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They want to break our trust in each other, but we believe in better.

By David Jolly Published: 2026-09-10 Last updated: 2026-09-10
David Jolly speaking about trusting in each other again

Key moments

0:00

After 18 months, this race is so much bigger than policy. We are believing in each other. We are believing that we are better in this moment.

0:39

We are building a coalition with Independents and Republicans, but we're believing in each other again, folks.

1:55

This is the best shot we've had in our lifetimes for change. Let's stick together for the next 65 days and win this race.

Context

In the final stretch of the 2026 Florida governor's race, this message speaks to the campaign's core belief. Politics has become a tool to divide rather than unite.

What's said

David Jolly argues that the race is bigger than any single policy. It is a fight to restore trust between people. The other side wakes up every day trying to convince Floridians not to believe in each other.

Transcript

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0:00 I really mean this, folks. After 18 months, this race is so much bigger than policy. Yeah, when we get there, when we trust in each other, what we do is we fight for the economic opportunities for everybody. Housing, health care, and education. But there's something bigger that's happening right now. We are believing in each other. We are believing that we are better in this moment.
0:18 And so where we need your help, and where we need each other, is that in the next 65 days, I promise you, every single day, the other side of the aisle wakes up, not to litigate policy, but to try to break our trust in each other. To try to convince us not to trust each other, not to believe in each other. We are better in this moment than what the other side wants us to think.
0:39 We are. Yes, as Democrats, we lead with our values, but we're doing it with Independents and Republicans. And if the election were tonight, Florida's voters would elect a Democratic governor. Not because, not because, listen, not because everybody's a Democrat. We are building a coalition with Independents and Republicans, but we're believing in each other again, folks.
1:00 We're believing. Our kids, our kids at 7 and 5 years old, look up at politics and see it as ugly and mean and divisive. And they hear, and they know that our leaders every day say, just if we can make people angry enough, if we can make enough people hate each other, that somehow your lives will improve.
1:18 Our daughter Cece and our Teddy knows that none of that is true. And they're looking at us, all of us across the state right now, saying help us, help us. People at FAMU, people in communities that have been disenfranchised across the state for a generation are saying help us. This is the moment where we have to come together, believe in each other, trust each other again.
1:38 And what I'm begging of you today is don't let the other side break our trust in each other. Don't let the other side break our community in each other. We believe again. This is a moment in not just politics but in America where enough people are believing in each other again. This is it.
1:55 This is the best shot we've had in our lifetimes for change. I need your help. Gwen needs your help. But, folks, we need each other. Let's stick together for the next 65 days and win this race. Thank you. Thanks.

Related questions

What does David Jolly mean by "this race is bigger than policy"?

The message at 0:00 in the video explains that restoring trust between people comes first. Policy decisions about housing, health care, and education follow when that trust exists. Without trust in each other, the policy debates become tools for division rather than progress.

Who is this coalition David Jolly mentions?

At 0:39, David Jolly describes a coalition of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who share the belief that Floridians are better than the divisive politics being sold to them. The coalition is built not on party labels but on shared values of trust and community.

Why does the candidate talk about his kids in this message?

At 1:00, the candidate references his children Cece and Teddy to illustrate what the next generation sees when they look at politics today. They see ugliness and division. They know that anger and hatred do not improve lives. The message is that adults have a responsibility to show them something better.

What does "the other side tries to break our trust" mean?

At 0:18, David Jolly describes a deliberate strategy used in modern politics. The message is that making people angry at each other and convincing them not to trust their neighbors is easier than solving real problems. The campaign rejects that approach.

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