Florida’s Gubernatorial Race Is Now Both Costly and Controversial

Jim Geraghty

Never mind what actually happened in the world today; this morning, the president tweeted that the media is “the Enemy of the People” again, and so now everyone is apparently contractually obligated to spend at least one news cycle expressing their outrage about that, even though we’ve already done this several times this year. The media hates being called it. The president loves doing things they hate. Almost everyone shrugs as the term “enemy,” once more properly applied to ISIS and North Korea’s regime, becomes a synonym for “person I don’t like.” And the cycle continues, lather, rinse, repeat . . .

Making the click-through for this newsletter worthwhile: the true costs of the Florida governor’s race, Silicon Valley stops looking quite so appealing to the tech community, and two cases where Hollywood’s decision making is just baffling.

The Governor’s Race in Florida Just Got More Interesting . . .  and Expensive

Democrats have high hopes for their new nominee for governor of Florida, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum. The New York Times acknowledges that his long-shot win in a hard-fought primary might be the easy part, even after ... Read More

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