Alex Wong/Getty Images(NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.) DeSantis raised an astounding amount of cash for a gubernatorial race, which is one of the reasons that the political world is abuzz over whether he'll run for president in 2024. He reported raising $31 million through his campaign and PAC, according to the Miami Herald. And that's not a tool that I would like to use, but certainly there's gonna be a lot of things that we're gonna be able to really come together on. The abortion debate is politically explosive and, so far, DeSantis is proceeding with uncharacteristic caution, offering vague assurances to conservatives who want to see more abortion restrictions without committing to any specific policy changes that could galvanize his opponents as he seeks reelection., As dont say gay law takes effect, confusion reigns over classroom rules, by Orlando Sentinels Leslie Postal, FLORIDA MAN COMETH Trump eyes early 2024 announcement as Jan. scrutiny intensifies, by The New York Times Michael C. Bender, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman: Rather than humble [former President Donald] Trump, the developments have emboldened him to try to reassert himself as the head of the party, eclipse damaging headlines and steal attention from potential rivals, including Gov. Charlie Crist speaks to a crowd in St. Petersburg, Fla. after winning the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. It probably is going to be an issue. When they arrived, they made contact with Proudfoot, who they say was wearing beige work pants, an orange work vest, and a Disney nametag., BIRTHDAYS: State Rep. Michele Salzman Randy Hanna, dean and CEO of Florida State University Panama City, Please make sure that the email address you typed in is valid, Newsom says freedom is under attack in your state, For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today, View all our political and policy newsletters, View the Full Florida Playbook Archives . DeSantis also made a prime-time appearance Thursday on Fox News. So it made people doubt science; made people doubt government; and it really created this frenzy in our state. Not advocating masking, not advocating social distancing, not advocating getting a vaccine, you know? Crist launched a failed comeback bid for governor in 2014, before being elected to the House in his home district in 2016. The new law has led groups to start looking at other states to send patients who are more than 15 weeks pregnant and seeking an abortion. Crist was also an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2014. I will back whoever the Republicans choose to run in 2024. Maybe even better. That's what the cruise industry itself wants to do desperately for good reason. BOTH SIDES HAD TO MOVE A LITTLE What Florida and its post-Parkland law show about the next phase of the gun debate, by Tampa Bay Times Emily L. Mahoney: State Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, who is a member of the statewide commission that studied the Parkland shooting, said its clear Florida politics have changed. But is he even electable? asked one of his supporters. Still, DeSantis won the 2018 gubernatorial race against Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a Democrat, by only half a percentage point, or less than 34,000 votes. You see that after hurricanes and fires out west. Nomi Health gave $100,000 to DeSantis' political committee in 2021. He divided our state attacking our local schools and our local officials. Thanks for contacting us. Ron DeSantis is facing resistance to some of his biggest election-year plans from an unlikely source: His own Republican colleagues in the state Senate. The consensus people have shared with me is that (Floridas 2018) bill would never have passed today, she said. In an interview with Fox News last week, Trump said he would DeSantis would be considered to be his running mate in 2024, if he decides to run. And look, I represent a Trump district, and I can tell you, I don't just represent the people who voted for me, I represent everyone. Ron DeSantis continued his commanding fundraising pace in the latest campaign reports filed on Friday. How does Trump run and not tarnish the other candidates? he said. RON DESANTIS - WAKE UP AMERICA", "Former Charlie Crist staffers, colleagues endorse Ron DeSantis", "Dave Kerner, a Palm Beach County Democrat, backs Republican DeSantis' re-election. We spent just barely enough to force Trump to spend money in the state. Recommended Skip recommended stories carousel and go to main content. Your rights as minorities are on this ballot.". It's what we saw in SC with Graham and Maines with Collins. Above all, there is a deepening fear that Trump is now even more divisive than he was two years ago when he lost the popular vote to Joe Biden by more than 7m votes, and is therefore unelectable. Before that, he was a congressman representing Florida's 6th District for five years. Having done government consulting for seven years, I know the incoming leadership. Florida Gov. You know, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba. Democrat Nikki Fried, Florida's