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Poll finds David Jolly in good position against Byron Donalds, even as Democrats struggle elsewhere

The poll tests Donalds against Jolly and reports voters’ reactions to several aspects of Donalds’s record.

Poll finds David Jolly in good position against Byron Donalds, even as Democrats struggle elsewhere
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A Change Research poll gives Democrat David Jolly a five-point edge over Republican Byron Donalds in a hypothetical Florida governor’s race after voters receive candidate biographies. The article notes limits in the poll’s framing and reports separate results for Senate candidates Ashley Moody and Alex Vindman.

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Byron Donalds R · FL-19
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Byron Donalds
R · FL-19

Republican front-runner in the hypothetical Florida governor’s race and U.S. representative

PRIMARY SUBJECT
David W. Jolly
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Democratic front-runner in the hypothetical Florida governor’s race and former member of Congress

Jolly's version of this story ↗
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President; cited as an endorser of Donalds and in poll approval results

Ashley Moody
R · FL · SEN

Republican U.S. Senate candidate

Ron DeSantis
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Florida governor

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate

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