even before november's all important midterm elections tallahassee xmen andrew guillen has made history the thirty nine year old is florida's first african-american candidate for governor backed by bernie sanders gillum defeated his more moderate opponents we're going to make clear to the rest of the world that the boat believe that we've been under coming out of washington. that. that road soon and i'm certain that the think climbing out of our white house that right here in the spirit of the rules are going to remind business in. american roe. the republican vote is wrong dissenters was the clear choice for president trump tweeted his support to scientists was behind in the polls now his political fate is closely tied to that of the president's dissenters is already causing controversy after he said florida should not monkey this up by electing andrew gillum it's a comment seen by many as racist and i was able to talk to the president i want to thank him for his support i want to thank him for entrusting me with viewing me as somebody who could be a great leader for florida us as a th