Florida Politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.5.26 — Burnin’ today: Amendment 3, DeSantis, Donalds, Crist & Welch, redistricting, Herrmann, Uthmeier & Thunderbirds #FlaPol flapol.com/4zloSWR

Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough marks Veterans Day with week of home repairs for Tampa Bay veterans Reporting by @fabriziogowdy #FlaPol flapol.com/4emP7o7

UFC’s Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary Reporting by @AP #FlaPol flapol.com/4j5fdOU

In this edition of Winners and Losers in Florida politics: @ByronDonalds makes history, @RonDeSantis eyes 2028 and Florida’s blue wave falls just short via @RealRyanNicol & @PeterSchorschFL flapol.com/488lyTB #FlaPol

'They run on gossip': @RonDeSantis rips @WashingtonPost for reporting he's looking at 2028 campaign, says 'they're guessing about what's happening' Reporting by @AGGancarski #FlaPol flapol.com/4sKt1lr

'I think their goal was to have the government collapse, and that didn't happen.' @RonDeSantis says U.S. went too far in Iran conflict Reporting by @AGGancarski #FlaPol flapol.com/4sWqCnF

Election Night rearranged Florida’s political pecking order. Capitol Directions has the arrows to prove it. @ByronDonalds is up. @DavidJollyFL is down. @GovRonDeSantis gets his own verdict. And the insiders aren’t spared. Which arrow would YOU reverse? #FlaPol #CapitolDirections buff.ly/8jgToDK

.@ryan_tyson’s napkin, via @MarcACaputo, had #ByronDonalds winning by 100K. He won by 108K. @PeterSchorschFL graded seven public polls against the real count. Most had the Republican ahead by more than the final margin. #FlaPol flapol.com/4ium7xd

CD 27 race between @MaElSalazar, @ERodForCongress officially heads to a recount. @MarioDB, @RyanElijah and @DarrenSoto wins are outside trigger margin. Reporting by @JacobOgles #FlaPol flapol.com/3XaVMM6

'I don't want to run again': @SenRickScott rules out Senate leadership challenge to @JohnThune Reporting by @AGGancarski #FlaPol flapol.com/4eS6Eoc

CD 27 race between @MaElSalazar, @ERodForConress officially heads to a recount. @MarioDB, @RyanElijah and @DarrenSoto wins are outside trigger margin. Reporting by @JacobOgles #FlaPol flapol.com/3XaVMM6

Recount looms in HD 33 as Democrat @DanMcDowforFL leads Reporting by @AGGancarski #FlaPol flapol.com/48Ejz9I

.@JasonShoafFL calls Nutrien’s planned closure of its White Springs plant “devastating” for Hamilton County, says Nutrien has committed $8M and his office is working on replacement jobs. Reporting by @PeterSchorschFL #FlaPol flapol.com/4Aiakbk

Is @RonDeSantis running for President? He says no, reporters say yes Reporting by @AGGancarski #FlaPol flapol.com/4iuaypK

Jacksonville recognized for improving citizen access to government #FlaPol #jaxpol flapol.com/4zaBeRs

Why are Pudding Fingers @RonDeSantis’ fingernails so dirty? @PeterSchorschFL asks this important question #FlaPol flapol.com/4BOZxXu

.@TheJusticeDept awards @cityofjax @jsopio $73M as part of Model Cities Initiative #FlaPol #jaxpol flapol.com/4sL2btj

.@ByronDonalds stands by @SecWar @PeteHegseth as impeachment push ramps up Reporting by @AGGancarski #FlaPol flapol.com/4z2BrWR

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Canopy community Reporting by @DrewWilsonFL, @DrewDixon30, @liamfineout and @PeterSchorschFL flapol.com/4kEQnGV #FlaPol

.@CanesFootball meets @NDFootball in Saturday's biggest game Reporting by @ColePepper #FlaPol #TheU #GoGators #GoNoles #PawsUp #UCFKnights #CFB #CollegeFootball flapol.com/4sOhMs4

⬆️ Who’s rising in #FlaPol? ⬇️ Who’s headed for a political reality check? @GovRonDeSantis, @ByronDonalds, @DavidJollyFL and Tallahassee’s power players get the Capitol Directions treatment. 39 names. Zero participation trophies. Who got the arrow they deserved? #CapitolDirections buff.ly/8jgToDK