WARNING: This story contains language some readers may find offensive. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working hard to convince American voters that he is the best bet for Republicans to retake the White House.
Posted: May 27, 2023 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoAfter a shaky start to his 2024 U.S. Presidential bid on Twitter, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working hard to convince American voters that he — not Donald Trump — is the best bet for Republicans to retake the White House. Katie Simpson tours Florida to get a better sense of the power and popularity of the man whose “anti-woke” conservative agenda is changing lives.
"I was walking with my sister down my own street, and a car pulled up next to me, rolled down the window and someone screamed out the window: 'F--k you, f-----t.'" But DeSantis has also been credited with creating livelihood-saving pro-business policies, allowing the state to economically thrive during the pandemic.officially running to become the Republican nominee for the U.S. presidential election in 2024
"I would say the reason for success on his re-election bid was absolutely how he handled COVID, and how he opened the stores as quickly as he did," said John Louizes, owner of Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop, a small chain of candy stores in popular tourist areas. In past elections, Louizes said he's usually supported Democrats. But in 2022, he decided to back DeSantis, the Republican, because of his pro-business policies.'I am proud he is from Dunedin'
"I oftentimes don't like to use the word proud," said Tornga. "But I am proud that he is from Dunedin. Who wouldn't be? Who couldn't be?" He also signed a law allowing medical practitioners to refuse care on moral or religious grounds, new restrictions around bathroom use and made it easier to ban books with LGBTQ content.
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