Gillum and DeSantis enter the final days of the Florida race

DAVIE, Florida – The governorship race in Florida has turned into an endless fight between parties in duels from all over the political spectrum, while race-related controversies and allegations of corruption make their entry into the fray.

A fierce debate between Democrat Andrew Gillum and the Republican Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisBloomberg Slowly Spends Millions of Dollars on TV Ads The White House is worried about the GOP's chances at major Florida races: Countdown to the elections: Candidates face off in the heated debate over the Government of Florida | Trump is fighting for mid-term health care Vulnerable Republicans follow Trump on immigration | To remember the only debate of the Senate of New Jersey | Dallas Morning News Approves O 'Rourke MORE Wednesday highlighted how controversial and personal the race for governor was in the last stage of the mid-term elections.

He also highlighted the most glaring vulnerabilities of the candidates. DeSantis, former Congressman and fervent ally of the President TrumpDonald John TrumpJim Carrey and Trump at the Los Angeles Gala: Shamelessness is not a superpower An alleged Pittsburgh gunman charged with 29 counts Rand Paul sends Saudi Arabia to a rally with Trump Jr. PLUS, was forced to face a series of race-related controversies that haunt his campaign since the Florida primaries day in August.

Meanwhile, Gillum, the mayor's resolutely progressive mayor of Tallahassee, faces questions regarding a federal investigation into corruption charges in his city hall, as well as evidence showing that he has accepted a ticket for the musical "Hamilton" of an undercover agent of the FBI that he suspected to be. a local developer.

This is a subject that is unlikely to change in the last days of the contest, even though many explosive devices have been sent to prominent Democrats, CNN and critics of President Trump have raised concerns about political divisions in the country. the country.

The race is one of the most watched in the country, seen by many political observers as a sort of indirect war between Trump's Republican Party and the Democratic Party's progressive wing.

Gillum took a slim lead in almost every public poll in the race to replace time-limited ruler Rick Scott (right).

But Republicans overtake Democrats in early Florida voting, suggesting the state's conservative base could be boosted.

The race is called a "draw" by the non-partisan political report The Cook.

Both Gillum and DeSantis have been attacking the debate since the debate, with each candidate seeking to transform their respective bases.

"He's collapsed under pressure from questions about some of the racist lectures he's been attending," Gillum said of DeSantis at a rally on Thursday.

He also accused the former congressman of having "facilitated an anti-Semitic group on Facebook", trying to create a problem after DeSantis was included in a group that published racist messages, which DeSantis has declared to ignore.

DeSantis' allies ran to defend the former congressman against insinuations that he was lining up to white supremacists after Road to Power, a group of white supremacists based in Idaho, launched a series of automated reminders Racists imitating Gillum with a dialect as a minstrel.

The DeSantis campaign firmly denied any involvement and disavowed the calls.

representative Matt GaetzMatthew (Matt) Gaetz George Soros' son: Bomb threats are a symptom of "political demonization" in Trump's day. An explosive device discovered at George Soros. Former FBI Lawyer Talks with Rosenstein House of Representatives Legislators, 2016 PLUS (R-Fla.), DeSantis's close ally, said Gillum "was playing the title of the race because it turned out he was a liar".

"When you're caught lying – when you do not tell the truth – then you have to resort to desperate tactics," Gaetz told the press Wednesday after the debate.

"Here, I think that by the end of the campaign, Andrew Gillum will have to play the race card because the people of this state can not trust him."

DeSantis is not the only one on the defensive.

Gillum is facing attacks after public recordings this week included text messages showing that Gillum had received "Hamilton" tickets from "Mike Miller", which was really an undercover agent.

The records seemed to contradict Gillum's past claims that he thought the note came from his brother.

At the same time, e-mails issued Tuesday by the lawyer of Adam Corey, lobbyist and long-time friend of Gillum, become a central figure in the FBI's corruption investigation, have hinted that Gillum had never reimbursed Corey for the entire trip to Costa Rica. year.

The Mayor of Tallahassee has insisted that he pay his fair share for this holiday.

DeSantis Vice President Jeanette Nuñez said Gillum should have known that it was better not to take the "Hamilton" ticket from someone he thought was a developer, adding that the revelation should raise greater concerns about the character of the mayor of Tallahassee.

"He knows better. He has been a career politician. It's someone who knows the laws of Florida, "Nuñez told reporters after Wednesday's debate.

"And I can tell you that accepting these tickets should really be of concern to voters because there is an underlying lack of ethics and a lot of corruption in the city of Tallahassee.

The increasingly toxic rhetoric of Florida's governing race is part of a growing division of American politics. A democratic base, exasperated by Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress, should give the party the power to form a so-called blue wave in the House in November.

On the other hand, Republicans sought to rally their conservative base around the idea that Democratic victories would pose an existential threat to Trump's presidency and his work – an argument on which the President himself subscribed.

The two candidates could not be more different. Gillum spent much of his campaign building a personal narrative about his education in the working class and his career in the public service. Earlier this year, he won the downside of Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersMillennials uses the word "socialism" – and may not know what it means. Fox's Shep Smith, Chris Wallace breaks Trump's responsibility after indictment of the bomb at the accused courier. Cook moves Menendez race to the top | Animated debate in the Missouri Senate | O 'Rourke fights to win Latino voters | Bloomberg spends a lot on candidates Dem | DNC talks about the 2020 debates MORE (I-Vt.), Who has become a kind of patriarch of the progressive movement.

Meanwhile, DeSantis is closely linked to Trump, building much of his campaign message around a vow to work hand-in-hand with the White House as governor.

Conscious of the time, both candidates have always sought to appeal to a broader sense of bipartisanship.

In Wednesday's debate, DeSantis recalled his presence last year when the majority whip in the House Steve ScaliseStephen (Steve) Shep Smith of Chris ScaliseFox and Chris Wallace vying for Trump's responsibility after the impeachment of a bomb courier: Trump rejects calls for rhetoric: "I think I'm 39; has been attenuated & # 39 ;. (R-La.) Was shot down during a congressional practice at Congress, warning that "when we start following this path, it can be very, very deadly".

Similarly, Gillum called for an appeasement of incendiary rhetoric, warning that it was "dangerous for society". He pointed to the series of explosive devices sent this week to show how much political animosity had gone too far.

"Our leadership is going to have to become extremely, extremely responsible with our rhetoric," Gillum told reporters on Thursday. "This rhetoric becomes extremely hot. This is dangerous, not only for elected officials and their families, it is dangerous for society. "