TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Before the coronavirus pandemic sickened Florida’s economy, and before the Black Lives Matter movement widened her eyes to racial injustice, Kelly Johnson had little interest in politics except to occasionally cast a ballot. In 2018, she voted for the Republican in the Florida governor’s race, and four years ago she supported Donald Trump.
Now, the unemployed, white single mother of eight is running for office — as a Democrat — in a bid to oust a state legislator who’s one of Florida’s rising Republican stars. She knows it’s a long shot, but she hopes even a loss will serve a purpose for Democrats: boosting turnout in the race to evict Trump from the White House.
“There’s a greater good happening,” she said. “And I’m glad to be part of that.”
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