Such optimism has proven to be contagious, especially when compared to the message of his Democratic opponents.
Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Florida Governor, has a message that centers on, according to a campaign spokesman, “[taking] our state back from the special interests and the powerful who have made it their personal playground.”
Other Democratic candidates echo a similar tune, acclimating to the Democratic Party’s trend of being a “resistance” against Republicans and trying to tap in to the anger of their own base.
Should Putnam make it to the General Election in November of 2018, his positive pro-Florida message may prove to overwhelm any dissident fervor that has motivated anti-establishment sentiment in the past.
“We are the envy of the nation,” Putnam said.
