Jay Collins Urges GOP to Rebuild After Midterm Bloodbath, Citing Florida's 10-Point Blueprint
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Jay Collins Urges GOP to Rebuild After Midterm Bloodbath, Citing Florida's 10-Point Blueprint
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Summary
Jay Collins said Republicans can recover from what Ron DeSantis called a "near extinction-level" midterm defeat by broadening outreach while holding to conservative values.
Florida's lieutenant governor argued the party lost crucial no-party voters, saying Republicans did not spend enough time communicating with independents who can decide close races.
Collins pointed to his own Tampa-area state Senate win by 10 points, saying he targeted NPAs and light Democrats without softening his conservative message.
Florida's shift from swing state to the largest red state under DeSantis, he said, offers a national model as Republicans argue over the causes of losses that included Texas flipping to Democrats.
Term-limited in January, Collins said he has not decided on a future state or national role, but urged Republicans to unite behind their 2028 nominee and stop "fighting the last war."