He’s toast if he runs for re-election, he won’t get any votes from the people he’s caving to, and he just pissed off his base.
Its really a pathetic display of weakness IMO. He has no idea what he’s doing. The more he says, the more it will be picked apart and distorted. The media feeds on stuff like this.
This is what happens to Governors. At this point, his best option is to resign.