David Jolly Calls Out James Fishback for 'Racist' Rhetoric Against Byron Donalds

Shocking slurs hurled as GOP primary for Florida governor gets ugly

The battle to win the Republican Party nomination to replace the termed-out Gov. Ron DeSantis on the November ballot took an uglier turn as hedge fund CEO James Fishback ramped up his racist attacks on primary frontrunner Rep. Byron Donalds (R).Donalds, a longtime defender and ally of Donald Trump, holds a commanding lead over Fishback, who is running as an outsider, with the Florida Phoenix reporting the GOP lawmaker holds an overwhelming 76 pe…

David Jolly calls out James Fishback for 'racist' rhetoric against Byron Donalds

'Byron Donalds and I don't agree much on policy these days, but he’s a worthy candidate.'

Florida Republican Endorsed by Tucker Carlson Launches Stunning, Racist Attack on ‘By’rone’ Donalds

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback launched a stunning, racist attack on his Republican primary rival, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), over the weekend. Fishback’s bigoted dogwhistle came after one user shared pictures of Donalds with his wife and Fishback with a woman, captioning it “BREAKING: James Fishback once again MOGS By’rone Donalds.” Mog, per Merriam-Webster, “is a humorous Internet slang term meaning ‘to outclass,’ used especial…

Poll shows Byron Donalds leading Florida GOP governor primary by wide margin

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds leads Florida’s 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary by double digits in every tested ballot scenario, according to a new survey of likely GOP primary voters. The poll, conducted Jan. 4–6 by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates among 600 likely Republican primary voters, shows Donalds at 39% in a four-way contest against Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, who is not a candidate, at 26%, with James Fishback at 3% and former House S…