US House Candidate Banned From TV Debate Claims Station Violated Florida Law Against Vaccine Passports

Florida Politics reports:

Congressional candidate Scotty Moore filed a complaint with the state against a news station that turned him away from a debate. Moore filed the complaint against WESH 2 Orlando with the Attorney General’s Office, asserting the news station violated a law forbidding vaccine passports when it said Moore could not participate in a debate hosted by the station because he has not been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Orlando Republican was to debate Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto on Sept. 8. Moore said the Republican Party of Florida supports his complaint. “I applaud the leadership of Chairman Joe Gruters and the Republican Party of Florida for joining me in this fight and standing up to corporate tyranny,” Moore said. WESH-TV released a statement after the debate cancellation saying candidates knew about vaccination requirements in advance of the debate.

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The first tweet below is from DeSantis’ spox. Moore, who has never held elected office, is a missionary for a Christian nonprofit. First elected in 2016, Democratic Rep. Darren Soto won reelection in 2020 by 12 points.