The @FloridaGOP will NEVER risk another Ron Desantis happening. @GovRonDeSantis set back the center-left, grift fueled agenda the Florida Legislature was working towards by YEARS. Look at how the Florida GOP has treated Desantis? They have to insure that the next Gov is fully onboard with the agenda and the grift and remove ANY chance that anyone else MIGHT upset that EVER again.

Listen to my thoughts on the RPOF tipping the scales for Byron Donalds. 👇🏻

Florida GOP Leadership, As a concerned Florida Republican and voter, I respectfully request that the Party organize a formal debate among the top four Republican candidates for Governor ahead of the 2026 primary. A debate would give Republican voters the opportunity to hear directly from the leading candidates on the key issues facing our state — including education, public safety, economic growth, Data Centers, insurance reform, and protecting Florida’s future from federal overreach. Voters deserve to see the candidates’ positions and records side-by-side in a fair, transparent setting. Hosting such a debate would strengthen our Party, energize the base, and ensure the strongest nominee advances to November. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Florida Voters ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​🇺🇸

And here you have a RPOF board member speaking about @JayCollinsFL like this. They can say they’re unbiased in their decisions, yet they’re out here doing the opposition's dirty work for them. The bias is glaring. @CollinsWarRoom @johncardillo @TedVeerman

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.

You are a hypocrite @ByronDonalds. You are refusing to debate your opponents. Florida Republican voters only get 2 months to decide who will be our nominee to eventually represent us as our governor. The people of Pennsylvania deserved a debate but we don't?

Governor DeSantis understands that politicians work for the people and have to earn their support. Floridians deserve the chance to vet candidates, hear them debate the issues, and make up their own minds about who should lead our state.

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.

It’s why Speaker Renner and Lt. Governor Collins have been given time to present their cases directly to the voters at the event

Which is not a televised debate for the whole of Florida voters, Evan. You know it is not even remotely the same. You are even missing an opportunity to showcase beyond primary voters to lay the groundwork for the general. As Governor DeSantis said, it is not productive to alienate voters in this season by engineering an outcome. 38.5% of voters are Republican. You are alienating at minimum 3-5%. While only 30% are Dems, 30% are independent. They and the alienated GOP voters will determine our next governor. Short term gain will cause long term loss. Oh, and The GOAT would not have passed your arbitrary requirement that strangely only allow Byron the official okay. Trust that THIS message will resonate more than your allowing people at a showdown say something.

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