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RandySF

(84,372 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:21 PM Feb 3

FL-GOV: Florida GOP governor candidate created Tinder account 'to meet young female voters where they are'

Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback said Monday he joined the dating app Tinder to meet young female voters in the state.

Fishback, 31, wrote on the social platform X that he joined Tinder “to meet young female voters where they are, and share my plan to make it easier for them to get married, buy a home, and raise a family.” He also shared a screenshot of his Tinder profile, on which he said his “hottest take” is that Florida “should offer paid maternity leave to all moms.”

Half an hour later, Fishback wrote on X that he “ran out of likes” and asked for donations so he could subscribe to Tinder Plus, which gives users unlimited likes and the ability to see who has liked their profile.

Fishback, an investor and hedge fund manager, is running in the GOP primary to succeed term-limited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). A survey conducted by Patriot Polling from Jan. 19-29 found that more than 22 percent of likely primary voters said they were more likely to back Fishback, as opposed to more than 37 percent who said they were more likely to support Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) — the front-runner in the race whom President Trump endorsed last year.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5720084-florida-gop-candidate-tinder/

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FL-GOV: Florida GOP governor candidate created Tinder account 'to meet young female voters where they are' (Original Post) RandySF Feb 3 OP
Where does he share his vision with young males? leftstreet Feb 3 #1
Yuck Diamond_Dog Feb 3 #2
Huge Red Flag on this creep Quiet Em Feb 3 #3
As dad would often say, "g'on... pull the other one now" Torchlight Feb 3 #4
Echos of Matt Gatez, and the other pedophiles within the gop MagickMuffin Feb 3 #5
The GOP is the Party of Pedophiles dalton99a Feb 3 #6

leftstreet

(40,725 posts)
1. Where does he share his vision with young males?
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:24 PM
Feb 3

Does he sign up to what? Gamer sites?

How will they know his marriage and homeownership vision?

Quiet Em

(2,942 posts)
3. Huge Red Flag on this creep
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:45 PM
Feb 3

From Wikipedia

Allegations of relationship with 17-year old girl
In 2022, the Broward County School District cut ties with Fishback and his organization, Incubate Debate, following allegations that he had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a 17-year-old girl employed by Incubate Debate, Keinah Fort. The allegations led to the resignation of an Incubate Debate board member. Fishback threatened the parents who made the allegation with legal action.[42]

Fishback and Fort moved in together in spring 2023, after she turned 18, and were briefly engaged in 2024 before publicly breaking up. Fishback has denied any inappropriate contact prior to Fort's reaching the age of consent, a denial which Fort disputes. A judge rejected Fort's January 2025 request for a restraining order against Fishback for alleged harassment after the relationship's end. Fishback has denied wrongdoing and stated that he has never been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a crime.[


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fishback

Torchlight

(6,832 posts)
4. As dad would often say, "g'on... pull the other one now"
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:50 PM
Feb 3

But then again, we're talking about a guy who was dating an underage woman that requested a restraining order against him... all rather recently, too.

MagickMuffin

(18,321 posts)
5. Echos of Matt Gatez, and the other pedophiles within the gop
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:20 PM
Feb 3


Boy oh boy, their projections / accusations are catching up to them.


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