Donalds Up 5 Points Over Jolly, Moody Leads Nixon by 8 Points & Vindman by 10

Florida Democrats Question Whether Jolly-Vindman Ticket Can Energize Voters

As Florida Democrats prepare for the August primary and the general election that follows, an increasingly public debate is emerging within the party over its political strategy and the candidates leading the statewide ticket. While former Republican Congressman David Jolly remains the Democratic frontrunner for governor and retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman leads the party’s U.S. Senate primary, some Democratic activists and candidates ar…

POLL: UNF poll shows Donalds, Moody leading potential Democratic opponents

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Trump-endorsed Republicans U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and Sen. Ashley Moody hold leads over their potential Democratic opponents in Florida’s races for governor and U.S. Senate, according to a new University of North Florida poll released Monday. The University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll found 46% of likely Florida midterm… The post POLL: UNF poll shows Donalds, Moody leading potential Democratic opponents…

Donalds Up 5 Points Over Jolly, Moody leads Nixon by 8 Points & Vindman by 10

By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix A new poll of likely midterm election voters in Florida shows Republicans maintaining steady leads in the marquee gubernatorial and Senate races on the ballot in November. The survey of 848 likely Florida midterm voters conducted earlier this month by the Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) at the University of North Florida shows Southwest GOP U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds with a 5-point lead over Democrat David Jol…

Moody leads Nixon by 8 points, Vindman by 10, in new poll of Florida Senate race

Florida U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody of the GOP speaking in St. Petersburg at the Florida Holocaust Museum on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)A new poll of likely midterm election voters in Florida shows Republicans maintaining steady leads in the marquee gubernatorial and Senate races on the ballot in November. The survey of 848 likely Florida midterm voters conducted earlier this month by the Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) a…

Democratic Senate race: Jacksonville progressive Angie Nixon vs. ret. Lt. Col. Alex Vindman

Two Democrats are running in the Aug. 18 primary in hopes of unseating Republican Florida Sen. Ashley Moody, the former state attorney general who Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed last year to take Marco Rubio’s place when he became U.S. secretary of state. At the Florida Democratic Party’s annual summit Saturday in Lake Buena Vista, Senate hopeful Alex Vindman stressed the importance of the “big tent” inclusivity within the Democratic Party to winni…