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DeSantis clashes with Florida GOP over the lack of a gubernatorial debate
There's a lot of debate right now about debating as Gov. Ron DeSantis and several Republican gubernatorial candidates are criticizing how the Florida GOP says only U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds qualified for one.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) says only U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who’s been endorsed by President Donald Trump, has met the qualifications for a debate.
Gov. Ron DeSantis disagrees with the decision: "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,” he said during a press conference last week.
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Sourced from WLRN — Politics · indexed by Statura on June 16, 2026. Statura indexes Florida political news and tags it by industry and jurisdiction so government-affairs teams can monitor signal without scanning every outlet by hand. Read the full story at WLRN — Politics ↗
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