All you have said is true. I live in Florida too (Jacksonville, in fact) and the bizarre 24/7 all-Covid all-the-time coverage of DeSantis and Florida makes me furious.
He is also hated by the teachers’ union because he made them get back to work and do their jobs, and they do everything they can to undermine him and keep the Covid hysteria going. They obviously hated being in the classroom and were hoping they’d never have to go back again - but keep those paychecks coming!
I’m waiting for Gov D to pull a Reagan and ban teacher’s unions.