Last night, the head of CBS Jacksonville called me. He informed me that the July 15 debate is officially canceled because, in his words, “Jay Collins refused to commit.”
Why would Jay Collins, a candidate polling in the single digits, refuse a full hour of free television? Hundreds of thousands of viewers. Free exposure. Every candidate’s dream.
Why would he turn that down?
Because @JayCollinsFL already got what he wanted.
He made a deal with @ByronDonalds and was promised the Lt. Governor position if he stayed in the race as a plant.
They know that Byron easily loses in a head-to-head with me, but Byron's odds go up if a third candidate like Jay can steal votes and help Byron win.
They are rigging the election, but it won't work.
We have 3x as many in-person events than Byron between now and Election Day.
Next week, I'll be the first candidate in Florida history to campaign in all 67 counties.
And our ground game is unmatched.
Despite their silly attempts to rig this election against us, we will win on August 18th, and it won't even be close.
TOO BIG TO RIG.