'We will not be intimidated': Republican gubernatorial candidate claims his house was target of arson attack in Florida

While James Fishback, a Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate, has seen a good deal of campaign success since the launch of his campaign in late November, he has also seen a great deal of resistance — and potentially intimidation.

On Sunday night, Fishback's campaign alleged that a fire was "intentionally set" near his house, where he and his team were working.

'I'll be hosting a rally in my own backyard tomorrow night.'

Emma Wright, Fishback's campaign manager, posted an official statement less than an hour after the alleged incident.

"Shortly after 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, a fire was intentionally set in his side yard and began spreading toward his home, where Mr. Fishback and members of his staff were working. We are grateful to the Madison County Fire Rescue for their swift response and for containing the fire before it damaged his home," the statement read.

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Fishback's campaign also condemned political violence of any kind, stressing that it has "no place in America."

Fishback quote-tweeted the statement from his campaign manager, adding, "My team and I are okay."

In a post that has since received 560,000 views, Fishback provided some photos of the scene, including what appears to be a burned area of a yard with the fire department on the scene.

Fishback followed up with a few more posts in the hours following the alleged attack, including an invitation to an unconventional rally.

"I'll be hosting a rally in my own backyard tomorrow night," he wrote just hours after the alleged incident on Sunday. "We will not be intimidated."

Shortly thereafter, he added an invitation to his house for a "backyard rally." The invitation included what appears to be his home address in Madison, Florida. The rally will be held on Monday night.

Blaze News reached out to Madison County Fire Rescue for comment. The Fishback campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

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