David Jolly (X Profile: @davidjollyfl) is the Democratic Nominee in Florida’s 2026 Gubernatorial Election.
Every thing one needs to know about Congressman Jolly can be summarised in the following statement:
Congressman Jolly came to the Democratic Party in 2025 after having been a Republican (and represented constituents in the U.S. Congress as a Republican) prior to 2018 and, between 2018 and 2022 (during which time he held no political office, elective or otherwise), was Politically Independent.
It’s giving Charlie Christ.
One hopes that Congressman Jolly won’t later go on seeking to accede the Governor’s Mansion (if he does not achieve this in 2027) in four years as a Republican and (if he does not succeed at that time) then again in four years as an Independent candidate.
It is the Position of this Institute that any candidate running under the Banner of the Democratic Party is morally compromised, and therefore, not fit for Political Office. We can certainly examine their Policies and Actions objectively and acknowledge where such Policies and/or Actions are valid.
However, as a matter of Electoral Politics, the Democratic Party lacks a clear set of coherent Principles upon which all of their Policy Positions are ultimately based.
While the Institute requires no other reason to be against Congressman Jolly’s Gubernatorial bid, we come to the issue of his running-mate: Gwen Graham (X Profile: @GwenGraham).
If you have interfaced with the Institute’s content, you are aware that it is this Institute’s Position that it is not the place, optimal or otherwise, of a woman to wield (external – i.e., outside of the home) Authority.
The Institute abhors Western Civilisation’s shift away from Gynocentric Patriarchy and towards Gynocentric Matriarchy.
The Institute therefore encourages those who consume our commentary (written and otherwise) to examine the changes that have taken place in and throughout Western Civilisation as we transition away from Gynocentric Patriarchy and towards Gynocentric Matriarchy, and ask yourself if what you truly desire is to exist within the confines of a fully-functional Gynocentric Matriarchy. If you’d like a realpolitik example of what a fully-functional Gynocentric Matriarchy would look like, examine the Black Community and its objective, statistical outcomes.
In the case that Congressman Jolly accedes the Governor’s Mansion and he becomes, for whatever reason, incapacitated, even if just temporarily, to the pointe where he cannot wield the Prerogatives of the Office of Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor Graham would then serve as the (Acting) Governor of Florida.
And while some may argue that the likelihood of such a scenario occurring is slim, that still leaves a statistical likelihood that a woman would occupy the most powerful office in the state. It is therefore a risk that this Institute cannot encourage those who consume our commentary to take, given our stance on women wielding (external)Authority.
The third reason why this Institute is, prima facie, against Congressman Jolly’s Gubernatorial bid is because Congresswoman Graham, Congressman Jolly’s running mate, is not just a life-long Democrat, she is a life-long Democrat from a family of one of the country’s highest profile, life-long Democrats.
As the daughter of former U.S. Senator for and Governor of Florida Bob Graham, Congresswoman Graham is a Political Dynast – an Intergenerational and Institutionally Entrenched member of the Democratic Party. Given this, in conjunction with this Institute’s stance that membership in and of the Democratic Party calls into question one’s moral foundation, one can only imagine the levels of moral dereliction that plague this woman’s decision-making.
The final, and probably MOST important prima facie reason why this Institute is against Congressman Jolly’s Gubernatorial bid is the same reason why this Institute stands against the Electoral Bid of any candidate of the Democratic Party: the solutions proposed by Democrats, regardless of instance, is to either give the state new powers to solve “X” problem OR stretch the state’s current powers beyond the letter of the law and/or beyond the limit of its spirit to solve “X” problem.
The more power you give the state to solve problems for you, the more power you give the state over your life. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the Democrats are Communists not because they are (Cultural) Marxists, but because they believe, as a Basic Tenet of their Ideological Framework, that the only effective and efficient form of government is one whereby the state is the only viable problem solver.
