Old. if you like you should wait his turn and they can occasionally his turn. florida used to be a swing state on the razors edge, ron desantis when he won the governorship person 2018 won by a fraction of a percent against his democratic opponent. of course everyone rumours al gore and george bush, florida being the deciding state in that 2000 presidential election, and that was decided by a few hundred votes, so does seem like florida is becoming more conservative, that the hispanic vote there is becoming more conservative, that overall republicans have the upper hand in that state in the way that they have not in the past, and that they have not in the past, and that in large part is due to both donald trump and ron desantis, so i think by and large ron desantis is popular in florida, but there may not be quite the same enthusiasm for him as there is for donald trump to be quite honest in the presidential election. ., , . be quite honest in the presidential election. . ., elect
Really striking to me. that represent a only generation of republican leadership. look, he was in the us house of representatives before he came on as governor of florida. during the pandemic era, we had the harshest restrictions around the us, there were many republican moderates, even, praising governor desantis for his leadership in florida, and since then he has enjoyed a warm reception in places like illinois, iowa, southern california, and so there is going to be a lot of talk about who the man is, what the personality is, what his track record is, even, legislatively, but i think we ought to seek the position using right now, and it is that of an underdog and i really like that position for him because there is only up go for here for now. in him because there is only up go for here for now here for now. in terms of the post, and we are here for now. in terms of the post, and we are quite here for now. in terms of the post, and we are quite a here for now. in terms of the
Against ron desantis. he has also been indicted, been under sharp criticism, and that has at a rally the flag affect for republican voters. donald trump has a solid base in the republican party of at least 30%. he s the real deal to them and it is going to be very difficult for ron desantis to peel off for those voters, so he is got to try to make the case to softer donald trump supporters. the way he is try to do that is to say, donald trump is a loser, he lost in 2020, his candidates lost in 2022, but the reality is a lot of those republican voters don t think donald trump lost in 2020, so it is a challenging pitch for him to make. descendents is good at a lot of money. he is going to have to hundred million dollars to run this campaign, so he can certain have the platform to make his case against donald trump, but making his case as the saner, more controlled version of donald trump, while the real deal is there for voters to get, that will be a challenge. he for voters to get, that
0k, anthony, but if he does get the nod to be the republican candidate, how is this conservative, his conservative priorities, going to play out with democrats? that is auoin to play out with democrats? that is going to be play out with democrats? that is going to be the play out with democrats? that is going to be the challenge, - play out with democrats? that is going to be the challenge, not i play out with democrats? that is i going to be the challenge, notjust democrats but swing voters, moderate voters, independent voters in places like pennsylvania, georgia, arizona and michigan. these are the places where the presidential campaign in the fall will be decided. and that may be a challenge for ron desantis, and i did talk to some people who were very concerned, some republicans who were concerned, that he s going too far on these cultural issues, particular abortion. he s going too far on these cultural issues, particularabortion. he issues, particular abortion. he signed issu
He is also known for a number of controversial laws he s signed because he believes that the state of florida is where woke goes to die. we will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. florida is where woke goes to die. he has signed bills loosening gun ownership restrictions, banning abortion after six weeks, curbing lgbtq+ rights, like the parental rights in education act, also known as the don t say gay bill. we chose facts over fear. we chose education over indoctrination. this bill restricts what public school teachers can say about sexual orientation and gender identity. the bill was criticised by disney s ceo and has since led to a very public fight between the company and the governor. so can he become the 2024 republican presidential candidate and can he bring success to the party? well, governor desantis has long been regarded as a top rival of trump,