He has ties to Scientology.
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.
Jolly Roger is a moron...I hate him so much...
He cheated on his first wife with this bitch, {shouldn't he be more in sync with the Donald?}.
He hates Trump, and he's a lawyer.Fhim.
This doesn’t surprise me a bit. I’ve always considered him border line Democrat.
He really is a gutless creep, isn’t he?
Doesn’t care for the “partisanship” but he’s got no problem spreading disease and pain.
They like him on the media here in Florida.
If Floridah votes this commie in ... they get what they deserve.
Yep, just the kind of guy I would look to for moral authority (extreme sarcasm).
Crist is my congress critter to and I never hear from him. Gus Bilirakis was my congressman for years and he did a great job of informing his constituents.
He resigned from the Republican Party. He is an AntiTrump jackass...
McRINO lives.
The only reason he’s the Dem. candidate is because of the Liberals in South Florida.
They’re desperate.
I agree. But let's give God the Glory. We have been praying for the exposure of these evil, unpatriotic people and prayers have been answered. We had (have) no idea how deep the swamp was (is). Keep praying everyone!
Charlie Crist, the ex Republican governor beat Jolly...
Now it is ‘never Desantis’?
Anyone that could vote for Gillum was NEVER EVER a Republican if you could vote to turn your state over to a Marxist THIEF regardless of how you feel about Trump you are NOT EVEN a blue dog Dem never mind being a Republican!!!!
Reminds me of my old Congressman in Rockland County, NY, Ben Gilman, who was one of the last surviving WW2 vets to serve in the House. Yes he was pro choice and tended to be liberal on many social issues, but he was very pro Israel, he helped lay the groundwork to FINALLY move the embassy to Jerusalem, and also very strong on defense, veteran’s issues and gun rights. Besides, considering the nutcases the Dems threw against him very Cong election, the choice was absolutely clear.
Sounds like a “Joe Scarborough FL Republican”; a real liberal.
He has ties to Scientology.
I’d love to ask him what did Lisa McPherson know and when did she know it.
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