Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Zealotry Wins Twice in Florida

Primary voters of both parties embraced the partisanship that dominates national politics.

August 29, 2018 at 10:58 AM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

From the left, a Democratic winner.
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Democratic and Republican politicians both like to accuse the other party of ideological zealotry. In the Florida gubernatorial primaries Tuesday night, voters of both parties instead embraced it.

Victories by a Republican backed by President Donald Trump and a Democrat supported by Senator Bernie Sanders set up a stark battle in November that will have important implications for congressional redistricting after the 2020 election.