My family and I live in Florida and are active in Florida politics. President Trump’s support among the grassroots here is massive.
Governor Desantis is seen by and large as an ingrate, overly ambitious politician. Florida conservatives generally view Governor Desantis as a man who would not be in his office if it were not for the President’s wholehearted endorsement in his first run for governor and view his challenging the man who is singularly responsible for his governorship as low-class, typical political backstabbing for personal power.
Yes, we Florida voters are smarter than average. We know very well who is the real MAGA candidate, and it is never going to be a CAREER POLITICIAN.
I have family in Tampa who say some of the support there for Trump is because they love DeSantis as governor and are afraid that if he leaves office soon (to become prez) his successor won’t be as good.