I Mike Gracia reporting a democratic rival to governor Ron DeSantis will emerge from a high stakes Florida primary Florida Democrats go to the polls today to decide who will challenge Republican governor Ron DeSantis in the November general election The choice will be between Charlie Crist the 66 year old U.S. representative a former Republican who once served as the sunshine state's governor and 44 year old agriculture commissioner Nikki fried who hopes to become Florida's first female governor for desantis reelection in November could be the launching pad for a presidential run in 2024 In New York two powerful democratic committee chairs Carolyn maloney and Jerry Nadler find themselves competing for the same House seat after redistricting I'm Mike Gracia