The final stretch of the midterm campaign is increasingly dominated by debate over one of the most sensitive issues in American culture: race. “How the hell am I supposed to know every single statement somebody makes?” DeSantis said during a debate Wednesday. Gillum went on offence at the debate, blaming DeSantis for fostering an environment that promotes racism. “I’m not calling Mr. DeSantis a racist — I’m simply saying the racists believe he’s a racist,” Gillum said during a debate. The exchange is a snapshot of how candidates from both parties are grappling with race less than two weeks before the midterms.

Source: National Post October 25, 2018 18:45 UTC