On this week’s episode of Talking Central Florida, new polling from the University of North Florida shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds leading Democrat David Jolly by five points in a potential November matchup, should both emerge from their primaries.
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Steven Lemongello from the Orlando Sentinel, Shannon Butler from WFTV Channel 9 and Jeff Allen from Spectrum News 13 discuss the frontrunners in the governor’s race and how incumbent Ron DeSantis might influence the contest.
Plus, the panel compares President Trump’s prime-time address on election integrity with the message from local officials at a recent supervisors of elections roundtable hosted by the News Collaborative of Central Florida.
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Talking Central Florida is hosted by Steve Mort. The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.
The show is a production of the News Collaborative of Central Florida with support from Central Florida Public Media, the Orlando Sentinel, the Winter Park Voice, and the Central Florida Foundation.
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