Various sources are reporting the governor’s race in GA has ended with Democrat Abrams losing to Kemp. Likewise, in FL it appears that Democrat Gillam has lost the governor’s race there to Ron DeSantis. Both Democrats are African-Americans.
It is possible states of the old Confederacy are not yet ready to vote for a black governor, or perhaps the fact that both Democrats were also very progressive, quasi-socialists was the issue and race was irrelevant. Anyone who tells you they’re sure they know why either of these normally red states didn’t choose to vote blue is exaggerating, lying, or deluded.
The true answer is probably some mix of all of the above. Asking conservative red state voters to vote for a Democrat is hard enough, when that D is also black and, by American standards, relatively far left, it is going to be a tough sell. This time, too tough.
If you’re keeping track, the only major race remaining to be settled is the FL senate contest between Nelson (D) and Scott (R). Chances are, if the D lost in FL at governor-level, the same probably happened for senate. Leastwise, if you were a wagering person you’d bet on Scott.
Later ... Scott has been declared the victor, Nelson conceded.
