The head of Florida’s agriculture department on June 1 announced her candidacy for the governorship of the Sunshine State, challenging first-term Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was widely expected to run for the governorship. Fried announced her run on Twitter on Tuesday before an interview on The ReidOut. “I’m Nikki Fried and I’m here to break the rigged system in Florida. It’s corrupt. It’s anti-Democratic. And it’s time for something new,” Fried said in a video announcing her candidacy. “We can build a state that gives power back to you, an economy that rewards hard work with prosperity, not poverty or stagnation.” Fried joined a crowded Democratic primary with eight candidates vying for the party nomination. Fried was neck-in-neck with DeSantis in a poll conducted in late March. In early March, she outperformed another top Democratic contender, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) in head-to-head polls when matched …