‘Let the candidates mix it up.’: Ron DeSantis keeps pressure on Evan Power for GOP gubernatorial debate
'These ridiculous criteria are being used to renege on that promise and to engineer a preferred outcome.' The post ‘Let the candidates mix it up.’: Ron DeSantis keeps pressure on Evan Power for GOP gubernatorial debate appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. …
A lopsided Governor’s race on the Republican side may yet be getting some drama, as Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida GOP Chair Evan Power are sparring about the party’s decision to discourage debates between candidates for Governor
The decision is due to a lack of contenders meeting the party’s criteria: 10% support in the Republican Party of Florida’s own poll; more than $10 million raised; and more than 10,000 donors.
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