Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.23.21
President
Joe Biden and Gov.
Ron DeSantis may not like each other, but they have one thing in common: Solid approval among Florida voters.
A new poll from bipartisan firm RABA Research found the stateâs top elected official and the Commander in Chief both have approval ratings in the positive by double-digits.
DeSantis, midway through his first term, has the approval of 56% of voters compared to 42% who disapprove, giving him a plus-14 favorability rating. Biden, whoâs wrapping up his first 100 days, is above water 54%-42%, or plus-12.
“He was sputtering down the beach and I was like, oh he doesn’t sound good and I just started filming, Schrader said.
“It looked like (the pilot) pulled up at the last moment and avoided any spectators, there were loads of people on the water, and then I saw him on top of the plane. It looked like he was OK, she said.
The pilot reportedly declined medical treatment after the incident, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue officials. The TBM Avenger performing in the warbird parade had a mechanical issue and the pilot was able to bring the plane down close to the shore. Rescue personnel were immediately on scene and the pilot is OK, according to Cocoa Beach Air Show officials in a prepared statement.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.15.21
Here s your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State.
Imagine youâre in the Super Bowl, and you break free after recovering a fumble for an easy touchdown run. Youâre inches from the goal line and start celebrating a bit too early when a speedy wide receiver slaps the ball from your hand, causing another fumble and denying what should have been an easy score.
You know, like
Don
Thereâs an analogy in here for Gov.
Ron
DeSantisâ continued COVID-19 response. Despite some early fumbles, Florida has fared comparatively well and, despite all of the partisan hating against him, heâs been right plenty of times.
Florida Today
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s signature social media program, “Wheel of Fugitive,” in which a “fugitive of the week” is selected in a mock game show every Tuesday, almost always includes people who are not on the run from the law because they are already in jail, out on bond, have served their time or have no active warrants for their arrest.
On the show, Ivey spins a giant roulette wheel with up to 10 mugshots of “participants” who are supposedly wanted by law enforcement. The goal: land on one who will be the focus of efforts that week to bring them to jail.