But this obvious truth won’t matter if we aren’t registered to vote in or sit out the Republican primary. I’m voting Jay Collins, a leader with a life of service and courage, chosen by the best governor in the country to be his lieutenant governor. #neverByron
Here you have Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Board Member, Katrina Heuser, demanding that gubernatorial candidates @Paul_Renner & @JayCollinsFL withdraw from the race and pave the way for Byron Donalds.
Then, Evan Power, chairman of the RPOF says the state party isn't engineering an outcome in this primary.
I call BS!
Debate Dilemma
Path A - Stand down, sit down
Path B - Statewide televised debates on CBS affiliates on July 15th and FOX on July 21st
If you take Path A, you will show disrespect to millions of undecided Florida voters and 100% will lose the primary to the one that the party is engineering a win. However, you will stay in good terms with the FLGOP and the engineered winner, for future opportunities within the party.
If you take Path B, you will show respect to millions of undecided Florida voters and have an opportunity to pull that 40-45% of undecided voters to you rather than the engineered one. Your chances of winning just went through the roof. You will still be appreciated by the grassroots GOP folks, but the Susie/Gruters/Powers wing of the FLGOP will continue to work against you as they always have.
Only one path is Floridians First. The other path is politics first.
Byron Donalds wants individual learning plans for every Florida kid starting in 6th grade. Sounds great until you remember his wife's Optima charter empire funneled taxpayer millions to family-tied firms while a Fort Myers school never even opened after enrolling kids. Leadership? Or just another grift dressed up by Byron as 'school choice'? Florida families deserve real results, not more empty promises and spelling bee fails on the campaign trail. If you scam Floridians, you’re not fit to lead them. #FloridaEducationFail #scammers #slapinthefacetofloridians
Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you the next governor of Florida, Jay Collins. There isn’t a candidate running that has 1/10 of his experience and mettle. He protected us in war and he will protect us from the evil forces of the Democrats. Donalds believes in paths for citizenship for illegals (from his own mouth) and Jay wants a secure border with a sensible immigration policy. When things go sour, Jay steps up with solutions while Donalds looks for someone to blame. Donalds and his wife flubbed up big time attempting to start a charter school, got sued, and didn’t pay taxes on the 5 million they made. The GOV’t nailed them. For the thinking, engaged Floridian, the only question is: “Do you want TRUTH-Collins) or CONSEQUENCES (Donalds)?
Byron Donald is out here auditioning to be Florida’s next career politician………… he thinks we didn’t see the Optima scandal, the insider trading, notice the flip-flops, and of course the Pac donations from Pennsylvania. Bro went from ‘principled conservative’ to full lapdog faster than a Miami rush hour. Florida deserves better than this recycled disappointment. #dumpdonalds #duckingdonalds #nodebatenovote
He’s bought and paid for
Corrupt as they come
These donors will keep him on a VERY
tight leash
The middle class will be screwed in a very big way if this guy controls our great state
The billionaire class have a field day though
Here we have Byron Donalds parading around Miami with RINO Juan Porras who has opposed governor DeSantis every step of the way.
Porras worked with other RINOs in the legislature to pass a weak immigration bill.
Porras accused governor DeSantis of fraud and abuse.
We are not voting for you @ByronDonalds .
I just don’t trust Byron Donalds, and it’s for reasons like this:
"I support people protesting. I wanna make sure there's justice for George Floyd. We definitely have to do something about police brutality."
I am a registered Republican voter in Miami-Dade County, and I received two invitations to this event from the Miami-Dade GOP. Both invitations were for an event that the Miami-Dade GOP was hosting for Byron Donalds.
I am extremely concerned by this. The advertisement says "paid by the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County" and the only gubernatorial candidate in that event is Byron Donalds. Not only is Byron Donalds the only speaker, it is advertised as "Republican Coffee Meet & Greet" but the only candidate speaking is Byron Donalds, and he is pictured next to the Miami-Dade State Committeeman, Juan Porras. There are other gubernatorial candidates in the Republican primary besides Byron Donalds. This advertisement and event is misleading and it shows the Miami-Dade GOP favoring one candidate above the others in a contested primary. I was an Executive Committeewoman of the Miami-Dade GOP for years, and we never hosted events supporting one candidate above others in a primary, unless the candidate was running unopposed.
I am tagging the Chairman of Miami-Dade County GOP, @kevincooperfl, in this post, so he can answer my questions. I would greatly appreciate it.
1) Were the other gubernatorial candidates invited to this Republican Meet and Greet? If not, then why not?
2) If the other candidates were not invited to this Republican Meet and Greet, then are you going to host an individual Meet and Greet for each of the other Republican gubernatorial candidates and advertise it like you did for Byron Donalds?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
@JayCollinsFL@Paul_Renner@fishback
Bryon Donalds can run but he can’t hide. Now he’s trying to say he never said illegals should have a pathway to citizenship. Most of those videos have been taken down. BRYON DONALDS AND HIS WIFE will rape and pillage FL like they did the failed charter schools.
Here is the June 20th updated top Donors to Byron Donalds campaign and PAC
1. Jeff Yass – $7,500,000 (Out of State Billionaire)
2. Club for Growth PAC – $3,650,000 (AI/Tech Super PAC)
3. Seminole Tribe of Florida – $3,000,000 (GAMBLING)
4. Richard Uihlein – $2,000,000 (OUT OF STATE BILLIONAIRE)
5. Byron Donalds (self/related) – $1,200,000
6. Thomas P. Peterffy – $1,200,000 (Individual)
7. GOPAC Election Fund - Federal – $1,000,000 (Entity)
8. NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc – $1,000,000 (Entity)
9. Stephen A. Wynn – $1,000,000 (OUT OF STATE GAMBLING BILLIONAIRE)
10. Chain Bridge Bank – $593,660.82 (Entity)
11. Sunshine State Rising – $553,975 (Entity)
12. Clive Fields – $500,000 (Individual)
13. Conservatives for a Better Florida – $500,000 (Entity)
14. DK Crown Holdings Inc (DraftKings-related) – $500,000 (Entity)
15. Duke Energy Florida LLC – $500,000 (Entity)
(Plus others at $500k like FanDuel, GEO Group, Fourshore Three, etc.)
DOES BYRON DONALDS HAVE YOUR VOTE?
If the Florida GOP goes through with installing Donalds without fair debate, Donalds will be an illegitmate Governor.
He will never be taken seriously or respected.