Last week tickets for Statesman's Dinner with Governor Ron DeSantis and special guest, President Donald J. Trump, went on sale. We had a HUGE response---they've already sold out!

We are incredibly thankful for Governor Ron DeSantis leading the charge. He is helping to make this a historic event! Statesman's Dinner will be an amazing opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of Republicans across our state and rally up the base to bring home a big win in 2020.

If you did not get tickets, it's not too late. We've opened an exclusive wait list. We will let you know when we have a seat that becomes available.

>> Get on waitlist <<

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Florida’s lieutenant governor wraps up Colombia trade mission
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Scamming a veteran could become first-degree felony in Florida
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• The October jobs report blew past expectations.
• Democrats continue to move the goalposts and are not providing President Trump with basic due process rights.
• From the very moment President Trump took office, Democrats were set on impeachment.
• Democrats know they cannot beat President Trump in 2016 so are turning to this sham partisan impeachment inquiry.
• After 3 days of public testimony and 9 witnesses, the facts remain:
• The July 25th call transcript – released to the public – shows no evidence of pressure or quid pro quo.
• Both President Zelensky and President Trump have said there was no pressure on the call.
• At the time of the July 25th call, the Ukrainian government did not know aid was withheld.
• Aid was received with no conditions.
• Everyone is tired of this impeachment sham and polls are continuing to show this.
• A new Emerson poll shows support for impeachment has flipped since October from 48% support with 44% opposing to now 45% opposed and 43% in support.
• The biggest swing is among Independents, who oppose impeachment now 49% to 34%, which is a reversal from October where they supported impeachment 48% to 39%.
• A Politico- Morning Consult Poll showed opposition by independents to the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry jumped 10 points last week.
• NPR reported that Americans overwhelmingly say the impeachment hearings won’t change their minds.
• A Marquette University Poll shows support for impeachment has slipped in a key 2020 battleground state.
• Gallup found that President Trump’s approval rating is improving since their end of October poll.
• Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s polling of suburban voters showed there was more support for dropping the inquiry than supporting it.
• These public polls are matching RNC internal polling which shows:
• The President’s approval is the highest it’s been since the impeachment sham began.
• Opposition to impeachment is growing.
• Most voters want Biden investigated. This includes over 1/3rd of Dems.
• Impeachment backlash has fueled the RNC’s fundraising. In October, the RNC brought in $25.3 million and has $61.4 million cash on hand.
• Many House Democrats in Trump won Congressional Districts came to Washington pledging to work with President Trump and Republicans. They will have to answer to their constituents in November 2020.
• The RNC is continuing to hold these Democrats accountable. Visit: stopthemadness.com
• It’s time that Democrats get over the results of the 2016 election and get back to the issues that matter most to the American people.
• Democrats should focus on working with Republicans to ratify the USMCA which would boost the economy and create 176,000 jobs and add $68.2 billion to the U.S. economy.

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