The attacks from the media, Hollywood, universities, social media, well-organized protesters and the rest of the Democratic Party have been relentless against our President. And yet even getting COVID could not slow down President Trump for more than a few days before he was back on track fighting for the American people. 

He’s leading by example, setting a hard, tenacious work ethic regardless of the lies and smears. Working for a better America despite the hate and the attacks. Doing the right thing for all Americans. And that leadership on behalf of a better America is translating on the ground as enthusiasm after President Trump’s rapid recovery is now higher than ever. 

With just 22 days until the election, we are giving it everything we have to ensure Florida votes red for President Trump and all Republicans. And we are not alone. This week I hit eight counties to walk and door-knock with local Republicans, many with Vice Chairman Christian Zeigler, with dozens and dozens of volunteers.

It’s so heartening to see so many hard-working volunteers going door to door and street to street in Martin, Pasco, Citrus, Putnam, Bradford, Baker, St. John’s and Flagler counties. In St John’s, we broke a record for the number of doors knocked in a county in one day. It’s a great sign for our chances to win in November — if we keep it up. The Democrats are nowhere to be found, but they are spending a lot of money on TV ads. I believe our personal touch wins over voters more effectively.

The confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett begin today and all signs are that she will be savaged by Democrats smearing her and creating a religious test for the Supreme Court. America and Judge Barrett deserve better. The Wall Street Journal makes the point:

“I’ve seen this before, and it’s not pretty. Critics of Judge Amy Coney Barrett are framing their skepticism with a noble-sounding pretext: Judges shouldn’t bring their personal views into the courtroom. But their real worry is far more chilling. To put it bluntly, America’s cultural elites aren’t sure that a faithful Christian can be entrusted with the law,” Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn writes in The Wall Street Journal. 

Read more here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bigoted-attacks-on-amy-coney-barrett-will-backfire-11602111479

 I was also in a debate with Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo at a Florida Tiger Bay event where we agreed on one thing: Amendment 3 is bad for Florida. Florida Politics quoted me from the debate:

 “I blame a lot of the media who gives the attention to the bomb throwers on each side,” Gruters said. “If you’re in D.C. and you want to be on TV on one of these news channels, you have to go and attack and go for the kill and strike your opponents.”

Gruters, notably, drew a distinction between Tallahassee and Washington. “We have full grown respect for each other,” he said of Florida’s capital. “We have respect for the process. We’ve worked together on numerous bills up there.”

Read more here: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/373399-joe-gruters-terrie-rizzo-argue-top-two-primary-system-wont-ease-hyper-partisanship

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of voting NO on Amendment 3 to maintain the integrity of the Republican Party in Florida. The Amendment destroys Republicans’ ability to choose our candidate for office and could leave only two Democrat options on a ballot in the General Election. Share widely the importance of this NO vote on Amendment 3.

Governor Ron DeSantis Update

On the eve of the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael’s historic landfall, Governor DeSantis highlighted the state of Florida’s milestones that have been brought to communities still recovering from that devastating hurricane.

“On my first day in office as Governor I committed to the people of Northwest Florida that helping them recover from Hurricane Michael would be a top priority,” Governor DeSantis said. “Today, that commitment remains as strong as ever. We will continue working as hard as we can to help all affected communities rebuild stronger than ever before.” 

Dane Eagle, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, said: “DEO has been a proactive partner in Northwest Florida helping communities recover from the devastating impacts caused by Hurricane Michael, and I’m proud of the work we’ve accomplished. Floridians are resilient, and through Rebuild Florida, we will ensure communities are better equipped to handle future storms.”

Read about the milestones here: https://www.flgov.com/2020/10/09/on-eve-of-hurricane-michaels-two-year-anniversary-governor-ron-desantis-highlights-state-of-floridas-commitment-to-northwest-florida/ 

Watch Governor DeSantis here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=3561627023888439&ref=watch_permalink

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First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that counties in Northwest Florida still rebuilding from Hurricane Michael will be receiving an additional $5.2 million to expand telemental health services, rebuild early education facilities, and ensure Florida’s youngest learners and their families are ready and able to return to school and work.