Those are the biases that I bring with me as I examine Congressman Jolly’s Gubernatorial Manifesto, which you can examine for yourself here:
https://davidjolly.com/issues/
What follows is this Institute’s Commentary on Congressman Jolly’s Gubernatorial Manifesto
Solving Our Affordability and Insurance Crisis
Take on the Insurance Crisis – Home Ownership is not a Right, it is a Privilege. And that Privilege comes with both Authority and Responsibility. Individuals who cannot afford the Cost of Home Ownership cannot and should not be Home Owners. Any attempt by Tallahassee to make Home Ownership accessible to more people is akin to subsidising Home Ownership (even if not directly). We attempted that on a country-wide scale and the result was a Global Financial Crisis.
Stop the Runaway Utility Bills – Utility Companies provide a key commodity: Energy. Caps on how much Utility Companies can charge is not the solution to making Energy in the state more affordable (or abundant). What will make Energy in the state more abundant (and thus, more affordable) is an increase in the number of companies permitted to offer Energy Services to Floridians. But alas, Corporatism runs rampant in Florida and Floridians only have two options: Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light. And just to be clear, Floridians only have two options because the Florida Legislature refuses to rescind legislation that effectively preserves the cartel-esque nature of the state’s Energy Sector.
Build Homes Peoples Can Actually Afford – We do not need more building in Florida, we need less. Otherwise, see my Commentary above in the “Take on the Insurance Crisis” sub-section.
Protect Renters and Condo Owners Left Behind – The description provided here is not really clear re: Renters. If Congressman Jolly believes that Renters need protecting, I would be curious to hear what his stance is on the proposed Property Tax Relief Plan currently making the rounds in the state – one of the effects of which will be an increase in Property Taxes on Investment and Commercial Properties, which, in turn, would increase Rents. Otherwise, what is clear (enough) in this sub-section is that Congressman Jolly ardently believes that “something must be done to protect older condo owners.” Regarding that particular matter, see my Commentary above in the “Take on the Insurance Crisis” sub-section.
Give Families Room to Breathe – this sub-section just makes a statement instead of proposing a solution.
Saving Our Schools
This Section of Congressman Jolly’s Manifesto is comprised of a Monologue and a Question and Answer portion.
I will therefore offer Commentary from the perspective of the Question and Answer portion of this Section of Congressman Jolly’s Manifesto.
But before I do that, I want to make two pointes.
First, the irony isn’t lost on me that nowhere in this section of Congressman Jolly’s Manifesto is the obvious stated: the Parents are the Primary Educators of their children. It is absolutely asinine to me how both Political Parties bypass this fact as the most important indicator of how a child shows up and performs academically. It has never been more important to preserve Homeschooling.
Second, Congressman Jolly does not talk about it here, but after doing some Research and Reflection, this Institute’s Position on School Vouchers and Charter Schools has shifted from skeptical to hostile. While the stated objective of School Vouchers and Charter Schools is to expand options for the Working Classes, this Institute sees how Corporatism is making its way into Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Education.
The Institute’s position is now as follows:
- K-12 Institutions have to either be Public or Private. Charter Schools create this “Public-Private” Model that is dangerously Corporatist.
- Parents whom are Home Owners whom Homeschool or send their Children to a K-12 Private or Parochial School should receive a discount (if not the full amount) of the School Portion of their Property Taxes Paid. Such Parents should not be required to fully fund Public Education circa their Property Taxes.
- The K-12 Public School System needs to be restructured so that Secondary Education is geared either to College Preparation (i.e., you are ready to delve directly into your major after completing Secondary Education) or Vocational Certification (i.e., you are ready to work immediately after completing Secondary School, no additional training required). I talk about this at length in my Commentary on Congressman Donalds’ Plan to Reform K-12 Education in the state. Should Congressman Donalds win the General Election in November, I will use that Commentary to publish the Institute’s first Policy Reform piece: A Policy Proposal to Reform K-12 Education in the United States.
We will now proceed with our Commentary on Congressman Jolly’s Education Agenda.
Why are so many teachers leaving Florida? – A teacher’s pay should be directly tied to the performance of their pupils on National/State level examinations. Increasing a Teacher’s pay just so that it keeps up with the Cost of Living does nothing to hold the Secondary Educators of children accountable to do their jobs.
