‘No participation trophies’: Byron Donalds won’t debate GOP rivals for governor
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the GOP front-runner for Florida governor, is endorsed by President Donald Trump and has an insurmountable lead in campaign contributions. Most credible polls of likely Republican voters show him with a commanding edge against his primary...
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the GOP front-runner for Florida governor, is endorsed by President Donald Trump and has an insurmountable lead in campaign contributions. Most credible polls of likely Republican voters show him with a commanding edge against his primary opponents.
But in a week in which his Democratic foe, former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, pivoted toward the November general election , Donalds finds himself stuck battling his own party.
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