agriculture commissioner, announced on June 1 that she was challenging Gov. Registered Republicans now outnumber registered Democrats in the state, but statewide races have often been close. Fried, a former marijuana lobbyist, is the states only statewide-elected Democrat while Graham came in second behind Andrew Gillum in the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary. She has a younger sister who's two months old, who last week contracted COVID. Crist:I would have listened to the CDC. Charlie Crist speaks to a crowd in St. Petersburg, Fla. after winning the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Hillsdale also has had sway over the Republican-led Legislature. Freedom rock Newsoms ad, which started airing on July 4 on Fox News, is a direct counter to DeSantis Free State of Florida narrative. A political figure dies at 80. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) came to the Youngstown area this weekend in support of Ohio Republican JD Vance's U.S. Senate campaign against U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), whose district includes Youngstown. The two top contenders for the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2022 U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried are compiling cash for the race as they try to unseat Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a speech during the one year Surfside Remembrance Event for the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2022 in Surfside, Florida. I would try to be respectful of that of course to the degree that you can be. It's the erosion of the Hispanic vote and the lack of defending what are outrageous attacks but nonetheless successful attacks in many instances, toward Democrats. The committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis . The Republicans failure to deliver the much promised red wave in the midterms was a significant blow to Trumps claim to be the voice of his partys voters, not least because of the defeat of key candidates endorsed by him. A former Republican governor of Florida and now a [] Since Trump left office, Florida has become a mecca of sorts for the GOP. On the campaign trail over the weekend, Donald Trump gave us all a preview of how he would run against Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race. The legislature has had Republican majorities in both chambers since 1997. Both Democrats have maintained that they have seen an uptick in campaign contributions in the wake of the ruling. I can't tell you how many times during this pandemic, people, reporters, and local communities were asking for information. I don't see anybody sending back a check. Trump for 2024 would be bad mistake, Republican says as blame game deepens, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Florida has had multiple Covid-19 outbreaks, but sits about middle of the pack in Covid-19 deaths (28th) and cases (22nd) per 100,000 people. What's behind it? She polled its members and found that Trump had a slight edge in support. Response The DeSantis campaign which normally doesnt weigh in on this type of activity did respond. Hernandez-Mats returned fire on that point, arguing that Florida Republicans should be concerned with Congressman Matt Gaetz, who is facing a federal probe involving sex-trafficking allegations. DeSantis officially launches 2022 reelection bid", "Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State", "DeSantis gets his election police. Fried: We didn't fight back. And then he said that if DeSantis tries to run against him, hes got some dirt on DeSantis that hes going to bring up. Her critics wasted no time in assailing her as a progressive extremist with a fondness for Fidel Castro. And we never got accurate information. When asked Friday to explain the unusual fluctuation in the vital measure of how many Floridians are protected against the deadly respiratory disease, health department press secretary Jeremy Redfern said in an email, Please read the last page of the report. He did not elaborate on how the department chose whom to include in its immunization statistics. And recent polling data shows Mr DeSantis leading Mr Crist by several percentage points . Despite numerous proclamations of influential LP members like Dave Smith that it would be bad strategy, Hector Roos decided to throw his hat in the r We didn't have a game plan for combating the socialism narrative. DOWNLOAD THE POLITICO MOBILE APP: Stay up to speed with the newly updated POLITICO mobile app, featuring timely political news, insights and analysis from the best journalists in the business. DeSantis, 44, was winning by nearly 19 percentage points over Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, himself a former Republican Florida governor. Crist, a member of congress, will face Republican Gov. This is a sad moment for our state, and we grieve for the children who will now face living in unlicensed shelters or centers that dont provide adequate care needed for them to thrive, said Tawnya Brown, senior vice president of global, refugee and immigrant services at Bethany., THEY BALKED ON IT Florida spring protection rule is