Bill Clinton Campaigns for Democrat in Florida Governor Race
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What happened
Former President Bill Clinton appeared at a campaign event in Hollywood, Florida, to support Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly in his race against Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who is seeking to succeed outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis. Jolly, a former Republican now running as a Democrat, was joined at the gathering, described as an interfaith event, where Clinton endorsed him and also mentioned Democrat Gwen Graham. Clinton told attendees they needed a candidate who would work to help people afford basic aspects of life and quoted a passage from Galatians. CBS News reported that Clinton traveled to Florida as early voting was underway and that he was among several well-known figures assisting Jolly’s campaign.
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BLINDSPOT.
Only right-leaning outlets are covering this story
— the other side's media is silent.
Omitted — what each side leaves out
Unpacked
Left-leaning coverage has not reported Bill Clinton's Florida campaign stop, leaving the only detailed version on the right. Right-leaning coverage says Clinton joined David Jolly at an interfaith event in Hollywood and treated a Galatians line as "one of the Bible's most important promises." It also flags that he skipped the chapter's warning about sowing to the flesh versus the Spirit. Center coverage records only that Clinton is traveling to campaign. A reader of the silent side would miss the scripture, the interfaith setting, and that Jolly is a former Republican now running as a Democrat.
Right-leaning coverage leads with the Bible quotation and a push to flip Florida blue. Center coverage leads only with the fact that Clinton is on the trail.
Did Jolly or the interfaith hosts invite Clinton to quote Galatians, or did he add the verse on his own?
Bottom line
Breitbart is the only outlet reporting that Clinton called a Galatians verse one of the Bible's most important promises at Jolly's Hollywood stop. Left-leaning coverage has not mentioned the visit.
The receipts — 5 facts one side's coverage lacks
- Clinton told an interfaith event in Hollywood that “let us not grow weary in doing good” is one of the Bible’s most important promises
- A Stetson University poll showed Donalds leading Jolly by 11 points
- Registered Republican voters in Florida outnumber registered Democrats by over 1.5 million
- Floridians have not elected a Democrat governor since Lawton Chiles was reelected in 1994
- Clinton said he is tired of politicians picking fights
The Right View
Breitbart reported Clinton’s Hollywood appearance as an effort to flip Florida, highlighting that he quoted Galatians 6:9 (“let us not grow weary in doing good”) at an interfaith event and arguing he omitted the surrounding verses about sowing to the Spirit. It identified Jolly as a former Republican turned Democrat, called Clinton “scandal-plagued,” and placed the race in Florida’s recent shift to Republican registration advantages of more than 1.5 million, noting no Democrat has been elected governor since Lawton Chiles’s 1994 reelection and citing a Stetson University poll with Donalds ahead by 11 points. CBS News reported, more briefly, that Clinton was campaigning in Florida for Jolly while early voting was underway and that other well-known figures were also helping the campaign. No left-leaning outlet has reported this.
Our Take (balanced)
The core event is substantive and checkable: a named former president appeared publicly with a named candidate at a specified place and delivered quoted remarks. Established facts include Clinton’s campaign appearance for Jolly in Hollywood, Florida, the matchup with Donalds to replace DeSantis, Jolly’s party switch, and contemporaneous early voting, as reported by CBS News and in greater detail by Breitbart. Characterizations such as “scandal-plagued,” claims that the scripture was applied to a “far-left” campaign, and the precise wording of Clinton’s remarks rest on a single right-leaning write-up of the event rather than a transcript or multi-outlet corroboration; the Stetson poll and registration figures are cited only in that coverage. No left-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch for a full video or transcript of the Hollywood event, independent confirmation of the quotes and poll, and any on-the-record response from the Jolly or Donalds campaigns.
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