Grassroots candidates sweep Manatee County GOP primary races

Farrington, Kruse, Felts, Siddique, McCann hold big leads. Two commission incumbents — Van Ostenbridge, Turner — at risk of losing their seats.

It’s a great night for the “grassroots” candidates.

As for those backed with tens of thousands of dollars from developers, not so much.

Especially those developer-backed incumbents — James Satcher at the elections office; Ray Turner on the Manatee County Commission — who had been appointed to their respective incumbencies by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

With only a…