Ron DeSantis Names Miami Rep. Jeanette Nuñez As His Running Mate

Thank goodness, monkey-gate is over. It was so spectacularly stupid. I hope we don’t have to deal with anything that ridiculous again ahead of the election, but let’s be real. They’ll come up with something else. They always do.

AAAAAANYWAY. In the world of #RealNews, Ron DeSantis has selected his running mate.

…..Drumroll please…..

Miami Rep. Jeanette Nuñez! Odd, because I thought he was sexist and racist?

Miami state Rep. Jeanette Nuñez is to be named Republican Ron DeSantis’ running mate Thursday, the first time a Cuban-American woman has been chosen as a lieutenant governor candidate in Florida, sources familiar with the decision tell POLITICO.

Nuñez, a Miami native who has served for eight years in the Florida House, would not comment about her joining the ticket nor would a campaign spokesman for DeSantis, who plans to make a campaign stop Thursday in the heart of the Cuban-American community in Miami’s Little Havana.

They’re expected to make the announcement super official at a rally in Orlando at some point today.

#Commitment2018 #RonDesantis makes it official on Lt Governor running mate: state rep Jeanette Nunez WESH 2 News pic.twitter.com/TaM01xuiU0

— Greg Fox (@GregFoxWESH) September 6, 2018

JUST IN | Ron DeSantis names Miami state Rep. Jeanette Nuñez as Florida’s first Cuban-American female running mate. #Florida pic.twitter.com/5U0llH56gO

— News4JAX (@wjxt4) September 6, 2018

First reported by @MarcACaputo and now confirmed by the campaign, that FL GOP Gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis is picking FL State Rep Jeanette Núñez as his Lt. Gov running mate. She's the first Cuban-American female running mate. https://t.co/MvRc4HeAwe

— Greg Angel (@NewsGuyGreg) September 6, 2018

FL Rep gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis is expected to announce Rep. Jeanette Nunez as running mate, making her first Cuban American woman to be Lt. Gov candidate.

— Jane Monreal (@JaneMonreal) September 6, 2018

Here’s the latest RCP average for the race. It gives me hives, because Gillum is a legit socialist.

The race is a bit out, so I expect these polls to tighten significantly, with DeSantis ultimately overcoming Gillum and his socialist pipe dream. At least, I’m hoping that’s the case.

h/t Politico