I need the national party to come into Florida and start spending money.
David Jolly
The Public Record
American lobbyist and politician
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October 14, 2026
In terms of the national party, they’ll continue to rack and stack their races. … Everybody understands what’s happening in Florida and they’ll have to make some decisions.
— David Jolly
I do squabble with the agenda and the platform, and I think Byron has a hard time justifying his candidacy to a lot of communities, including the Black community.
Not as concerned as Byron should be that he’s only getting 9% of his own community.
But I would say the most important front that this entire race could come down to is the 10% of undecided Black voters in Florida right now.
I want to lead by example to my two young children about elevating our politics to something better, not into driving us into further division and vitriol.
I don’t mean to punch at Byron, but $75 to $100 million used on lies can be effective.
I need the national Democratic Party to come into Florida and start spending money.
I think we should use the resources of the governor’s office for additional fact finding, or work with the Legislature, like someone like [Republican Sen.] Don Gaetz, to appoint a special counsel, an independent investigation.
It’s raw corruption, and so the reason I have suggested reopening the investigation or continuing the investigation is because I don’t think the facts were fully made available.
The scheme defunded healthcare services for poor children to instead advance the political agenda of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Parkland gun safety law was bipartisan, it’s supported by law enforcement, and it should stay in place.
I reject the DSA. I reject socialism. I’m a capitalist and I think capitalism provides the greatest amount of economic mobility.
As an old-school Republican, I talk about ending the culture wars not to celebrate some progressive platform, but because I still believe in the old-school Republican, libertarian policy that government should simply stay out of your life.
If in the state of Florida, Florida’s voters are the ones who say, ‘not anymore, ‘we will have provided a reset.
Since the emergence of Donald Trump in 2015 when he came down the escalator, he has disrupted the entire American experiment over the last 10 years.
He will sell you out for a buck as your next governor and I’m going to be there fighting for you.





