US Agriculture Secretary Calls Florida Election "Cotton Pickin'" Important

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue described Florida governor's election on Tuesday as "cotton-pickin' important" at a campaign event on Saturday for Republican Ron DeSantis. DeSantis is running against Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is African-American. Perdue, a former governor of Georgia, said, "Public policy matters. Leadership matters. And that is why this election is so cotton-pickin' important to the state of Florida. I hope you all don't mess it up." DeSantis' campaign did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment. A DeSantis spokesman said, "We were happy to have (Perdue) in Polk County campaigning with us."