The chairman of the party should not be insulting the intelligence of Republican voters. A debate was promised and these ridiculous criteria are being used to renege on that promise and to engineer a preferred outcome. Why not just take 90 minutes, find a tv partner, and let the candidates mix it up? The only reason why you wouldn’t is if the party hierarchy is serving outside interests instead of the best interests of the voters.

“But glittering prizes And endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeah”

CAMPAIGN UPDATE: While it would’ve been an honor to serve our great community in Congress, today I’m withdrawing from the race for FL-11. I based my decision on 2 reasons. First, qualifying to run for Congress would require me to immediately resign from the Lake County Commission. It would be irresponsible to do so because there’s too much on the line for Lake County—my seat would likely be given to a corrupt political insider who will vote to drown Lake County with overdevelopment & do nothing to advance true conservative policy. We filed a lawsuit to strike down the unconstitutional “resign to run” law but unfortunately it was too late for a challenge to be fully heard & decided on the merits before the qualifying date. Second, our district needs a great leader from Lake County to be our Representative; Carey Baker & I would’ve split too many votes within our home of Lake County to be competitive in the larger primary race. We have not had a true Lake County leader represent our district in Congress since Syd Herlong in the 1960s. Therefore I’m asking all of my supporters to get behind Carey Baker for US Congress—one of the few truly honest & principled people I’ve worked with in government. Thank you to all of my patriotic supporters & friends who helped us along the way & knocked on thousands of doors. I will continue to fight for our County, State and Nation—this is not the end, but only the beginning—stay tuned

Since I took office as Attorney General: ✅ Statewide prosecutions up over 50% ✅ Criminal convictions up nearly 40% ✅ Human trafficking convictions up over 30% ✅ Record $1 billion recovered for Florida consumers ✅ Record 1700 child predators arrested I love this job!

I was in Tampa earlier today speaking with Republican voters, and I couldn't ignore the fact that Byron Donalds and Jay Collins are using taxpayer dollars to bankroll their campaigns. Floridians are working harder than ever just to keep up with rising costs. The last thing they need is politicians reaching into their pockets to fund political campaigns they may not even support. That's exactly what Byron and Jay are doing.

I have cancelled my appearance at this event. If the @FloridaGop wants to host a Neo-Nazi rally, they will do it without me.