing voters.
These divisions aren’t new, but they are growing deeper, and could impact a number of local and statewide races according to Florida State College at Jacksonville Political Science Professor Daniel Cronrath.
“The president using language in tweets referring to individuals who are coming here as an ‘infestation’ lumps people in who are doing the legal step of pursuing asylum in the United States. It’s disturbing, not frankly something in my lifetime I thought I’d see from a president of the United States,” said Cronrath on Monday's First Coast Connect.
Democrats are the problem. They don’t care about crime and want illegal immigrants, no matter how bad they may be, to pour into and infest our Country, like MS-13. They can’t win on their terrible policies, so they view them as potential voters!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2018
The Florida primary is set for August 28, followed by the 2018 midterm elections on November 6. Florida voters will choose a new governor, vote in the Senate race between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott, along with a slew of state legislative and local races.
Melissa Ross can be reached at mross@wjct.org, 904-358-6382 or on Twitter at @MelissainJax.