overdue and underwhelming, critics say, by Tampa Bay Times Zachary T. Sampson: Six years later, the state has taken little action on that point. RT @wendylovesmj: Desantis was part of the St. Elmo secret society at Yale, part of 'ancient eight consortium' with Skull and Bones Deep State propaganda outlet Wikipedia removed reference of DeSantis connection in May 2022 as he & his Globalist handlers began sabotage 2024 run against Trump/MAGA They did overlook some of the issues. DeSantis raised more than $1.3 million between his political committee and reelection account during the third week of June. Republicans close to Mr. Trump have said he believes a formal announcement would bolster his claims that the investigations are politically motivated.. Giving people all the information. Taddeo:Look I think the federal government has every right to impose certain mandates. [4][5] He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all time record for a gubernatorial candidate. 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His behaviour hasnt changed, she said. 01:00 - Source: CNN. DeSantis warned his backers to brace for a contentious campaign over the weekend. Oh, wait, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried filed paperwork to put herself on the ballot for governor in 2022. I think the base would not like it. It was California Gov. Although DeSantis' approval rating ebbed at a few points in the pandemic, he remains the seventh most popular governor in the country and helped former President Donald Trump carry the Sunshine State in the 2020 election by a healthy margin of 3 percentage points. Ron DeSantis, who is considered his most serious challenger for the 2024 GOP nomination. would have a hard time against DeSantis," said Gamarra . And we allowed the narrative and the rhetoric to control the airwaves. Ron DeSantis is already considered a rising star and contender for the 2024 Republican presidential primaries. BY THE NUMBERS Florida Gov. His political action committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, raised nearly $206 million as of November 2, according to the Florida Department of State Division of Elections. So, if you're unwilling to work with me, they will then become a full-time legislator. Commissioner Fried's non-announcement fell . Ron DeSantis of Florida, a rising favorite of donors and voters. If these two guys are the ones that are left, going back and forth, I think its gonna be brutal. Crist's move mirrors DeSantis' decision in 2018 to resign from Congress as he campaigned for governor in a hotly contested race against Democrat Andrew Gillum. Florida Gov. His 19.4% margin of victory was the largest since 1982 and the largest for a Republican since 1868; it was also the first time the governorship was won by double digits since 2002, and the first time it was won by over one million votes. And in South Florida specifically. I would have respected science. Are you tired of the culture wars and the extremists that are dictating what we can and cannot say and do? the former middle-school teacher asked at a press conference announcing her bid for office. Republicans won the other statewide races by double digits; this is the first time since the end of Reconstruction that Democrats do not hold at least one of the statewide positions. To her credit, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat who is running against DeSantis in the 2022 gubernatorial election, tweeted: "Our hearts are with Florida's First Lady . AP Photo/John Raoux. He made another run for governor as a Democrat in 2014 but lost by about a percentage point to Republican Rick Scott now a U.S. senator. And through the history of the United States, why we as Democrats have actually brought more people into the middle class, have had programs that have been long-standing and no politician would dare take them back. 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Insider:Rep. Crist, do you think DeSantis' handling of COVID will still be an issue on voters' minds by November 2022? hide caption. But Shaffer, speaking before Trumps announcement, said he doubted Trump could be beaten. The last page of the report contains no explanation., LIMBO Unaccompanied children caught between DeSantis, Biden in immigration standoff, by Orlando Sentinels Kate Santich: Despite an appeal from 200 faith leaders earlier this year, Florida is pushing ahead with an emergency rule announced by the governor that blocks child-welfare organizations mainly nonprofit Christian groups from renewing their required state foster care licenses if they arrange temporary housing for unaccompanied minors. The Governor announced that the state is suing the federal government to allow cruises to resume in Florida. All for the cause of God knows what. The GOP-controlled Florida Senate and its Republican president, Wilton Simpson, bucked DeSantis . Republicans are still sifting through the aftermath of the 2022 midterms, when the GOP only narrowly took the House and lost a Senate seat despite historic tailwinds based on disapproval of President Biden.
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