THIS NEW PLAN WILL ALSO HELP
WITH EVACUATIONS DURING
HURRICANE SEASON.
THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BY 2021.
A WE ARE JUST SIX DAYS AWAY
FROM THE FLORIDA PRIMARY.
THERE ARE SOME HOT ISSUES.
WE SAT DOWN WITH JESSICA
HERNANDEZ AND RICH DOLLY
PRESIDENT OF THE BROWARD YOUNG
DEMOCRATS FOR THEIR TAKE ON THE
GOVERNOR'S RACE AND WHAT ISSUES
YOUNG VOTERS ARE MOST CONCERNED
ABOUT.
TAKE A LOOK.
Reporter: IT'S BEEN A NASTY
RACE AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
CAN THEY COME TOGETHER AND HEAL
?
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
DEMOCRATS POSSIBILITIES.
WE HAVE THREE -- A FIELD OF
THREE OR FOUR CANDIDATES THAT
HAVE A GOOD SHOT TO WIN.
THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD IN A
BETTER WAY.
RANGING FROM EDUCATION TO THE
ENVIRONMENT TO GUN ISSUES AND
HEALTHCARE.
EVERYONE AT THE DEMOCRATS HAS A
BETTER PLAN THAN EITHER.
Reporter: YOU THINK THERE'S
SOME STARK DIFFERENCES.
I BELIEVE SO.
VERY STARK DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE
DEMOCRATS. AS FAR AS THE
DEMOCRATIC SIDE I AM EXCITED WE
HAVE ANYWHERE FROM AFRICAN-
AMERICAN TO A WOMAN, A JEWISH
MAN, AND THAT IS WHAT FLORIDA
LOOKS LIKE.
NOT WHO CAN KISS UP TO DONALD
TRUMP BETTER.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE ALL OF
THOSE ADS TEARING APART THE
DEMOCRATS.
THERE ARE STARK DIFFERENCES BUT
-- BETWEEN WHOEVER THE DEMOCRATS
AND THE REPUBLICANS WILL BE.
I WOULD SAY SO.
I WOULD SAY THE PROOF IS IN THE
PUDDING.
GOP LEADERSHIP, THE STATE OF
FLORIDA HAS BOOMED.
WE HAVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE
CREDIT RATING, THE JOB TO
REPRESENTATIVE , IF PEOPLE LIKE
HOW MUCH THEIR MAKING AND THE
LIVING CONDITIONS THEY WILL
WANT TO VOTE FOR THE PARTY THAT
WILL SUPPORT THOSE POLICIES.
LOW REGULATIONS, LESS TAXES,
HELPING TO CREATE JOBS.
Reporter: SHE IS SINGING
FROM THE REPUBLICAN HIM KNOW.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT ARGUMENT THAT
THINGS IN FLORIDA SEEM TO BE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK.
IT'S JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.
YOU HAVE TO WORK THREE JOBS TO
LIVE ANYWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
THEY ARE ALL LOW-PAYING AND
THAT IS WITH PEOPLE LIKE PHIL
LEVINE WHO HAVE IDEAS TO BRING
HIGH-TECH JOBS TO THE STATE
WITH GOOD PAY AND WE CAN SEE A
FUTURE THAT IS BRIGHT FOR
FLORIDA VERSUS HAVING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK SO MANY JOBS.
Reporter: WHO DO YOU WANT TO
RUN AGAINST IF YOU'RE THE
DEMOCRAT?
RON MORE THAN ADAM?
I THINK THAT EITHER OF THEM
--
Reporter: YOU WANT THE MORE
CONSERVATIVE RON AND PUT TRUMP
ON THE BATTLE I.
LET'S JUST SAY THIS.
YOU HAVE TO RUN TO THE DONALD
TRUMP SIDE.
THEY STILL SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP
VERY MUCH SO.
IN GENERAL ELECTIONS,
INDEPENDENCE AND DEMOCRATS ARE
TIRED OF THE EMBARRASSMENT OF
DONALD TRUMP.
WE ARE WINNING IN RACES THAT
NORMALLY ARE SAFER REPUBLICANS
ARE WE ARE LOSING BY A HAIR.
DO YOU THINK THE REPUBLICANS
HAVE A FAVORITE ON THE
DEMOCRATIC SIDE?
THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THAT
LANE GRAHAM MAY BE TOUGHER TO
BE.
SHE WILL REPRESENT A DIFFERENT
PART OF THE STATE IN THE NORTH.
IS THAT THE CANDIDATE YOU DON'T
WANT TO FACE OR IS THERE ANYONE
YOU PREFER TO FACE?
I THINK THAT SHE HAS PROVEN
HERSELF TO BE A MODERATE AND
SHE WON IN A VERY CONSERVATIVE
DISTRICT.
I DO THINK IN TERMS OF GOING UP
AGAINST A CHALLENGER I WOULD
NOT WANT TO GO UP AGAINST WHEN
GRAHAM.
AGAIN, DONALD TRUMP CAN TURN
OUT THESE COALITIONS OF NON-
REPUBLICAN VOTERS THE LOW
PROPENSITY DEMOCRATS THAT HAVE
HAD THE KNACK WHAT -- ACTIVATED
BEFORE.
I ASKED YOU BEFORE WE GOT
STARTED IF THERE WAS A
PARTICULAR ISSUE YOU DID NOT
THINK WAS BEING ADDRESSED OR
WAS MORE IMPORTANT FOR YOU.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT AN ARRAY OF
ISSUES.
IS THERE ONE THING THAT STANDS
OUT IN TERMS OF AN ISSUE WITH
THIS RACE?
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF
ISSUES.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE.
THEY WANTED THESE INVESTMENTS
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND I THINK
THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE LAKE
OKEECHOBEE AREA AND THE AREAS
SUFFERING FROM THESE ALGEBRA --
SEES ALGAE BLOOMS BE ABLE TO
MITIGATE AND REDUCE THE
INTENSITY OF THESE BLOOMS.
IT IS NOT JUST AFFECTING
TOURISM BUT ALSO IT IS
AFFECTING OUR AGRICULTURE
BUSINESS WHICH IS A HUGE PART
OF OUR ECONOMY.
IS ENVIRONMENT A KEY ISSUE
FOR YOU?
ABSOLUTELY.
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF
RICK SCOTT WE HAVE SEEN FOR
YEARS, 2016 I HAVE AN ARTICLE
FROM AN -- MBC THIS IS WERE
DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHY HASN'T
SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT?
RICK SCOTT AND THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE NOTHING
BUT UNDERFUNDED DEP.
HE HAS BANNED THE USES OF WORDS
LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA
LEVEL RISE.
ANYONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES,
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
SIDE OF THE GOVERNOR'S RACE ALL
TALK ABOUT SIGNS AND ARE
WILLING TO SAY THE WORDS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL
RISE.
IN THE SENATE RACE BILL NELSON
HAS DONE NOTHING BUT FIGHT TO
RESTORE AS WELL AS PREVENT
OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.
INTERESTING DISCUSSION THERE.
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