The 2026 primary election cycle continues in Florida, with Republican and Democratic candidates actively campaigning and new polling data shaping the contests. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 4,505 U.S. adults showed Democrats with a 37% to 36% advantage over Republicans on economic stewardship, the first time Democrats have led on the issue in nearly a decade; President Trump’s approval rating fell to 35%; gasoline prices have risen more than 25% since the Iran war began, contributing to a decline in the Republican economic edge; a generic congressional ballot survey indicated registered voters favored Democrats 42% to 37%. A James Madison Institute poll found 64% of Florida voters aware of the state’s congressional redistricting, while 51% said the new maps would not change their voting intent; partisan views on the maps split along party lines. Campaign activity includes Byron Donalds’s release of an attack ad targeting David Jolly over transgender issues, which Jolly said omitted economic concerns and accused Donalds of receiving funding from Big Tech and other industries; Donalds announced a Get Out the Vote rally in Naples on August 12 at VFW Post 7721. In Florida’s 9th District GOP primary, Ben Butler holds a 14% plurality despite being outspent, with other candidates ranging from 11% to 14% and a large share of undecided voters; Jim Schwartzel and Catalina Lauf are locked in a tight race for the Republican nomination in Donalds’s former district, with Schwartzel leading 19.1% to 18.9%; Belinda Keiser leads the Republican primary in Florida’s 22nd District with 13.6% support; Oliver Gilbert’s campaign said tech and crypto billionaires aligned with Trump are financing over 300 television ads through Protect Progress, a PAC linked to Fairshake; Jared Moskowitz holds an 11‑to‑1 cash advantage over Oliver Larkin in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 25th District; Friends of Jennifer Winkler’s campaign aired an ad criticizing Kelly Ann Walker over developer contributions in the Florida House District 74 Republican primary. The newsletter also reported a LEGO Fan Expo at the Florida State Fairgrounds beginning at 10 a.m., and a food trailer called The Right Way Breakfast Co. in Tallahassee that serves homemade bagels and breakfast sandwiches. The primary election is scheduled for August 30, with candidates preparing for the November general election.