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Byron DonaldsR · FL-19
How outlets cover Donalds · Sep 22 – Sep 24, 2026

Donalds Says He May Reappoint Ladapo as Florida Surgeon General

Donalds said he may retain Ladapo and supports proposed changes to school vaccine rules. Coverage differs on whether to center the candidate contrast over Ladapo or voters’ response to vaccine policy.

Lead article · Floridaphoenix · LEFTDonalds might retain Joseph Ladapo as surgeon general — Jolly says he’d fire him
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Outlets agree that Byron Donalds said he remains open to keeping Joseph Ladapo as Florida surgeon general and supports proposed changes to school vaccine requirements.

Left-leaning outlets emphasize the contrast between Donalds and David Jolly over Ladapo, placing it in the debate over vaccine rules. Center outlets focus on poll findings about opposition to ending school vaccine mandates and the potential effect on support for Donalds.

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“Contrasting candidates on Ladapo”

Floridaphoenix contrasts Donalds’s openness to keeping Ladapo with Jolly’s pledge to fire him amid debate over school vaccine rules.

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FloridaphoenixSEP 22 · 2:49 PM ET
Donalds might retain Joseph Ladapo as surgeon general — Jolly says he’d fire himDonalds said he may retain Ladapo and supports proposed changes to school vaccine requirements.CRED 73BAL 75 BAD

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Left: 0 good, 1 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 1 bad, 2 mixed, 0 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.

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When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. SEP 22: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0. SEP 23: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. SEP 24: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0.

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