What does Jolly want to do about teacher pay? – See Commentary in response to “Why are so many teachers leaving Florida?,” above.
How does Jolly plan to fund his education priorities? – Expansion of the allowed uses of Florida’s Tourist Development Tax is just a fancy way of saying that Congressman Jolly plans to fund his educating priorities by making Florida more expensive to visit. So Congressman Jolly’s plan is to place more economic pressure on the state’s tourist sector – its primary economic driver.
What about rural Florida school districts? – I don’t doubt that the Rural areas of the state are having issues with teacher retention. However, I highly doubt that what they want is “someone from Tallahassee” coming in and “offering assistance.”
How are Florida public schools funded? – The Democrats see the country’s Education crisis as one fueled by how much money is being spent per pupil. There are countries in the first worlde that spend far less than what the mean spent in the U.S. per pupil and have far better results. Spending is NOT the problem in the U.S. Education system. The problem with the U.S. Education system is it does not perform the basics – Reading, Arithmetic and Critical Thinking Development – well. What’s more, academic standards are terribly low (even at most U.S. Private and Parochial Schools). Finally, too much Technology is being leveraged in U.S. Schools. We need to get back to physical engagement with Paper, Books and Chalk. Education isn’t a spectator sport. Unfortunately, that is what Technology has turned it into. Most U.S. K-12 Schools are merely just Day Care Centres – places where Parents drop their children off so they can work. At this junction, Homeschooling is the ONLY means by and through which to ensure your child receives an adequate education.
Is the federal government taking over education policy? – The Federal Government has a U.S. Department of Education. To my mind, this means that whatever control it has is too much. The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is clear: the Powers not expressly vested in the Federal Government in and throughout the Constitution remains vested in the states and the people.
Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform
“The people pushing back against reform will say it is not realistic.”
No, I would not say that it is not realistic.
What I would say, however, is that Citisens United v. FEC is the Law of the Land – and some of the Reforms proposed here run afoul of the holding in that High Court Ruling.
The only necessary Reform (if it doesn’t already exist)is to require all Donations given to any current state official by anyone and Gifts given by Lobbyists to any state official to be reported to the Division of Elections of the Florida Department of State. State Law requiring this information to be made available for public consumption in a timely, regularised manner does not contravene Citisens United v. FEC, does not contravene the Constitutional Right to Privacy, does not contravene any Federal Law or Regulation, and most crucially, has the clear objective of empowering the Electorate.
What Congressman Jolly does in this Section of his Manifesto is kvetch without offering a clear, cohesive proposal on how to fix the problem – in a way that does not run afoul of current Law.
Strengthen Florida’s Economy
Technology should be built here – No. The United States has fifty states, and not more than 10% of the Country’s landmass is lived on/utilised. Each state does not need to play the same role where it regards the Economic Advancement of the Country. Florida has an Ecologically Sensitive Position that must be protected – especially from Big Tech. Any Initiatives that require more Infrastructure to be built in Florida is a non-starter. Nay, we need to be looking for ways to take downe some of the Infrastructure that has been put up as some of these structures are not only un-sound, but are causing strain to the state’s already sensitive Ecological Position.
Agriculture is Florida’s foundation. It deserves a plan for tomorrow. – I tend to agree more than I disagree with this statement. The problem, however, is that there are no “Meat and Potatoes” to offer Commentary on – it’s just a series of Blanket Statements.
Tourism built this state. It still matters. – I tend to agree more with Congressman Jolly’s pointes made here. The problem, however, like with Congressman Jolly’s position on the state’s Agriculture Policy, there are no “Meat and Potatoes” to offer Commentary on – its just a series of Blanket Statements.
Keep the talent. Welcome the worlde. – Congressman Jolly is un-realistic about this state’s economic position. Yes – Florida is one of the most economically important states in the Union. However, Congressman Jolly, just like Congressman Donalds, wants it to be economically important for things other than those things that it is economically important for. Despite the fact that Florida has the best Public Universities in the country, Florida’s strong suits will always be as follows: Shipping (think: Ports), Tourism, and Agriculture. It is in Florida’s “DNA” to be very good at these three things. Any Economic Plan NOT centered on these three will doom Florida to failure. What this means is that Florida will have to concede being the Country’s Premier Higher Educator, but will not be able to directly enjoy those fruits because of how the state’s Economy functions. Also, we don’t want to “Welcome the Worlde.”
