Florida governor's race: Fact-checking Byron Donalds, David Jolly at WLRN's Sunshine Economy Summit

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The article evaluates several specific claims against polling, government data and named specialists, and explains uncertainties and caveats. The treatment is reasonably precise, though some policy proposals remain undeveloped in the account.

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