What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Florida, Alaska, and Wyoming | CNN Politics

Florida Republicans are set to choose their nominee in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday in a contest that has in some ways turned into a bitter intra-party feud â even though there is little drama about its likely outcome. Naples-area Rep. Byron Donalds, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump, is the favorite in the GOP gubernatorial primary. DeSantis has not endorsed him in the race and, CNN reported last month, shared his concerns about Donalds privately with Trump. But DeSantis also hasnât backed any other candidate in a field that includes his lieutenant governor. Itâs led to a vacuum that has left space for the emergence of James Fishback, a race-baiting 31-year-old who has called Donalds, who is Black, a âslave to his donorsâ and a âDEI Republicanâ who would âturn Florida into a Section 8 ghetto.â Tuesdayâs contests also mark the first time voters will head to the polls under a new congressional map, designed by DeSantis to help Republicans net an additional four seats, that set off a scramble in down-ballot races. As Democrats settle a series of their own primaries in the redrawn districts, the races will also test whether
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