It defies logic how any conservative could still support Trump. Do they want to win with Desantis, or do they want to lose with Trump?
Florida is being infested with monkeypox , but DeSantis says he's ''sick of politicians trying to sow fear into the public.'' DeSantis scorns idea of monkeypox emergency; sees other states’ declarations as power plays Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at big blue-state governors who’ve declared emergencies over monkeypox, accusing them and the news media of attempting to stoke fear as a way of controlling people. “Any of these politicians you see out there trying to scare you about this — do not listen to their nonsense,” he said. “I am so sick of politicians — Cases mounting As of Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 25,391 monkeypox cases in 83 countries, with 6,326 cases within the United States. In Florida, the state Department of Health shows a caseload of 525 statewide, including 237 cases in Broward County, 135 in Miami-Dade, 32 in Orange, 30 in Palm Beach, 22 in Pinellas, and 21 in Hillsborough counties. DeSantis was having none of it. “So, it ends up coming, ya gotta deal with this rationally,” he continued. Toward the end of his remarks, DeSantis brought up what’s become a familiar complaint for him: that the Biden administration uses its power to punish Floridians because of the president’s political differences with the governor. “If I say the sky is blue, they’re going to attack me for that, so I get that,” the governor said.
Less than half of Florida voters would choose ‘polarizing’ DeSantis new poll finds Ron DeSantis is facing much more challenging odds of winning re-election than some would assume as a just-released poll finds less than half of Floridians would vote for their Republican governor. The poll, released by Florida progressive groups but more heavily weighted toward a GOP electorate finds just 48 percent of all registered voters would vote for DeSantis, and 43 percent would choose the Democratic nominee, Florida Politics reports. The Democratic gubernatorial primary is August 23, between U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, their former governor, and Nikki Fried, the current commissioner of agriculture. “About 2,244 registered Florida voters [were] weighted to reflect a midterm electorate favorable to Republicans. Respondents were surveyed between July 26 and 31.” The poll was released by by Progress Florida and Florida Watch. DeSantis is viewed favorably by 50% of voters, but unfavorably by 48%.