ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gov. Rick Scott joined Ron DeSantis on Wednesday [10-31-18] night as he campaigned publicly for the first time next to President Donald Trump this year, ending a long spell when Florida’s chief executive kept some distance from the man who had long encouraged him to run for U.S. Senate. The Scott-DeSantis rally with Trump in Fort Myers — the capital of one of the most politically engaged Republican counties in the state — highlighted the partisan nature of Florida’s 2018 midterm election, in which both sides are ginning up their base voters with the two most popular figures in each party: Trump and former President Barack Obama, who visits Democrat-rich Miami on Friday [11-2-18]…The campaign event in the packed arena six days before Election Day showcased the classic hits of a Trump rally revival, replete with impromptu crowd chants of ‘USA!’ and ‘CNN sucks!’ and a new variant on an old theme: ‘Lock him up!’ — a reference to the federal investigation swirling around DeSantis’ opponent in the gubernatorial contest, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Scott for months had run a more centrist campaign than DeSantis. But the two men remain in nearly tied races against their opponents, with most polls indicating the Democrats have the slightest of marginal leads.”
–Marc Caputo, “‘Lock him up!’: Florida Trump crowd bashes opponents of DeSantis, Scott,” Politico, October 31, 2018 10:26 pm