Cloud of FBI Investigation Hovers Over Andrew Gillum’s Florida Gov Campaign

In Florida, Democrat Andrew Gillum’s struggling campaign for governor continues to face multiple hurdles. As the FBI investigation surrounding Tallahassee proceeds, and Gillum sees his fundraising efforts dwindle, it continues to have a negative impact on Gillum’s hopes in the 2018 governor’s race. As the Orlando Sentinel reports this week, a “cloud from the FBI investigation has hovered over” Gillum’s campaign, and even Gillum himself admitted that the longer the FBI investigation persists and drags on, the more “damaging” it is to him.

The Orlando Sentinel reports:

“… a cloud from the FBI investigation has hovered over his campaign in the early stages of what is already becoming a crowded Democratic primary….

[Gillum] acknowledged that the probe has disturbed his campaign and he called for the FBI to finish its work swiftly.

‘The longer this drags out, I think, the more damaging it is…for me not only as a candidate for governor but also as the mayor of this city,’ he said. ‘We’re left to wonder and others are left to speculate — in some cases, wildly — about what’s going on.’

After raising nearly $500,000 in the first three months of his campaign through May, Gillum has raised less than $150,000 since, including just $48,500 in July for his main campaign account.”