Donalds and Jolly hold final Florida rallies before Tuesday vote

Republican nominee Byron Donalds and Democratic nominee David Jolly held their final campaign events on Monday, November 2. Both candidates traveled to different parts of the state to address supporters in the final hours before polls close on Tuesday.

Donalds began his day in Tarpon Springs. He then moved to Polk County at noon, accompanied by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Moody. This stop was part of his Defending the Florida Dream bus tour. Donalds ended his Monday schedule with a rally in Sarasota.

Jolly and his running mate, Gwen Graham, concluded their Believe in Better tour with a focus on Central and South Florida. The Democratic ticket stopped in Haines City, located in Polk County, during the morning. They later traveled east to Brevard County. Final rallies for Jolly were scheduled for Palm Beach and Broward counties on Monday night.

Donalds addressed crowds over the weekend with a message of confidence regarding the upcoming election. He told supporters that Florida voters would turn out in large numbers. Donalds stated, We know that the voters of Florida are going to show up to polls in a major way on Election Day, and we are going to win the race, and I'm going to be your next governor.

The Republican candidate also outlined specific policy goals for his administration. He said he would work to lower the cost of construction and insurance. He added that he intended to build necessary roads, protect aquifers, and keep agricultural lands in production. Donalds argued these steps would maintain Florida's status as an exception among the other 49 states.

Jolly spoke to supporters in South Florida on Sunday. He urged them to view their participation as a response to national challenges. He said, Our kids, our grandkids are looking at us when the nation is breaking.. they are one day going to say, Mom, Dad.. when the nation was breaking, what are you doing about it? And we get to say we didn't just only come together and win an election, we came together and we changed the world.

At a campaign event in Miami, Jolly described his economic philosophy. He emphasized that policies must flow from values. He stated that the first value is that the economy should work for everybody. Jolly noted that voters must decide on these values before policy can be created.