Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 10.18.26
Halloween is coming up, landing just days before the Nov. 3 election. And in Florida politics, plenty of people have been in costume for weeks. Byron Donalds is dressed as a candidate who’s never heard of Donald Trump. His campaign quietly deemphasized Trump’s endorsement on his website as Trump’s approval numbers sag and Americans become increasingly disillusioned with this administration. That’s a tough costume to pull off when Trump flies into Fort Myers to rally for you. David Jolly, meanwhile, is a former Republican Congressman dressed as a Democrat. And his latest ad has him borrowing Ronald Reagan’s old “are you better off” line. So he’s an ex-Republican dressed as a Democrat while impersonating a Republican to appeal to Democrats and Republicans. Good luck keeping track! Andrew Parrott is the Invisible Man — unwillingly. About 9,000 Lake County mail ballots in Florida’s 6th…
