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Doral, Florida – Just a couple of months ago, the Republican Executive Committee (REC) of Miami-Dade County hosted a lavish breakfast at Doral City Center for the gubernatorial campaign of Congressman Byron Donalds. The event drew at least 250 attendees, including leaders of the REC, the Republican Party of Florida, and even the Broward County REC, along with numerous state and local officeholders.
Party leaders posed for smiling photos with Byron and expressed strong support for his campaign. (See: Link). Yet, Donalds still has some ‘splainin’ to do (Link) on the following positions:

1. His documented support for Trayvon Martin.
2. His failure to condemn George Floyd.
3. His refusal to challenge the use of voting machines.
4. His acceptance of the results of the 2020 presidential election.
5. His support for the Capitol Police on January 6, 2021.
6. His failure to support the January 6 political prisoners.
7. His support for vaccine mandates.
8. His alliance with House Speaker Danny Perez.
9. His support for the new Vice Chairman of the RPOF.

Support for Donalds’ gubernatorial campaign was premature. Despite Donalds’ endorsement from President Trump—or, more accurately, from his Chief of Staff Suzie Wiles—it was widely expected that Governor DeSantis would back a strong candidate of his own. For a time, some speculated that First Lady Casey DeSantis might run. Instead, the Governor appointed his close legislative ally, Senator Jay Collins of Hillsborough County, as Florida’s new Lieutenant Governor.

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This appointment positions Collins for a strong gubernatorial campaign next year. In effect, Governor DeSantis has assembled a slate of statewide candidates:

1. Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins for Governor.
2. Attorney General James Uthmeier for re-election.
3. Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia for re-election.
4. U.S. Senator Ashley Moody for re-election.
(See: Link).

This slate will face the Wiles-Trump ticket, likely composed of:
1. Congressman Byron Donalds for Governor.
2. Probably Speaker Perez for Attorney General.
3. Probably State Representative Kevin Steele for Chief Financial Officer.
4. Possibly Congressman Cory Mills for U.S. Senate.

Former House Speaker Paul Renner is also running for Governor, though he is likely a spoiler candidate promoted by Suzie Wiles to siphon Anglo voters away from Collins.

Collins, meanwhile, is using his appointment to introduce himself statewide. On Sunday, the Miami-Dade REC hosted an event for him in Downtown Doral at the popular Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine—where just weeks earlier, Rachel Campos-Duffy of Fox & Friends had interviewed a room full of Republican Latinos.
The timing of the event was questionable. It was held at 3:00 p.m. on a Sunday, when most Latino families gather for their weekly meal. It also conflicted with the National Federated Republican Women’s convention in Orlando, which drew many active local Republican women. The event had only been advertised a week in advance.

Attendance was about 100, with few local Republican leaders or officeholders present. Doral Mayor Christi Fraga attended, but overall the turnout was thin. Still, Lieutenant Governor Collins will undoubtedly return to campaign in South Florida many times before next year’s primary elections.
Meanwhile, the Miami-Dade REC has racked up a series of failures this year:

1. It has failed to hold a Lincoln-Reagan-Trump gala dinner to raise funds and feature dynamic speakers. Instead, the Venezuelan-American Republican Club will host a George Washington gala dinner at Trump National Doral in January.
2. It has failed to conduct voter registration drives, leaving that work to grassroots conservative groups such as Citizens Defending Freedom (Link) and the Election Integrity Brigade (Link).
3. It has failed to hold meetings on a fixed schedule, instead convening them arbitrarily with as little as 10 days’ prior notice.
4. It has failed to adopt Dan Schultz’s Precinct Strategy. Instead of recruiting 300+ grassroots conservative activists as precinct captains, the county has barely 100 Republican Committeepersons for 755 precincts and 1.6 million registered voters. (See: Precinct Strategy).
5. It has aligned itself with the RPOF and the Wiles-Trump slate against the DeSantis slate in next year’s Republican primaries—despite that party organizations should remain neutral in primary contests, and leave voters free to choose. (See: Link).

Florida is a red state with a solid Republican majority. In Miami-Dade County, Trump and all other countywide Republicans won 55% of the vote last November. The real political contests are therefore the Republican primaries, which should be decided by majorities, not pluralities—and with runoffs if necessary. These factional battles among the party establishment create opportunities for grassroots conservatives to secure commitments from candidates competing for their votes. See: www.reclaimcampaign.com.