Restoring Reproductive Freedom
This Institute unfortunately holds two positions on Voluntary Infanticide (because that is what Abortion is). While it pains us to have two opposing positions, we believe that the only way forward on this issue is to understand it from the perspective on the realities on the ground.
Our moral position is that Voluntary Infanticide is sin, and anyone who participates in it, whether directly or indirectly, is engaged in the most heinous crimes against children and are therefore the most morally derelict people in our society, not to be trusted at all with any power, political or otherwise.
Our realpolitik position is as follows:
- Prior to Voluntary Infanticide not being readily available, the percentage of Black men committing violent crimes and the number of violent crimes they were committing were both significantly higher. Both of these figures have decreased significantly because Black Women engage in Voluntary Infanticide at higher rates than other Women.
- Prior to Voluntary Infanticide not being readily available, the percentage of Working Class people receiving state economic welfare and the dollar amount of said welfare received were both significantly higher than at current. Both of these figures have decreased significantly because Voluntary Infanticides have increased.
- The Dating Market (in the United States) has become more short-term oriented and thus, significantly less long-term oriented. As a result, out-of-wedlock births (a key indicator of whether or not the state will have to provide economic welfare for the care of a child) have increased across all races/ethnicities. This means that precious state resources are being expended on groups of people who lack discernment (think: critical thinking) and the ability to delay gratification. Broadly speaking, these are not people who have the ability to become net contributors. Therefore, said economic welfare is resources expended with no chance of being re-cooperated.
This Institute therefore cannot (and will not) offer any Commentary on Congressman Jolly’s proposed Abortion Policy.
Given that Science is now opening avenues for men and women to have children out-of-wedlock (think: surrogacy, IVF), this Institute would be interested in learning about where the Democratic Party stands on Voluntary Sterilisation. It is obvious to this Institute that Science would force Policy to expand on both fronts – not just one.
We will close on this: men who are long-term minded must be absolutely vigilant about whom they engage in any sexual activity with and marry, as Abortion Policy offers the biological father neither the ability to legally relinquish paternal authority if he does not want the biological mother to carry the baby to term nor any ability to be made whole, even if just civilly, if the biological mother aborts the child where he desired for her to do otherwise. Abortion Policy is one place where is absolutely NO equality before the Law.
Investing in Climate Resiliency, Clean Water, and the Ocean Economy
This is just a general observation: Democrats often use busswords to summarise their lofty positions on contentious issues. Nowhere are their views more contentious than they are on Environmental Policy. Phrases like “Climate Resiliency,” “Clean Water” and “Ocean Economy” do the heavy lifting than Democrats often hide behind, primarily because it enables a sort of double-speak: they say something specific and targeted to the base, but also gives them a kind of flexibility with everyone else that they can utilise to pivot as necessary – all while preserving their actual Policy stance.
Like the Education section of Congressman Jolly’s Manifesto, this Section of Congressman Jolly’s Manifesto is comprised of a Monologue and a Question and Answer portion.
I was going to offer Commentary on the Question and Answer portion, but this section is formulaic in its construction: it uses the word “climate” as a byword, then goes on to tie “climate” to “economy.” Where it does not use the word “climate” as a byword, it uses a bussword like “climate change” or “clean energy,” and then ties both to “economy.” The stratagem is a brilliant one – it ties a key Democrat priority (Climate Policy) to economic advancement.
It is this Institute’s position that Climate Policy is nothing more than an attempt to cram the population of the Planet (not just the United States) into major metropolitan centres, and then expressly restrict life to just those urban centres.
The irony is that your average U.S. metro area requires far more Energy that most sources of “Clean Energy” can produce – even now. This means that Urban Centres – the Meat and Potatoes of the Democrat Electorate here in the United States – are most responsible for “Carbon Emissions.”
