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Byron DonaldsR · FL-19
How outlets cover Donalds · Oct 5 – Oct 8, 2026

Mason-Dixon Poll Shows Byron Donalds Leading Florida Governor’s Race

A Mason-Dixon poll found Byron Donalds leading David Jolly in Florida’s governor’s race. Center outlets also cover campaign activity and exchanges, while right-leaning coverage highlights Republican leads, including among Hispanic voters.

Lead article · Florida Politics · CENTERByron Donalds 45%, David Jolly 45%: St. Pete Polls finds the Governor’s race deadlocked with 4 weeks to go
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Byron Donalds R · FL-19
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 80% good look
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A Mason-Dixon poll found Byron Donalds leading David Jolly in Florida’s governor’s race.

Center outlets cover that poll alongside Donalds’s campaign outreach, his exchange with Jolly and a campaign stop. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Republican leads in Florida, including among Hispanic voters.

Outlets by lean

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“A race shaped by campaigning”

Center coverage balances a poll update with accounts of Donalds’s outreach, attacks on Jolly and a closing campaign stop.

7 CENTER ARTICLES
Fox13newsOCT 7 · 8:00 PM ET
Byron Donalds makes closing argument in Pinellas Co. alongside Sen. ScottDonalds made his closing pitch at a Pinellas County campaign stop ahead of the election.CRED 74BAL 45 PORTRAYS DONALDS: NEUTRAL
Florida PoliticsOCT 5 · 5:06 PM ET
Black leaders to hit college campuses, barbershops for Byron DonaldsBlack leaders plan to campaign for Donalds at churches, barbershops and college campuses, while he promotes his campaign priorities.CRED 69BAL 40 PORTRAYS DONALDS: FAVORABLE5 ARTICLES FROM FLORIDA POLITICS
Tampa Free PressOCT 6 · 9:10 PM ET
Donalds Holds Seven-Point Lead Over Jolly In Florida Governor’s Race, New Poll FindsA Mason-Dixon poll found Donalds leading David Jolly in the Florida governor’s race.CRED 55BAL 65 PORTRAYS DONALDS: NEUTRAL

How outlets portrayed Donalds

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 2 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 5 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. OCT 5: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. OCT 6: Left 0, Center 3, Right 1. OCT 7: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. OCT 8: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0.

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