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Citrus County Chronicle

Earlier, the two Democrats in the race promised that the winner of their primary will have a formidable campaign against the Republican nominee, even if that person is Baxley or Dean and has considerable political backing.

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In their debate, Democrats Franks and Ravenscraft were asked how they could compete in a short election against either Dean or Baxley, since both are incumbent legislators with plenty of financial and political backing.

Franks noted she served in the New Hampshire Legislature and knows what it takes to win.

“I’ve always run my campaigns with grassroots support,” she said.

Ravenscraft said Democrats will benefit with a hard-fought Republican primary, particularly if both Dean and Baxley are heavily critical of the other.

“The public knows something is dreadfully wrong in Tallahassee,” he said. “We will be competitive in this race. We will take the fight to the Republicans.”