Trump calls Gillum a “radical socialist,” says Abrams is unqualified

President Donald Trump took the low road in recent attacks against two of the most promising Democrats running in high profile governor's races, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in Florida and former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams in Georgia. On Saturday night the president told a crowd at a rally in Pensacola that Gillum is "a radical socialist ... who will not do good things for Florida," according to CBS News .

President Trump: Democrats will try to wipe out all that we’ve…

With rallies scheduled Sunday in Georgia and Tennessee, Trump has told supporters that a Democratic Congress will seek to reverse his accomplishments. President Trump: Democrats will try to wipe out all that we've done if they win control in Congress With rallies scheduled Sunday in Georgia and Tennessee, Trump has told supporters that a Democratic Congress will seek to reverse his accomplishments.

Election Waves Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

I've been arguing for months that the ideal outcome in the midterm elections to set up Donald Trump for a landslide re-election in 2020 is for Republicans to hold the Senate and narrowly lose the House. Mr. Trump is best when he has a foil to run against - and who better than the least popular politician in America, Nancy Pelosi.

Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Karin Housley once compared Michelle Obama to a ‘chimp’

Karin Housley, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, walks to the stage at a campaign rally held by President Donald Trump on October 4, 2018 at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Karin Housley, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, walks to the stage at a campaign rally held by President Donald Trump on October 4, 2018 at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota.

President Trump to see hurricane damage in Florida, Georgia Source: Cox Media Group

With a number of communities and thousands of people still reeling from the severe damage done by Hurricane Michael, President Donald Trump on Monday will see some of the destruction himself, as he tours areas in both Florida and Georgia, getting an up close view of a recovery effort that's also tinged with high-stakes politics, just over three weeks from key mid-term elections. "The destruction caused by Hurricane Michael is really incredible," the President said in a video released by the White House, as he proclaimed his support for those who might not have the ability to even hear or see him, because of damage to the power and communications grid.

The Latest: Governor’s debate to be canceled due to storm Source: AP

The first debate between the two candidates running for Florida governor is going to be cancelled due to Hurricane Michael. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum announced Saturday on Facebook that he cannot get back out on the campaign trail until at least next Wednesday due to damage caused by the storm.

GOP ad against Gillum stirs up political storm

While Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was managing the city's response to a hurricane of historic proportions, his supporters were engaged in a separate storm because of a negative campaign ad lobbed by backers of the Democrat's gubernatorial opponent, Ron DeSantis. With Hurricane Michael barreling toward Florida's Big Bend and Panhandle regions, the Republican Party of Florida unleashed a caustic television ad declaring Gillum is "running for governor and also from the FBI."

Michael offers exposure, and risk, to Gillum in gov’s race

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Michael in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018. In the days before Hurricane Michael made landfall, Gillum blanketed the national airwaves, sounding much like the man he wants to replace, Gov. Rick Scott, who constantly urged residents to seek shelter and take the massive storm seriously.

What’s happening: Hurricane Michael hits Florida, Georgia

Hurricane Michael is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., and the proof is strewn across miles of Florida's coastline: Roofs and awnings peeled from buildings, pieces of homes scattered amid snapped trees and downed power lines, chunks of beaches washed away. After landfall in Florida, Michael's strong winds and heavy rains thrashed Georgia and headed toward the Carolinas, including areas that got a soaking last month from Hurricane Florence.

Storm offers exposure, risk to Democrat in governor’s race Source: AP

Days before it came ashore, Hurricane Michael whirled into the Florida governor's race, and one of the beneficiaries could be Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee who spent days in the storm's path. While the state waited for Michael to make landfall, Gillum seemed to blanket the national airwaves, sounding much like the man he wants to replace, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who constantly urged residents to seek shelter and take the massive storm seriously.

Poll: Democrats have narrow lead in top Florida contests

Democrats are ahead in the competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll of this key battleground state, although their leads are within the margin of error. Democrats are ahead in the competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll of this key battleground state, although their leads are within the margin of error.

Bill Nelson is turning 76. Is age just a number in politics?

Sen. Bill Nelson, shown taking a selfie with public school educators in Miami Gardens in August, turns 76 on Saturday, and the issue of age is an undercurrent in Florida's closely watched Senate race between Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott. Sen. Bill Nelson, shown taking a selfie with public school educators in Miami Gardens in August, turns 76 on Saturday, and the issue of age is an undercurrent in Florida's closely watched Senate race between Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott.

DeSantis Blowing It In Florida-Hapless GOP Not Adjusting To Race-Based Politics

A recent poll finds black Democrat Andrew Gillum is building a comfortable lead over white Republican Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor's race. [ New poll shows Gillum leading DeSantis by 6 points , by Tim Swift, Local 10, September 19, 2018] As Conservatism Inc. never ceases to remind its dwindling constituency, Gillum is, like other Democrats this election cycle, essentially a socialist, and DeSantis is a "Reagan conservative".