Posted on 04/17/2022 1:16:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Gov. Ron DeSantis has governed like an extremist. He’s stoked racial animosity. He’s disregarded the 73,000-plus Floridians who have died from COVID-19. He’s scapegoated LGBTQ youth. He’s forced the state Legislature to cede power to him in the redrawing of congressional districts that likely diminish Black representation. He’s got autocratic tendencies, inflicting revenge on anyone who dares to disagree.
DeSantis has not been punished politically — on the contrary, he’s benefited. For all the harm he’s done to the Sunshine State, DeSantis is meeting at least some voters where they are. Some even consider him the most powerful governor in recent history.
Very few people, including many Democrats, doubt he will win reelection. Maybe his antics are all part of his purported plan to run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. But in the Sunshine State, his approval ratings remain high (58%, according to a February poll).
Part of the blame for this one-man rule falls on Florida Democrats’ ineptitude at winning elections. In this case, they have yet to discover how to counter the governor’s political messaging machine and the “socialist” label the GOP has attached to them. Florida has become more red and less purple in recent elections. Donald Trump won the state twice. The number of registered Republican voters outpaced the number of Democrats last year.
Florida has become MAGA Central.
With every culture war the governor launches — whether it be against critical race theory or “woke” Disney — he appears to have his finger on the pulse of something.
That something might be the discomfort some Americans — and not just those MAGA Trump voters the left often ridicules — have with fast-changing cultural norms about gender, sexuality and race. Concerns that the left, perhaps, have too brusquely dismissed without giving them a fair hearing.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
I'll bet we can keep it up until the GOP POTUS primaries.
(then, I'll support whomever wins. You?)
sounds like a plan...
4 more years...
desantis for florida governor 2022... 😎
Amen, Brother!
| DeSantis | 2024 |
|---|---|
| MAKE | ORWELL |
| FICTION | AGAIN |
desantis is already making orwell fiction again by putting florida first...
trump revenge tour 2024...
DeS will get his chance.
UT Def not in 24.
I think a really smart move would be a Trump/DeSantis ticket in 24. Trump could step down after two years and give DeSantis a shot at TEN years as POTUS.
First, Trump would never step down with time remaining.
Second, DeSantis is way too valuable to waste as a veep.
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