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[Simple Guy @Craig68Boyd]

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[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

🚨Governor DeSantis RIPS the @FloridaGOP to SHREDS for trying to RIG the election for Byron Donalds!

Says they are BETRAYING voters by canceling the debate w their SHADY secret criteria!

Says HE wouldn’t have won in 2018 if they rigged it this way!

“Yeah, there should be a debate! They said they were going to do a debate. They didn't put out the criteria publicly. I don't think RPOF ever voted on any type of criteria. I've heard secondhand what the criteria was. I wouldn't have qualified when I ran in ‘18 for what they were trying to do!

And so it's counterproductive when you try to engineer an outcome because you need a coalition of voters to do well. And this may be a tough cycle for Republicans if you look at some of the indicators, the way things are trending. And so having an open process and having people be able to have their say is always better than to try to engineer an outcome.

So what the party should be doing is what's in the best interest of Republican voters. You shouldn't have another agenda. You shouldn't be answering to ANYONE ELSE (Susie Wiles) other than the voters there.

Now, having said that, this whole notion that the party should control debates is ridiculous. You don't need the party to control it! They have NO AUTHORITY to control debates.

We did a debate when I was running in 18. We did one on Fox News and had nothing to do with it. I mean, I think the party was involved in terms of like getting people to attend, but we did it. They put it on TV. And so you can do something like that, having nothing to do with the party. You know, the party has a very limited role.

It should be a CANDIDATE-DRIVEN process and NOT for people to be making decisions who voters have never voted into those positions to begin with! So line up something with TV, line up something, radio, all these different forms. There's a whole host of ways that you can do, but to just set criteria, especially with polling when most people haven't started paying attention. Qualifying just ended today. So up until 11.59 this morning, you could have qualified to run in these races!

So yeah, I think to do those types of criteria, I think ultimately is counterproductive. I think you alienate people for no reason. And look, we've had a great run in Florida, but part of it is, you know, we've really, I think respected the voters and worked really hard to build that trust and support that has seen us go from 300,000 more registered Democrats when I got elected in 18 to now 1.5 million more registered Republicans.

I mean, I won this county in 2022, Palm Beach. First time in 40 years a Republican was able to do that. And Palm Beach used to have 170,000 gap between DNR. That gap is narrow dramatically to where you potentially could have Palm Beach have a plurality of Republican registrants. But I think that complicates it if people don't have confidence in the party label in the party brand.”

[Frank from Florida @RealFrankFromFL]

If there is no Florida primary debate and Byron Donalds is elected to represent the Republican ticket, what will you do?

Please repost and share your thoughts!

[Dr. Maria Peiro 🇺🇸 🐊 @MariaPeiro305]

This is an asinine decision. This is a great way for the Florida GOP to lose a lot of Republican votes in the general election. All it does is cause division, and it sours the base. Even if Byron Donalds were to become governor, it would be difficult for him to govern, if half the Republican base feels cheated and betrayed. I don't care what the polls say or how much money Byron Donalds has raised, Republican voters have a right to see a real debate between all candidates who qualified. Replacing an excellent governor like DeSantis who has turned Florida into a beacon of conservatism shouldn't be taken lightly. A robust primary to choose the best option to replace DeSantis is absolutely necessary. If Donalds is so great, then there shouldn't be a problem with having a real primary debate.

If you are a registered Republican in Florida, contact the Republican Party of Florida and demand a debate with all the candidates that have qualified.

FLGOP Phone Number: [phone]

Contact Form - FLGOP https://t.co/XcNPW2IWFZ

[Simple Guy @Craig68Boyd]

@RealFrankFromFL DeSantis is messing around and not supporting Collins. Donaldson is going to buy his way in! Just like what happened to Massie nobody fought for him. America is falling because of us not them.

[Simple Guy @Craig68Boyd]

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[Richard FL @richardgalaxia]

Polls aren't votes. Donalds is afraid to debate. Just say it out loud.

[Simple Guy @Craig68Boyd]

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[Simple Guy @Craig68Boyd]

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[Bridget in FL🌴 @BridgetKaneFL]

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FLORIDIANS NEED, WANT, and DESERVE A DEBATE!!!

[Buck Leahy @BuckLeahy]

“We don’t coronate people in America…There was a whole 1776 thing about that.” Vote Jay Collins for Florida Governor.

[Jay Collins @JayCollinsFL]

While insurance rates and home prices crush families, candidates can’t hide behind slick TV ads. We’ve made great strides in the last eight years, and we can’t afford to go back.

I'm challenging @ByronDonalds to debate me, face-to-face. Any stage. Any moderator. Any time.

He owes you answers about his record, not more scripted talking points. Join the call. Sign the petition now and demand the debate that Florida voters deserve.

https://t.co/MHPbSvWsSA

[Richard FL @richardgalaxia]

If DeSantis doesn't endorse Collins, everything he has accomplished will be lost. Time is running out and failing to endorse Collins is an endorsement for Donalds. Unpopular post, perhaps, but true. I know DeSantis doesn't have to endorse anyone, but he should.

[Frank from Florida @RealFrankFromFL]

If the Florida gubernatorial primary was today, who would you vote for?

Repost and show your candidate some support! 🇺🇸

CC:

@ByronDonalds
@j_fishback
@Paul_Renner
@JayCollinsFL

[Richard FL @richardgalaxia]

Dear RPOF: Along with Frank and all Florida Republicans, waiting for your response @TheFLGOP

[MissBeck71 ✝️ 🇺🇸 @MissBeck12]

Can all Republican Floridians just agree that if there's no Governor Debate, we're all going to vote for Jay Collins?
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[Frank from Florida @RealFrankFromFL]

Byron Donalds says “no one meets my criteria” (whatever that means)…. so he refuses to debate the candidates.

This is a petition created by the Collins Camp to demand a debate for the Florida gubernatorial primary.

Feel free to share this after signing it and let’s get a debate with ALL the candidates hosted by the RPOF, and not just a fake Sunshine Showdown.

I was number 53, what number were you?

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[Buck Leahy @BuckLeahy]

Byron Donalds is unfit for office. The voters in his district were fooled. Florida Republicans can’t afford to be when it comes to our next governor. Vote Jay Collins and say no to Donalds, who will sell out the Florida we know and love at the drop of a hat (or dollar).

[DeSantis Appreciation Society @KickboxerEsq]

Men of integrity don’t plead No Contest to Felony theft, too.

[SouthrnSon @SouthrnSon]

We feel it too!
Keep rollin!