A Republican Legislature handed Gov. DeSantis huge wins in Tallahassee that will now turn into a high-profile victory lap across Florida. A near daily dose of DeSantis back in his element, supporters hope, will help him regain his footing.
Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Ron DeSantis’ presidential aspirations needed a shot of momentum after months of tanking poll numbers and a barrage of attacks from Donald Trump.Republican supermajorities in both the Florida House and Senate handed the Florida governor a huge slate of culture-war focused victories that are the type of policies that helped propel DeSantis through the Republican ecosystem and onto the national stage.
in the weeks leading up to the expected launch. A near daily dose of DeSantis back in his element, supporters hope, will help him regain his footing. “I think I was starting to get asked about this years ago. But I was in my first term as governor, and we were doing good things,” he said. “A lot of things we were doing that I think put me on the map because I was getting criticized for it, especially during Covid.”
DeSantis championed each proposal to varying degrees, and each easily falls under the overarching mantra that has defined his political persona: “Florida is where woke goes to die.” “What momentum?” said Taylor Budowich, who runs the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA, Inc. “The floor has fallen out from under Ron DeSantis’ shadow campaign, his poll numbers have plummeted further with every passing week, donors are jumping ship every day, and his political committee is burning through cash like a thief with a stolen credit card.”
“I think you can say for the most part they have alleviated concerns and it’s full steam ahead,” said a Republican consultant. “There are a few holdouts or converts, but you can safely say lack of money won’t be a DeSantis concern.”
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