A charismatic black Democrat versus an anti-immigrant white Republican -- the race for the governorship of Florida in next month's US midterm elections is a microcosm of America's bitterly divided politics, and possibly a sign of things to come in 2020. Andrew Gillum, 39, mayor of the state capital Tallahassee, is the Democratic candidate -- to his fervent supporters, he is an inspirational figure reminiscent of Barack Obama. It's as if Trump had run against far-left independent Senator Bernie Sanders -- not Hillary Clinton -- in the 2016 presidential elections.
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