Throughout the pandemic, Florida Early Learning Coalitions have successfully kept childcare and early learning programs open to serve Florida’s youngest learners with a 98% open rate. Florida’s 3,700 Early Learning Providers have maintained childcare and early learning support for more than 20,000 children of first responders, health care professionals and law enforcement since April. Florida’s early learning efforts have been the strongest in the nation, and these funds will expand on our efforts to support our youngest learners, and their families.

“The Governor and I have not and will not forget the ongoing needs of the good people of Northwest Florida who continue to work hard to rebuild their communities and their lives in the wake of Hurricane Michael,” First Lady DeSantis said.

Read more here: https://www.flgov.com/2020/10/09/first-lady-casey-desantis-announces-5-2-million-grant-to-rebuild-pre-school-facilities-expand-mental-health-services-in-hurricane-michael-impacted-counties/

President Donald Trump Update

President Trump is roaring back into the campaign by holding a rally tonight at 7 p.m. at Orlando Sanford International Airport. According to WESH-2 TV in Orlando, people began lining up for the event Sunday night.

The President had been scheduled to attend a rally at the airport Oct. 2, but the event was canceled after he contracted COVID. But as soon as he could safely return, he did so.

Monday’s rally will come a little more than three weeks before the Nov. 3 election, with Trump widely viewed as needing to win Florida if he is going to defeat Democrat Joe Biden. Sanford is in Central Florida’s Interstate 4 corridor, which is typically a fiercely contested region of the state.

Vice President Mike Pence made two Central Florida campaign stops on Saturday. 

Read more here: https://www.wesh.com/article/trump-campaign-rally-in-sanford/34343548

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A trio of conservative leaders wrote in The Hill a defense of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination and confirmation: 

“Even before President Trump announced that Judge Amy Coney Barrett would be his latest Supreme Court nominee, the heated attacks started. Many on the left have threatened riots, impeachment, and packing the Supreme Court if the Senate confirmed his choice instead of waiting to hand a potential President Biden the chance to fill the vacant seat next year.  

“Our system of democracy is at risk from such attacks.

“Yet all Americans who care about their freedom and the freedom of their children can now applaud the nomination of Barrett. Rather than being a Republican or a Democrat, she is an originalist, as originalist justices are one of the great safeguards of our rights in this country.”

Read more here: https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/520152-amy-coney-barrett-deserves-fair-confirmation-for-supreme-court

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“President Trump recently spoke about his health care accomplishments and invited the American people to share his vision for health care in his second term, which he has coined the American First Health Care Plan,” Nick Stehle, vice president of communications at the Foundation for Government Accountability, wrote at Townhall.

“The president's work on health care so far has helped tremendously to assuage voters' fears about skyrocketing premiums and unexpected medical bills. Key to this has been offering affordable alternatives to rigid, pricey ObamaCare plans. President Trump expanded access to association health plans, which allow small business owners to band together to buy insurance like one big company — at a significantly reduced cost. These plans could lower premiums for more than four million Americans and encourage entrepreneurship during a time when Americans desperately need entrepreneurs to create jobs and bring our economy roaring back to life.

“He also increased the availability of short-term health plans, which cost 50 to 80 percent less than individual market plans. And they're working exceedingly well for people who find themselves between jobs or starting a new business. President Trump expanded health reimbursement arrangements and lowered prescription drug prices, consequently producing the largest annual decrease in prescription drug prices in more than 50 years.”

Read more here: https://townhall.com/columnists/nickstehle/2020/10/08/president-trumps-health-vision-leaves-americans-better-choices-and-more-affordable-care-n2577650

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Important talking points to remember about Absentee Ballots, aka Vote by Mail:

• Florida’s Absentee Balloting (also known as Vote by Mail) is safe and secure and has been used in Florida for many years, as President Trump has said. 

• It is important to note that Florida’s system requires a registered voter to initiate and follow a process requesting the ballots, and there have been no significant issues with this system in Florida.

• But Florida does not have or support all-mail voting, or universal mail-ins, being discussed in other states, which President Trump and the RPOF staunchly oppose.