Florida Republican 'hero' candidate gets his couch repossessed: report

The New Republic reports Florida’s newest, most rousing GOP candidate is churning the waters of ridicule.

“Florida’s gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback is a hero of the Republican Party’s growing sect of young white nationalists. He’s also a laughingstock among his own staffers,” said the New Republic.

Citing personal texts that Fishback’s former staff sent to the Bulwark, NR says the Sunshine State’s young Republican candidate is still apparently reeling from debt and an failure to get a grip on his finances.

“Fishback is $200,000 in debt due to a legal battle with his former employer Greenlight Capital, a hedge fund at which he was reportedly a low-achieving junior ‘research analyst,’” reports the New Republic. “When he started his own firm, that title was mysteriously bumped to ‘head of macro’—a promotion his former employer evidently did not appreciate. Fishback’s legal bills could balloon to nearly $2 million, and his staffers are concerned about their boss’s ability to pay.”

“Jesus Christ. I’ve created Frankenstein,” Fishback’s former county outreach chair Bryant Fulgham said in a texted conversation with campaign manager Emma Wright — after Wright claimed Fishback’s couch had been repossessed by debt collectors.

“Oh my god sh——. We’re gonna be sleeping on the floor soon up there,” Fulgham wrote, adding two weeping emojis.

Wright joked back that Fishback’s Tesla would likely be next: “Telsa (also being seized): STAY STRONG COUCH,” she wrote, adding a Black fist-up emoji.

Coincidentally, the New Republic reports that just last week, Greenlight Capital asked a judge to determine that the Tesla Fishback drives on the campaign belongs to him and not his father. This means his car could be repossessed, if the judge is onboard.

Other texts between Fulgham and Wright from February depict Wright lamenting that Fishback should simply hand over his gold watch to his former employers to keep them quiet.

“Like bro just give them the Rolex and call it a day,” Wright wrote.

“He claims he lost it or something idk,” Wright replied.

“Oh ffs,” Fulgham replied. “ … Yeah ‘I lost it in my safety deposit box,’” Fulgham joked.

Other texts reveal GOP staffers referring to Fishback’s supporters as “YNs,” which is a slang term that includes the n-word.

“At another point, Wright dismissed holding events for college students — who provide a lot of enthusiasm for Fishback’s campaign — because they’re too ‘broke.’” Reported the New Republic.