Democratic candidates fight over refugees, Rubio

LARGO, Fla. (AP) — For the first half of their second debate, four contenders for Florida's Democratic gubernatorial nomination were about as civil as can be Saturday night and hardly differed on issues of restoring voting rights to former convicts and opposition to for-profit charter schools.

But mentions of Syrian refugees and a campaign contribution to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio heated up the debate inside a Largo, Florida, high school.

Businessman Chris King chastised former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham for supporting failed federal legislation that would have added a layer in the processing of Syrian refugees.