Democratic consultants trying to draft John Morgan to run for governor

By Matt Dixon of Politico Florida

A Hillary Clinton bundler and longtime political consultant is starting an effort to draft prominent Democratic donor John Morgan to run for governor in 2018. “He greeted it with mostly laughter,” said Ben Pollara, who helped lead the successful Morgan-funded ballot initiative this year to legalize medical marijuana. “But he did not say ‘no.’ I would not be doing this if he was not alright with it.” Pollara is filing paperwork with the state to create the “For the Governor Political Committee.” It’s a play on “For the People,” the slogan used by Morgan & Morgan, a national personal injury law firm. Morgan, the firm's founder, did not return a request seeking comment.

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