by Eve Samborn McCool | Jul 9, 2025 | News
Momentum continues for the sole major candidate in the Democratic field. Could he break the party’s 28-year losing streak? A former Republican Congressman is trumpeting endorsements from a trio of women who served in Congress in his nascent run for the...
by Eve Samborn McCool | Jul 9, 2025 | News
Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. Gubernatorial candidate DAVID JOLLY can now count several influential Florida Democrats among his backers. In an interview with Playbook, former Rep. GWEN GRAHAM said her friendship with Jolly led to her endorsement, officially...
by Eve Samborn McCool | Jun 12, 2025 | News
David Jolly — the lone Democrat in the race for Florida governor — vows to end the state’s culture war on Day One if elected. Why it matters: He’s a Tampa Bay native and, to some, a déjà vu candidate: another former Republican who became an independent,...
by Eve Samborn McCool | Jun 3, 2025 | News
He left the GOP and now wants to replace Ron DeSantis. Are Sunshine State voters ready for a reality-based candidacy? LISTENING TO FORMER CONGRESSMAN David Jolly talk about his all but certain run for governor of Florida, you want to believe—in his prospects, in the...
by Eve Samborn McCool | Jun 3, 2025 | News
I saw the future of the Florida Democratic Party in Coral Gables Sunday night and news flash: It’s alive and kicking. That’s despite state Sen. Jason Pizzo’s recent political obituary for the party, which he just left. The future is David Jolly, a former Republican...
by davidjolly | May 20, 2025 | News
Democrats may get a second shot at running a party convert for Florida governor in their ongoing effort to claw back the state’s battleground status. Former Republican Rep. David Jolly, who has made a national name for himself as a vocal opponent of President Donald...