By Jonathan Roman | Staff Writer 

David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for governor, is making a final campaign push ahead of Election Day, campaigning at The Coral Gables Congregational Church on Nov. 1 during his “The Believe In Better Tour.” 

PantherNOW spoke with Gwen Graham, Jolly’s running mate, about AI data centers. 

When asked what she would tell concerned voters about AI Data centers Graham said, “David and I are going to, on day one, issue a moratorium on data centers.” 

“Theres a lot that we don’t know about data centers, and there a lot of concern for the state of Florida. And there’s a lot of concern about AI as well. I think we need to get a handle on the emerging dominance of AI in so much of our lives.” 

“No data centers, we’re going to issue an immediate moratorium,” Graham reiterated. 

The event hosted major Miami Democrats including Miami Mayor Elieen Higgins, Miami Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava, and Democrats like Sherwin Williams, Elliot Rodriguez, Jose Javier Rodriguez, and Republican Political commentator Ana Navarro. 

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An energized David jolly walked onto the stage proclaiming, “We’re gonna win this race, we’re gonna win this race, folks I promise you.” 

The audience responded enthusiastically, applauding. 

Jolly referenced his party switch, changing his registration from Republican to Democrat. 

“They don’t spend a day on insurance or on education, or on affordable housing, they spend it on culture wars to divide us, based on the color of our skin, where we were born, who we love, or who we worship.” Jolly said. 

“And in this moment when people are breaking, when the economy is getting away from them, enough of us are saying, I don’t care about party registration. Burn the ships, we’re going in a new direction.” Jolly said. 

Jolly painted a contrast with his Republican opponent saying this election is about values.  

“We got a lot of time to talk about policies, but policies flow from values. And unless we decide, what are the values that can create the strength of the nation, we’ll never get to the policy,” he said.

“We are more divided than before and they’re telling us to hate each other,” Jolly said. 

Jolly also spoke about Florida’s controversial book bans.

 “When we have the opportunity to serve, guess what, teachers get to teach again. We need to bring back their books,” he said.

During the 2025-2026 school year, Florida removed nearly 600 books. 

“They teach all history, not just the favorite parts of some politicians, ” Jolly said, referencing Governor DeSantis’ suggestion that black people benefited from slavery. 

Banging on the lectern, Jolly said, “Folks, we are living in a state where our governor suggests we might want to teach the good parts of slavery, and in this race my opponents suggest there are good parts of Jim Crow.”


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After the event, Jolly spoke with reporters.

“The reality is this race is gonna be decided with who comes out on Tuesday. I love where we are going on Tuesday, but we have to leave it on the field,” Jolly said. 

Early voting has ended leaving Election Day as the final day to vote. According to Fresh Take, Republican and Democratic turnout is neck and neck. 

About 13.7 million Floridians have already voted. 

PantherNOW also spoke with Manny Fernandez, Vice President of FIU College Democrats, who remains hopeful. 

“I am again cautiously optimistic. I think the NPA split plus Republicans splitting their ticket will be beneficial to Democrats and could lead to Jolly winning the election. He and Gwen have done a fantastic job uniting Republicans, Democrats, and Independents behind their ticket and I am hoping voters pull through. I know Democrats are excited to vote and I myself have seen Republicans go to the polls and vote blue, so that gives me hope,” Fernandez said. 

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