Rep. Matt Gaetz Wins FL Primary BIGLY and Gets Justice, too – Opinion

Results from Florida’s primary election show that incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz won the Congressional District 1 GOP primary by a landslide. Gaetz defeated Mark Lombardo by more than 45 points. Gaetz received more votes for his race than all of the Democratic candidates combined.

In a political hit ad aired by his opponent, Gaetz was accused of being the FBI informant in former President Donald Trump’s inner circle responsible for the FBI’s search at Mar-a-Lago. Trump gave Gaetz a late endorsement, signaling that the informant accusation against Gaetz was political fodder. Trump has added another level to his political power, after sweeping Gaetz’s primary competitor.

Rebekah, a Democrat candidate for Gaetz in the general election will be her opponent. Jones’ candidacy was declared valid in the 11th hour, on the day of the primary, allowing her votes to be counted. A legal battle had been waged based on Jones not meeting the state law’s criteria requiring candidates to be registered with their preferred party for a year ahead of declaring candidacy.

Jones, who posed as an employee of the Florida Department of Health whistleblower and challenged Ron DeSantis about coronavirus reports, is perhaps best remembered for his challenge to Governor Ron DeSantis. FDOH Office of the Inspector General issued a report showing all of Jones’ claims were determined to be unsubstantiated and all those named in the charges were deemed exonerated.

She also targeted Christina Pushaw, who’s now DeSantis’s spokeswoman, after Pushaw wrote an article in Human Events calling Jones’ claims lies. Jones claimed that Pushaw didxxed and stalked Pushaw, so she launched a harassment campaign, using the legal systems as a weapon.

The Gaetz family also has some good news. Today, Stephen Alford, who was convicted of wire fraud in a plot attempting to extort Gaetz’s father, was sentenced to 5 years active time followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers.

Reacting to his victory, Gaetz declared that this election was the “sweetest” of all the elections he has ever won, saying:

“To get almost 70 percent of the vote, I think really tells me a lot about the connection I have with the voters of Northwest Florida. To be nominated by my party is a tremendous honor and Im very grateful to the tens of thousand of people who came out and voted for me this election.”

When asked how he deals with his critics and moves on, Gaetz responded, “Well, I don’t work for them. I work for the people of Northwest Florida.”

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