FL-19 Republican Primary: A Carpetbagging Clown Show

I couldn't have said it better myself.
By John Amato — August 19, 2026

CNN's Dana Bash reviewed the Republican primary in Florida District 19 being held Tuesday night by going through all the candidates, most of whom had been in prison or came from other states, including MAGA creep Madison Cawthorn.

Steve Contorno's article fueled Bash's segment: A ‘clown show’ of carpetbaggers and characters has upended a Republican primary in Trump’s backyard

Madison Cawthorn came from North Carolina.

Chris Collins came from NY and was sentenced to 26 months in jail for his role in an insider trading scheme.

Ola Hawatheh is from New York.

Catalina Lauf is from Illinois.

Jim Oberweiss.

Jim Oberweiss and Catalina ran against each other in Illinois.

Now let's not forget John Strand. He was in prison for what he was convicted of doing on January 6th, 2021.

What a motley and despicable crew.

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