Posted on 11/01/2018 10:10:51 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
Former GOP Rep. David Jolly (Fla.) is one of a number of Republicans voting for Democrat Andrew Gillum over GOP candidate Ron DeSantis in the Florida gubernatorial election, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Jolly told the newspaper Republicans he knows are voting for Gillum in defiance of President Trump.
Former Rep. DeSantis has tied himself closely to the president, who has strongly endorsed the candidate.
"I've spoken to Republican voters who under-voted in the 2016 presidential race because they couldn't bring themselves to vote for Hillary Clinton," he said.
"But this go-round, they're bringing themselves to vote for Andrew Gillum. There's a break-it-so-it-can-be-rebuilt element. I also really think it's just a plain rejection of all things Donald Trump and his surrogates."
"I've turned in my ballot. I voted for Andrew Gillum" Jolly continued. "The reason is simple: it's because I've served with Ron DeSantis."
Jolly later clarified to The Hill that he had meant he opposed DeSantis' partisanship during his tenure in Congress.
“He put ideology above governing, intra-party battles ahead of legislative solutions, and his Freedom Caucus club ahead of the people of Florida. I don't see that changing if he is elected Governor,” he told The Hill.
Jolly left the Republican Party and re-registered as having no party affiliation earlier in October.
He explained his and his wife's decision to the Tampa Bay Times as "a personal rejection of partisanship. It's a very comfortable place for us to be."
The Florida gubernatorial race is virtually tied ahead of next week's election, with the most recent poll giving Gillum a 45 percent to 44 percent lead among likely voters.
The RealClearPolitics average has Gillum up 3 points, but has not yet incorporated Wednesday's Suffolk University Poll.
Never-Trump jerk.
Hmm. I’d better not say what I think.
Anti-American former RINO sheds his horn.
Asshole. Ideology is everything. WTH did you stand for???
No, there is a break-it-to-spite-Trump element.
Jolly always was a piece of crap. I apologize that I voted for him once.
It would be interesting to see the Democrat get elected and then get indicted.
Its a weird phenomenon. Plenty of GOP leaders are happy to tell the world how they voted against their own party. You may hear of individual Democrats willing to do that, but NEVER an elected official of any capacity.
Why is that?
A big part of the reason Trump won Pennsylvania was because of the GOPe opposition. Trump is the natural place to go for “big burly white men” who were promised shovel ready jobs by ObaMao and got the shaft while most of the Porklus money went to the better connected “feminists” who got admin jobs and fake professor jobs to spread their posion idealogy.
“He explained his and his wife’s decision to the Tampa Bay Times as “a personal rejection of partisanship. It’s a very comfortable place for us to be.”
In other words he is utterly devoid of principles and has no clue as to what is right or wrong. A thoroughly disgusting and worthless prick.
Forgiven. Now do all you can to send him packing. And why isn’t Allen West running for governor?
Gillum wants to start a state tax, which will destroy the economy.
Why do people always show non partisanship by voting for overtly radical, partisan leftists, but never for the moderate conservative.
Standing in the middle of the road will result in getting run over. Bye
This is why Jolly is ex.
Translation: Trump insulted Jeb, Dubya and McStain!
Seems like another case of “Look at me!”. Probably vying for some “analyst” job on CNN.
The Republican Party should expel him. Every decent individual in the State of Florida should turn their backs to him. He should be shunned. Posting rules prevent further comment.
Dog bites man. The MSNBC “house republican” who makes his living trashing trump and GOP votes Democrat. Shocked.
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