America First candidates prevail in several major county GOP races
The race for Lee County Republican Party chair wasn’t decided until the third ballot cast. But Michael Thompson, a business associate of Gen. Michael Flynn, won an election by a single vote.
It’s one of several critical victories tallies this weekend for a group of conservatives touting themselves as “America First,” bearers of the agenda of former President Donald Trump. Candidates from the same wing of the party won in Alachua and Hillsborough counties. More elections for party leadership will play out in coming days, and could well impact votes for new state leadership for the Republican Party of Florida in February.
It’s unlikely any will unfold so dramatically as the contest in Lee Coun...