Ironically, its your average U.S. rural area (the Meat and Potatoes of the Republican Electorate), not your average U.S. metro, that can fully convert to “Clean Energy” and remain a Going Concern – and even, experience economic growth. Anyone who believes that your average U.S. urban area can survive (forget thriving) on “Clean Energy” alone is delusional. The only way your average U.S. urban area can survive fully on Clean Energy is if that Energy source is Nuclear – but that is NOT a conversation that the Left is ready to have.
Restoring Services for Our Veterans
The Constitution is clear: the Power to Defend the Homeland is vested in the Federal Government. It follows, then, that the Federal Government is squarely and solely responsible for providing Services to Veterans. Other than Congressmen holding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs accountable for adequately discharging its duties, the States have no Constitutional Authority in this realm.
Giving Florida’s Families Access to Florida’s Universities
Allow me to translate this for you: Democrats want all individuals resident in Florida, legal and otherwise, to have access to both the State University System of Florida and the Florida College System.
Florida Law makes it all but inevitable that any High School Graduate who desires it – even if they did not graduate from a Florida High School – has a spot any any of the Florida Colleges. What’s more, per Florida Law, so long as you earn an Associate’s Degree with at least a 2.5 (or perhaps its lower, a 2.0), you have a generic spot (i.e., maybe you won’t gain Admission to the Engineering College, but you will have a spot at a College of Arts & Sciences) at any State University.
Speaking personally, I graduated from High School in the West Indies and started my Higher Education at the University of Delaware. I then re-located to Florida and earned my Associate’s Degree from Miami-Dade College with a 3.4 GPA. Tuition at Miami-Dade College was affordable, so I worked full-time (to pay for it) and went to college part-time but year-round. I finished my Associate’s degree in two years. Because of the way State Law is crafted, I could have gone to any State University but chose to attend Florida International University.
I earned a Baccalaureate in Philosophy. I then went out into the Florida Workforce and became a Tax Accountant by trade. This is a testament to the strength of a Florida Higher Education.
Florida has the best Higher Education System in the Country – hands downe.
The Neoconservatives that run the Florida Legislature, for all their faults, have left State Law that makes access to that System alone. It does NOT require Reform.
Reducing Gun Violence
Your average Democrat believes that more laws will make criminals obey. When we say that the behaviour of the Democratic Party is feminine facing, THIS is what we mean.
Criminals only respond to one thing: force.
The only people who obey the Law are law-abiding citisens. If you hamstring law-abiding citisens through un-necessary compliance, all you do is give Criminals more runway to act as they wish.
This is something that Democrats will never understand because all Democrats exist in the female frame, wherein any force is the problem. They cannot differentiate between a group of law-abiding people wielding force and a group of criminals wielding force. To them, it all looks the same: people wielding force.
And to the average Democrat, unless force is being used to make people “be nice,” it is being incorrectly wielded.
Clean Energy
See our Commentary on the Investing in Climate Resiliency, Clean Water, and the Ocean Economy Section of Congressman Jolly’s Manifesto, above.
Home Rule and Direct Democracy
At long last, I have found something on which I ardently and passionately agree with Congressman Jolly on – although, I loath is framing as “Direct Democracy.”
Congressman Jolly does not talk about it directly in this section of his Manifesto, but a part of the reason why the Property Tax Reform being floated in the state of Florida is so problematic is because it would effectively gut municipal governance.
Municipalities would be reduced to having to receive funds from a Common Fund ran out of Tallahassee.
This means that Municipal Governments, uniquely positioned to lobby County Commissions and the State Legislature on matters of import to their constituents, will effectively lose that sovereign authority under the current Property Tax Reform proposal.
From the perspective of the Institute, this is an affront to a key Aspect of “Americanism:” various levels of government, each with their own sphere sovereignty, with the ones closest to the citisenry being best positioned to preserve the local communities in which the citisenry live and exist, day-in, day-out.
