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Florida voters could reach the Nov. 3 general election without seeing a single debate between candidates for statewide o...
22/09/2026

Florida voters could reach the Nov. 3 general election without seeing a single debate between candidates for statewide office.

No debates are currently scheduled in the races for governor, U.S. Senate, attorney general, chief financial officer or agriculture commissioner.

In the governor’s race, David Jolly has declined proposed debates with Byron Donalds. The Senate contest between Ashley Moody and Angie Nixon also currently has no debate scheduled.

Could 2026 become an election year without a statewide debate?

Read the full story from The Florida Pundit:

Florida Could Head Into November Without a Single Statewide Election Debate

NEW: Immigration is moving to the center of Florida’s CD-27 race.Rep. María Elvira Salazar is publicly challenging parts...
21/09/2026

NEW: Immigration is moving to the center of Florida’s CD-27 race.

Rep. María Elvira Salazar is publicly challenging parts of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement strategy, warning that some efforts have gone “too far.”

Trump says he still supports the Miami Republican despite their disagreement. Salazar later said she spoke directly with the president and described their conversation as receptive.

Democratic challenger Eliott Rodríguez is attacking Salazar’s congressional record as the Nov. 3 election approaches.

Read the full story from The Florida Pundit:

https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/09/21/salazar-trump-immigration-cd27/

BREAKING IN BRICKELL: Four people were hospitalized after a massive piling rig collapsed at a Miami construction site Mo...
14/09/2026

BREAKING IN BRICKELL: Four people were hospitalized after a massive piling rig collapsed at a Miami construction site Monday morning.

The equipment toppled onto vehicles and a construction container near Brickell Bay Drive and SE 12th Street. A woman managed to escape her SUV after seeing the rig falling, while firefighters cut two trapped construction workers from a damaged container.

Authorities say the injuries were minor. OSHA and Miami-Dade County Unsafe Structures personnel responded, and the cause remains under investigation.

Full story and photos:
https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/09/14/brickell-piling-rig-collapse-miami/

Florida’s race for governor is moving beyond campaign cash and into major policy fights.Democratic nominee David Jolly i...
14/09/2026

Florida’s race for governor is moving beyond campaign cash and into major policy fights.

Democratic nominee David Jolly is making a proposed freeze on new data-center development and renewed investigation of the Hope Florida controversy central issues in his campaign against Republican Byron Donalds.

Donalds favors a different approach on data centers and has called for reforms following the Hope Florida controversy rather than another investigation.

The differences are giving Florida voters a clearer look at how the two candidates would govern.
https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/09/14/david-jolly-data-centers-hope-florida/

Byron Donalds has built a massive cash advantage over David Jolly in Florida’s race for governor.As of Aug. 28, Donalds ...
12/09/2026

Byron Donalds has built a massive cash advantage over David Jolly in Florida’s race for governor.

As of Aug. 28, Donalds had more than $47 million available between his campaign and political committee, compared with more than $5 million for Jolly.

That gives the Republican nominee roughly nine times as much money available as the campaigns head toward the Nov. 3 general election.

The question now: Can Jolly narrow the financial gap before Election Day?

Read the full breakdown:
https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/09/12/byron-donalds-david-jolly-cash-advantage/

Byron Donalds’ Tallahassee record is facing new scrutiny in Florida’s race for governor.Before serving in Congress, Dona...
09/09/2026

Byron Donalds’ Tallahassee record is facing new scrutiny in Florida’s race for governor.

Before serving in Congress, Donalds was a Florida state representative who backed proposals involving the state’s Sunshine Law and sought to raise the felony-theft threshold from $300 to $1,000.

Now, as Donalds faces Democrat David Jolly in November, those positions are receiving renewed attention — along with a key question: Does Donalds still support the policies he championed in Tallahassee?

The Florida Pundit examined the legislative record.
https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/09/09/byron-donalds-florida-legislative-record/

NEW: The political fallout from the Hope Florida grand jury report is moving onto Florida’s 2026 campaign trail.The gran...
30/08/2026

NEW: The political fallout from the Hope Florida grand jury report is moving onto Florida’s 2026 campaign trail.

The grand jury concluded that $10 million in taxpayer funds was misappropriated, while finding insufficient evidence to criminally charge anyone.

The findings are now drawing renewed scrutiny to Attorney General James Uthmeier and U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody as Democrats seek to make Hope Florida an issue in November’s statewide elections.

Read the full report:

https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/08/30/hope-florida-grand-jury-2026-election/

MIAMI — Democrat Eliott Rodríguez is challenging Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar to three televised debates before ...
22/08/2026

MIAMI — Democrat Eliott Rodríguez is challenging Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar to three televised debates before the Nov. 3 election in Florida’s 27th Congressional District.

Rodríguez is proposing two debates in English and one entirely in Spanish, setting the stage for a potentially high-profile confrontation between two candidates who spent decades in South Florida television journalism.

Rodríguez says he’s ready. Will Salazar accept?

Read more:
https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/08/22/eliott-rodriguez-maria-elvira-salazar-debates/

Florida Democrats are facing new tensions just days after Angie Nixon’s stunning U.S. Senate primary victory.Nixon and F...
22/08/2026

Florida Democrats are facing new tensions just days after Angie Nixon’s stunning U.S. Senate primary victory.

Nixon and Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried reportedly had a heated conversation following the election, even as the party publicly called for unity heading into November.

Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders has endorsed Nixon and Republicans are moving quickly to make her progressive politics a major general-election issue.

Nixon now faces Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.

Read the full story:
https://thefloridapundit.com/2026/08/21/angie-nixon-florida-democrats-rift/

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