MIAMI – It’s going down to the wire as both Democratic gubernatorial candidates are making their final push before Election Day on Aug 23.
Congressman Charlie Crist is in his hometown of St. Petersburg while Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried made a stop at Versailles Cuban Bakery in Little Havana.
If elected, Fried will become Florida’s first female Governor.
On Monday, in one of her last pitches, Fried highlighted her experiences and said, “We feel that the people of the Democratic Party here in the state of Florida understand that there are two things on everybody’s mind. One is democracy. Two is affordability.”
She said bringing something new to the table is part of why she is the best democrat to defeat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in November.
“We know that democracy is on this ballot and a women’s right to choose is on this ballot,” she said. “As the only statewide elected democrat, I have been in the trenches, fighting Ron DeSantis for three and a half years. I am ready for this battle.”
Ready for a battle that may prove to be a tough one, with a recent poll suggesting that Crist continues to have an upper hand. Fried, however, is focusing on the real polls Tuesday night.
“We are feeling the momentum everywhere we go,” she said.
This weekend, both Democratic candidates hit the campaign trail across South Florida to sway any last-minute decisions.
Among them was former Florida Gov., then-Congressman Charlie Crist, who made an appearance Saturday with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
“I’m ready to do the job, I’ve been your governor before, I’ve been your attorney general and fought for your civil rights, I’ve been your commissioner of education and fought for education and public school teachers,” said Crist.
To conclude her campaign, Fried will make stops in Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.
On election night, Crist will be in St. Petersburg at his campaign headquarters and Fried will have her watch party at Revolution Live after polls close.