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Coverage dated September 15, 2023

Florida GOP scraps planned loyalty oath in win for Trump over DeSantis in their shared home state

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Steven Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Republican Party of Florida on Friday night scrapped plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty oath, siding with former President Donald Trump over Gov.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Florida GOP scraps planned loyalty oath in win for Trump over DeSantis in their shared home state (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Steven Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Republican Party of Florida on Friday night scrapped plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty oath, siding with former President Donald Trump over Gov.

  2. NBC News

    Florida GOP bucks Ron DeSantis and scraps the loyalty oath opposed by Trump (opens NBC News)

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    The vote at the Florida Republican convention represented a rare loss for the governor with his home-state Republicans.

  3. Seattle Times

    In victory for Trump, Florida GOP won’t require signing loyalty oath to run in presidential primary (opens Seattle Times)

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    The Republican Party of Florida is removing a loyalty oath as a condition for getting on the presidential primary ballot.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Florida drops loyalty pledge from GOP primary ballot requirements (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Florida Republican Party dropped its previous plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty pledge in order to appear on the party’s primary ballot, giving a win to former President Donald Trump over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the two rivals’ home state.

  5. Politico

    Florida Republicans reject DeSantis for Trump in loyalty pledge fight (opens Politico)

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    “People will be pissed if we keep Trump off the ballot,” said one state GOP member.

  6. Tampa Bay Times

    Florida GOP won’t require signing loyalty oath for presidential primary run (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    The vote is seen as a victory for Donald Trump in his rivalry with Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  7. Fox News

    Florida GOP gives a victory to Trump over DeSantis by scrapping a proposed primary ballot rule (opens Fox News)

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    A home state win for Trump over DeSantis as the Florida Republican Party drops a loyalty pledge after pressure from the former president

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