A Florida Democrat blasted a bullhorn next to a colleague's ear last month – and sent her to the hospital.
Now Byron Donalds just put that moment in his first campaign ad.
And if you think Democrats aren't watching that combination with genuine fear, you haven't been paying attention to Florida politics.
The Ad That Puts the Left's Chaos on Trial
The Friends of Byron Donalds PAC released the spot Wednesday, the same week Donalds officially qualified for the November ballot.
The star of the footage is state Rep. Angie Nixon – a Jacksonville Democrat who showed up to a redistricting vote on April 29 wearing a pink jumpsuit, carrying a pink bullhorn, and proceeded to use it on the House floor while colleagues tried to conduct legislative business.
Nixon discharged it so close to Rep. Yvette Benarroch that Benarroch required medical attention and was referred to an ear specialist.
The Florida House issued its first official reprimand in more than 20 years.
Nixon's response? "I don't care if I get a reprimand. I don't even care if they expel me."
That's not protest.
That's a tantrum.
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And Donalds put it in a paid ad – on purpose.
"These radical Democrats don't want to solve problems," Donalds says in the spot. "They just want power – power to spend your money, control your healthcare, and raise your kids."
He makes the stakes plain: "The left-wing radicals hate me. And they should. Because I'll never let them take that power away from you."
What $81 Million and a Trump Endorsement Actually Buys
Donalds has raised $81 million total between his personal campaign account and the Friends of Byron Donalds PAC – the largest war chest ever assembled by a non-incumbent Florida gubernatorial candidate.
Trump endorsed him before he even officially announced, and when Republican primary voters were told about that endorsement, his lead over one opponent jumped from 47% to 76% in a single poll.
Democrats have one candidate left standing – David Jolly, an MSNBC commentator who was a Republican congressman until the Trump era turned him into a party-switcher.
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Jolly changed his voter registration to Democrat less than two weeks before announcing his run.
He now says his views on abortion have "evolved" from his prior position that life begins at conception.
Donalds is already running general election ads attacking California Gov. Gavin Newsom – not any of his Republican primary opponents.
That's what an $81 million campaign that knows it's already won the primary looks like.
The Leftist Chaos Strategy Has a Long History of Failing Florida
The bullhorn incident isn't isolated.
Nixon pulled the same stunt in 2022 during the previous redistricting fight – leading a sit-in on the House floor.
The map still passed. The House recessed for one hour and came back and voted.
The redistricting map Nixon was screaming about this spring will likely flip four congressional seats from Democrat to Republican in the November midterms.
The pattern is consistent: Florida Democrats disrupt, protest, and file lawsuits.
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Florida Republicans pass the legislation, sign the bills, and win the next election.
Donalds using that footage in his first ad signals exactly how he plans to run this race.
He's not going to let Democrats pretend they're the normal, reasonable, problem-solving party while footage like this exists.
He's going to make every Florida voter choose between a party that governs and a party that blasts bullhorns next to people's ears and brags about it.
Florida families already know which one they want running their schools, setting their property taxes, and keeping criminals off their streets.
The left gave Donalds his first ad for free – and he took it.
Sources:
- A.G. Gancarski, "Byron Donalds rips 'radical Democrats' in new PAC ad," Florida Politics, June 10, 2026.
- "Byron Donalds posts record $22M quarter to kick off 2026 Governor's race," Florida Politics, April 1, 2026.
- "Florida House panel reprimands Rep. Angie Nixon over redistricting floor protest," WUSF, May 14, 2026.
- "Florida state rep. says Angie Nixon's bullhorn protest during redistricting vote left her with possible ear damage," News4Jax, May 1, 2026.
- A.G. Gancarski, "Ron DeSantis denounces Angie Nixon's bullhorn protest of redistricting vote," Florida Politics, May 1, 2026.
- "Byron Donalds, David Jolly lead in Florida governor's race: Emerson College Polling," ABC27, April 2, 2026.
- "Former Republican David Jolly launches longshot bid for Florida governor as a Democrat," NBC Universal, 2025.
