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The actor asked residents of the Sunshine State to vote in the upcoming midterm election.
Mark Hamill, known around the world as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, sent a message to Floridians last Saturday, asking them to vote in the upcoming midterm election.
The message was featured during the Florida Democratic Party’s Leadership Blue Gala in Tampa.
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“I may not be a Floridian, but I’m an American, and I’m a Democrat. And if you’re like me, you know how fragile our democracy is. We saw on Jan. 6, how close we came to a constitutional crisis, how close we came to a successful coup against our own government, and they’re not going to stop,” the actor says in the video, and then asks Floridians to vote, knock on doors, donate, and get their friends to vote.
“We gotta get rid of Marco Rubio. You could do us all a big favor and get rid of Ron DeSantis,” Hamill continued.
In recent weeks, there has been talk about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis running for president on the Republican ticket in 2024.
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According to Politico, DeSantis is reluctant to seek former President Donald Trump’s public support, because the governor is preparing for a likely 2024 White House bid.
Hamill is supporting the Florida Democratic Party, and has pushed the reelection of Rep. Anna Eskamani, who’s running for District 47.
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