{"id":3692,"date":"2026-07-03T12:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3692"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:33:47","slug":"republican-candidates-take-aim-at-each-other-in-florida-governors-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3692","title":{"rendered":"Republican candidates take aim at each other in Florida governor\u2019s debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 Three candidates for Florida governor shared the stage Thursday night for a Republican gubernatorial debate, making their case to voters.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3690\">Small crane crashes at Fort Lauderdale YMCA construction site<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner spoke first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs your governor, I will make Florida affordable. I will keep it safe. I\u2019ll protect our environment and keep our state free,\u201d Renner said.<\/p>\n<p>He was followed by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe left, what do they want to see? They want to see the free State of Florida devolve. They want to see it break down and be soft on crime, soft on DEI,\u201d Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>Businessman and investor James Fishback addressed the crowd next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in this race to do two things: to preserve Governor DeSantis\u2019 extraordinary legacy and to fight to make our state more affordable,\u201d Fishback said.<\/p>\n<p>The debate turned heated early on over building data centers in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHire me as governor and we will ban every data center in all 67 counties,\u201d Fishback said.<\/p>\n<p>Collins pushed back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames, let me ask you a question. How do you think the people in the cities and counties are going to feel about the state government coming in and taking control?\u201d Collins asked.<\/p>\n<p>As Fishback tried to respond, Collins continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me finish talking, man. Please, come on. They want local leadership,\u201d Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3688\">Taste the Gables returns with prix-fixe menus at more than 75 Coral Gables restaurants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Renner also challenged Collins on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve said that it\u2019s not possible for the state to regulate hyperscale data centers at the state level. Why do you believe that it is? If you believe that the state shouldn\u2019t be involved, why did you sponsor a bill to give them permanent tax incentives at the expense of everybody watching tonight?\u201d Renner asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re misrepresenting,\u201d Collins responded.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates also addressed education in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I\u2019ll start by resetting the standards of what constitutes an A. Right now, it\u2019s far too low,\u201d Renner said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe teachers need a raise if they\u2019re doing what is expected of them,\u201d Fishback said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the best for our kids,\u201d Collins added. \u201cI don\u2019t want them to be just OK. We want them to be thought leaders, industry leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a lightning round, the candidates also showed where they stand on other major issues.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3686\">Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump\u2019s trip to North Dakota<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three candidates for Florida governor shared the stage Thursday night for a Republican gubernatorial debate, making their case to voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Republican candidates take aim at each other in Florida governor\u2019s debate - 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