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Donalds courts Black voters

News · Heat 1.3 / 10 · 3 shows · 15m airtime

Byron Donalds announced his campaign for Florida governor on October 12, aiming to become the state's first Black governor by courting Black voters who traditionally vote Democratic. Two Democratic officials have since crossed party lines to endorse him, and his campaign is meeting Black businesses and community leaders while planning targeted ads. Donalds has defended the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, and he now argues his opponent will ignore Florida's constitution and laws where he sees fit. He has also rolled out an insurance plan he says lowers bills 20 percent, called Jolly's wind insurance plan a government takeover, and said he supports voter ID and the surviving Voting Rights Act but opposes preclearance and…

How 3 podcasts covered it

  1. The Breakfast Club, 2026-10-12 (2:16 to 4:24)
    Covers Donalds's pitch and cross-party endorsements
    Covers Donalds's pitch to Black voters in the Florida governor race, his 1963 framing of Black support for Democrats, his outreach to Black businesses and two cross-party endorsements, and the pushback over voting rights and his Jim Crow comments.
    New angle: Two Democratic officials crossed party lines to endorse Donalds.
  2. The Breakfast Club, 2026-10-12 (4:24 to 6:45)
    Adds Black leaders' pushback on Donalds
    Adds the pushback side of the Donalds candidacy: Black leaders cite his opposition to federal voting rights legislation and his Jim Crow-era comments, which he says were taken out of context, and his defense of ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in a state with one of the largest Haitian communities.
    New angle: Donalds has defended the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.
  3. The Dan Bongino Show, 2026-10-16 (41:24 to 43:20)
    Plays Donalds on ignoring state law
    Plays a clip of Donalds saying his opponent will ignore Florida's constitution and laws where he sees fit, then frames the governor's race around gun rights for Florida owners. Adds the opponent's name and the attack line to the campaign coverage.
    New angle: Donalds says his opponent will ignore Florida's constitution and laws where he sees fit.
  4. The Fox News Rundown, 2026-10-22 (16:29 to 19:22)
    Lays out Donalds's 20 percent insurance cut
    Donalds, in a sit-down, lays out his cost-of-living pitch: a plan to cut Florida insurance bills 20 percent, permitting reform to lower construction costs, and health care price transparency. He dismisses Jolly's change message as talking points.
    New angle: Donalds says his insurance plan lowers bills 20 percent in Florida.
  5. The Fox News Rundown, 2026-10-22 (19:22 to 20:48)
    Reports Donalds on affordability and rural slide
    Donalds, asked about the GOP's rural slide, says he campaigns in every part of Florida and that affordability bites in the heartland as much as the cities. He names preserving the Florida way of life as the number two issue and credits DeSantis's leadership.
    New angle: Donalds names keeping the Florida way of life alive as the state's number two issue.
  6. The Fox News Rundown, 2026-10-22 (20:45 to 22:01)
    Adds Donalds's debate challenge to Jolly
    Donalds, in his own words, says he challenged Jolly to three debates and that Jolly declined, calling him a fraud and a coward who hides from voters. A new on-the-record attack from the candidate, not a recap.
    New angle: Donalds says he challenged Jolly to three debates and Jolly declined them all.
  7. The Fox News Rundown, 2026-10-22 (22:01 to 23:33)
    Adds Donalds calling the wind plan a takeover
    Donalds answers Jolly's socialism charge by calling Jolly's wind insurance plan a government takeover of an industry, grouping it with Medicare for All and the National Flood Insurance Program. A new line of attack in the Florida governor's race, not a retread of the earlier insurance-cost pitch.
    New angle: Donalds calls Jolly's wind insurance plan a government takeover and says the National Flood Insurance Program is not working for Floridians.
  8. The Fox News Rundown, 2026-10-22 (23:33 to 25:26)
    Reports Donalds on voter ID and preclearance
    Puts Donalds on the record answering Jolly's voting rights and history attacks: he backs voter ID and the surviving parts of the Voting Rights Act but opposes preclearance and racial gerrymandering as unnecessary in 2026, and calls the attacks pandering.
    New angle: Donalds says he supports voter ID and the surviving Voting Rights Act but opposes preclearance and racial gerrymandering.
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