Political Analysis

President Joe Biden announced, Sunday, he’s dropping out of the presidential race and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, instead. We get reaction and explore what’s next for the Democratic party in a conversation with Founding Director of the Institute for Youth and Justice Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D., and Interim Chair of the Democratic Party of Lee County, Jim Rosinus.

Despite new restrictions on voting adopted by the state legislature in 2021, more than 2.23 million Floridians took advantage of voting by mail or early voting in Tuesday’s primary election.In the most closely watched race of the Aug. 23 primary, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist defeated Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the general election. We’ll get analysis of results and what they set up for the general election and beyond with FGCU political scientist Dr. Peter Bergerson.

Florida’s August 28 primary election is now less than three months away and things are heating up on the campaign trail for candidates in the Republican…