https://freerepublic.com/tag/desantisnottrump/ en-us Wed, 4 Nov 2026 02:30:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4401711/posts THE BRIEF - Republican Byron Donalds defeated David Jolly on Tuesday to win the Florida governor's race. - Donalds will succeed outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was ineligible to run for a third term. Byron Donalds was elected to be Florida's next governor on Tuesday night, defeating David Jolly. Donalds, a congressman from southwest Florida, won the Republican nomination with President Donald Trump’s backing. The backstory: Byron Donalds was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016 and served two terms. In 2020, he was elected to the U.S. Congress to represent Florida's 19th congressional district. Once in Congress,... FOX 35 Orlando https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4401711/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2026 02:30:44 GMT