FL GOP gubernatorial candidates blast party’s decision to not hold debate

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 834

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Republican Party of Florida confirmed Friday that there will be no “full” gubernatorial debate later this month when the party holds its annual summer confab in South Florida.

The reason? Party officials say that only Byron Donalds of Naples has met the established criteria to qualify, consisting of three metrics:

The candidates had to have reached at least 10% support in an official party poll (and align with other “reputable public polling”).
They …

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