Fighting Crime, not Communities
Despite comprising only six percent of the U.S. Population, Black Men commit over fifty percent of violent crime. Black men are dis-proportionately represented in violent crime. Equally, men from immigrant communities are disproportionately represented in crime statistics. This inevitably means that increased police presence will be necessary where the concentration of Black and/or immigrant men is higher/increased.
Body Cameras is the best thing to happen to Law Enforcement because it has proven their claims about policing specific communities to be both broadly and specifically correct. What we need now is more accountability for criminals, not Law Enforcement.
Policing has to first, cast a wide net, then give everyone caught in it the ability to escape it through compliance.
Delivering Affordance Healthcare to Floridians
Congressman Jolly delivers a passion-filled monologue but there are no Meat and Potatoes to provide Commentary on.
In that case, I will provide General Commentary of my own.
Health Care should be preventative, not reactive. What the U.S. provides is not Health Care, its Sick/Reactive Care.
From a personal perspective (and as an Amateur Men’s Bodybuilding Athlete), I have actively chosen not to have any Health Insurance Plan because they simply aren’t valuable. Instead, I spend A LOT of money on preventative care. I have no regrets about this, because that investment keeps me from having to interface with the Medical Industrial Complex.
Health Insurance Plans are worthless because its just a squabble over how much someone is going to pay for reactive medicine. A valuable Health Insurance Plan – and one that would actually defray costs for the average U.S. voter – is one where you pay a Premium and, instead of it covering your doctor’s visits, it covers 100% of the cost of surgery, 100% of the costs associated with childbearing, 100% of the costs associated with rehabilitative care after some major calamity, and 100% of the costs associated with some chronic illness.
In other words: Health Insurance would actually be worth it IF it operated like Auto Insurance.
The fact that people are getting Health Insurance to partially cover Annual Physicals and cover very small portions of surgery, child-bearing, rehabilitative care, and chronic illness, is PROOF POSITIVE that Health Insurance is a scam AND the U.S. Health Care System is an absolute farce.
Treating Everyone with Kindness, Dignity and Respect
Congressman Jolly has chosen to end his Manifesto in a very feminine-facing way, perhaps to remind his base that he is on side with their perspective, even if some of his positions aren’t as progressive as they’d wish.
This Institute’s stance on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is clear, but just to reiterate:
- Diversity is not a strength, homogeneity is. The more diverse a community becomes, the less civically engaged people in that community become, and the more “strong man governance” is needed to keep the community in question from breaking down into chaos.
- Equity is horrific because goes beyond Equality. Equality says “lets ensure that the Law is crafted to ensure that everyone has access to the same legal protections.” Equity says “lets give person A more of X to bring them on par with person B, because of historical or systemic this or that.”
- Inclusion is a childish delusion. It is perfectly natural and normal for people to come into community with those are like them. That right is protected by the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, further strengthened by the Ruling in NAACP v. Alabama.
Concluding Notes
Congressman Jolly has the veneer of a 1990’s Politician: an attractive middle aged man with a picturesque family.
Unfortunately for Congressman Jolly, the Age of Performative Politics is over.
This Manifesto veered too often into Monologues about the problems facing the state of Florida and her residents, and no where near enough into the “Meat and Potatoes” on how he realistically plans to solve said problems.
Congressman Jolly – and most of the candidates running for office on both sides of the aisle – appear to be confused: their place, as individuals seeking Elective Office, is to provide solutions. Failure to do so means that you’re actively placing yourself on the left side of the equation, where the problem lives.
If you have read the Commentaries that this Institute have published on both Republican and Democratic Candidates, you are aware that this an issue I consistently raise as deeply problematic without respect to Political Affiliation.
Our Elites are unable to think beyond 250 characters, and can only do so when they’re permitted to dispense passionate monologues where they aren’t accountable to talk, with precise detail, about solutions.
The overwhelming majority of our elites, especially those of a political and economic nature, desperately need to be overthrown in favour of a nationalist clique with fascinatingly horrifying levels of discernment. Otherwise, the United States will not survive the Changing of the Global Guard currently underway, whose conclusion is the Era of the Global Superpower – at least, for now – and the start of Regionalism.
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