JUICEπŸŠβ€” 11.17.2025 β€” Byron Donalds Polling High in Florida Governor Primary β€” Phillip Levine Urges Democrats to Embrace 'Democratic Capitalism' After Mamdani's Win β€” and More...

JUICEπŸŠβ€” 11.17.2025 β€” Byron Donalds Polling High in Florida Governor Primary β€” Phillip Levine Urges Democrats to Embrace 'Democratic Capitalism' After Mamdani's Win β€” and More...

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Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
November 17, 2025

Poll Shows Byron Donalds With Large Lead in Florida Governor Primary

It might be several months until the Florida gubernatorial primary, but a recent poll shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) with an already commanding lead in the Republican field. READ MORE.

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Attorney General James Uthmeier: "Giving the left any ground on immigration is a huge mistake. We know exactly what they do when they're in power: open the border and replace American workers with cheap labor in an effort to gain more electoral power through the census. Don't fall for their propaganda."

Governor Ron DeSantis: "O-1 visas are nonimmigrant visas for people with extraordinary ability, like Shohei. Proponents of importing cheap labor try to characterize H1B visas in this way, but 80% of H1Bs are entry-level positions (and some even sport worthless degrees from diploma mills that manufacture bogus credentials)."

Rep. Darren Soto: "Trump got the U.S. Supreme Court to block SNAP benefits for millions of Americans, even though USDA had the money to pay them. He used hungry families as a bargaining chip for the shutdown. His cruelty knows no bounds."

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar: "Time's up for the Narcos! It's finally the era of a hemisphere free of narco-terrorism, this Administration is going to make sure of it!"

 

Rep. Byron Donalds

 

'Stay Tuned': DeSantis Poised to Call for Special Session to Redraw Florida's Congressional Districts β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” It appears as if the "All eyes are on DeSantis, who can call for a special session at any moment" statement I made a couple days back about Governor Ron DeSantis calling for Florida's congressional lines to be redrawn may come to fruition.

Phillip Levine Urges Democrats to Embrace 'Democratic Capitalism' After Zohran Mamdani's Win β€” By The Floridian's Daniel Molina β€” Democrats like former Miami Beach Mayor Phillip Levine (D) are now calling out the rise of democratic socialism, calling on Democrats to take a stand and embrace β€œdemocratic capitalism.”

Emilio Gonzalez Says Miami Voters are 'MAGA' β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” MIAMIβ€”During the Miami-Dade Republican Executive Committee's annual Lincoln Day fundraising dinner, Republican Mayoral candidate Emilio T. Gonzalez rebuked accusations he has been hearing from potential voters that if he were to win his race, he would become "a MAGA mayor."

Swipe at Donalds? Jay Collins Jabs at Congress for Being Influencers, Not Legislators β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” Lt. Gov. Jay Collins criticized members of Congress for prioritizing media appearances instead of passing legislation in a social media post this week.

 

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FPL

 

 

Poll Shows Byron Donalds With Large Lead in Florida Governor Primary β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” It might be several months until the Florida gubernatorial primary, but a recent poll shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) with an already commanding lead in the Republican field.

Vern Buchanan Introduces Bill Authorizing Use of Drones in Wild Horse Management β€” By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich β€” Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize the use of drones to manage America's wild horse and burro populations.

James Uthmeier Touts Florida's Removal of Criminal Alien Pedophiles β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier discussed the recent success of Operation Criminal Return, a sting by the state targeting criminal alien sexual predators, while speaking with Laura Ingraham on Fox News this week.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Urges Attention to Cameroon as Political Violence Continues β€” By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich β€” Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act as the ongoing political violence in the Central African nation of Cameroon worsens.

 

Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida

 

Experts Say U.S.-Venezuela Strategy Right to Target Maduro's Financial Drug Lifeline, But not Enough to Force Regime Change β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that the expanding U.S. military campaign in Latin America will be known as "Operation Southern Spear," as President Donald Trump received updated military options for potential strikes inside Venezuela.

Behind Closed Doors: The Mega Developer Machine Quietly Powering Eileen Higgins’ Mayoral Fundraiser and Others Quietly Behind Itβ€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” A high-dollar fundraiser invitation circulating this week for Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins’ mayoral bid appears on its face to be a standard political reception with glossy graphics, familiar developer hosts, and predictable fundraising language.

Eileen Higgins’ Record Shows a Pattern: Weakening Independent Oversight and Burdening City of Miami Transit Users β€” By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres β€” As City of Miami voters take a closer look at County Commissioner Eileen Higgins’ record, a clear pattern emerges, not of leadership as she claims, but of systematically weakening independent agencies and shifting financial burdens onto everyday transit users.

Byron Donalds Suggests Capping Legal Immigration, Abolishing H-1B Visa Program β€” By The Floridian's Michael Costeines β€” Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) wants to curb legal immigration and abolish the H-1B visa program, arguing instead that the American education system needs to be reformed to fit jobs for the future.

 

The JUICE is posted by Daniel Molina and Javier Manjarres

 

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Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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