Will Florida re-elect DeSantis?..primary in August, running in November's election.

[Stuart G]

I don't know. I have friends in Florida and I don't think they know either. What do you think?
He is obviously against many ideas we are in favor of.

[brooklynite]

1. DeSantis has a net-positive favorability rating

I'm not aware of a DeSantis policy that Florida VOTERS (not Democratic activists or bloggers) are notably unhappy about.

[Meadowoak]

2. if DeSatan id re-elected Governor of Florida, would he be able to run for POTUS in 2024?

[Celerity]

7. yes, of course

[In It to Win It]

3. I hate that our primary is so late. I'm terrified that he will be re-elected

The wind is shifting in his favor, and also more broadly, in the GOP's favor. This inflation is an election killer, even though many of DeSantis' policies make inflation worse (i.e. tax cuts and tax credits). He slams Joe Biden for inflation driving policies and then he does the same thing... but most people won't make that connection at all.

[Stuart G]

4. DeSantis is anti-mask & anti gun control.. Will that matter?

[In It to Win It]

5. I don't think so. Most people don't care about the masks and he is completely

against gun control. His stance on guns will motivate Republican voters more than it does Dems.

ETA: Florida raised its minimum age for buying guns to 21 after the Parkland shooting, and DeSantis is against that.

[dameatball]

6. Yes. I live here and I do not think his supporters really care what he does, as long as he owns

the libs. I hate the guy, but he generally gets a pass from the media in my area. Hell, in a sane state he would have been recalled just for hiring Ladapo in the middle of a pandemic, let alone his other nonsense.

[Stuart G]

8. But his "nonsense" is now known ..."NATION WIDE". Will that matter?

[Wounded Bear]

10. repubs love it when their pols do weird shit to own the libs...

Making sense isn't part of the deal.

[dameatball]

25. I doubt it. It does seem that Crist is getting some momentum, based on what I have read. Maybe if

DeSantis thinks he is already a shoe-in he will stumble. He is one arrogant SOB.

[FloridaBlues]

9. We are a red state with areas of blue it depends on indies breaking our way

Which they haven’t in recent years. I think he has sooo much money in his war chest he will bury the Dem in negative ads and radio.

[In It to Win It]

11. I read that he has about $100 million raised

That's why I hate that our primaries are so late (unless we get some drop outs leaving one candidate) because it delays the fund raising for the general election.

[FloridaBlues]

17. Yes he has 100 thousand plus. Even if primary was earlier it would just

Give him more time to drive down our candidate. Maybe indies and more dems will vote than in the last several years.
We aren’t the same Florida as when we elected President Obama years ago.

[In It to Win It]

22. Can't argue with you there

We aren’t the same Florida as when we elected President Obama years ago.

[FBaggins]

12. Likely yes

all of the predictions have Florida at just barely hypothetically competitive.

Something has to happen in order for that to change

[Stuart G]

13. Has that ...."something" ....already happened?

[In It to Win It]

14. No, there is still time for DeSantis to fuck up

It would have to be major enough to scare some of his voters

[dameatball]

19. I think this is a possibility. A lot will also depend on state and local media, which so far has

been pretty reluctant to confront him, with some exceptions.

[FBaggins]

23. Doesn't appear so

The "something" can't just be a policy/decision/whatever that ticks off those of us who already don't like him. It has to be something that damages his existing support.

So far... nothing significant. Not much credible polling in the race so far. But what there has been hasn't been very close.

[SoCalDavidS]

27. Maybe He Can Fuck Up Handling A Deadly Pandemic So More People Needlessly Die

Nope, Already Accomplished That.

[leftieNanner]

15. I think he will win (ugh)

But as soon as he's sworn in, he will pivot to his POTUS run for 2024.

[Chainfire]

16. He will get reelected, and it will be a springboard to the Presidency.

I have lost all faith in my fellow Floridians.

[FloridaBlues]

18. Can't argue about that. What people outside Florida might not like

Is his fragile glass jaw he has, he does not like to be questioned and is quite rude in press coverage or question him. Voters other than republicans may not want a mini trump once he gets in presidential race.

[In It to Win It]

21. I agree. I think his "style" won't work nationally, for the same reason Trump lost in 2020

The one thing DeSantis will have that Trump didn't is a fringe-policy record. He signs extreme right wing policies into law.

His retaliatory abuses of power may not play so well to a national audience.

[edhopper]

20. Yes he will

and the GOP has rigged Florida so that they can overcome a small deficit in actual votes (as opposed to votes counted.
And he will run for President in 2024. Will be the front runner most likely.

[Takket]

24. it is hard to imagine him losing

We like to think of Florida as purple but it really isn't anymore. They've gone red, albeit in close elections, on almost ever statewide office and the presidency for the last ten years or so. desantis is a monster, Rick Scott is psychotic, Rubio is a twit, and Florida just keeps bathing love of them, and of course they went for drumpf twice

the gop has fought hard to brainwash the latino vote in southern florida and it has paid off big time for them.

[Tony_FLADEM]

26. I Think the Democrats Can Win If they Make Annette Taddeo the Nominee

and she picks a Non-MAGA Republican as her Lt. Governor.

She would need someone who is well known and has a long history in the Republican party and convince enough of them that the things DeSantis has done are not normal.

That person would be Anna Navarro. She is a well-known political commentator who is against Trump and could help the Democrats win.

[mcar]

31. I like her

but she has very little support and next to no name recognition.

And no, just no, to picking a Republican as running mate. If they are not MAGA, they won't get any R votes.

[Deuxcents]

28. He will not get my vote

After all he’s done to teachers, the cruise industry, women’s health issues, Disney n now Tampa Bay sports..I hope it matters.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. DeathSantis has found something else to ban

Link to tweet

[mcar]

30. His supporters love him; the rest of us hate him

He is Trump mini-me. I see people writing in to our local rag saying he's doing such a great job but they can't ID anything he's actually done - just like IMPOTUS II supporters. It's a cult.

Republicans deliberately set our primary so late so their incumbents would have the advantage.

I like Nikki Fried but I am reluctantly supporting Charlie Crist because I think he has a better chance of defeating DeSatan. I'm hoping the Democrats don't tear each other to shreds in the meantime.

[Stinky The Clown]

32. He controls the vote counter. He will win.

[Phoenix61]

33. He's been campaigning really hard in the panhandle.

which is really odd as it’s a very conservative area. He showed up at the Gulf Coast Jam, a weekend long concert.

[JCMach1]

34. Overperforming in the North is how Republicans win in the state

[Phoenix61]

35. He's spending a lot more time here then he did last time.

He wasn’t worried about Gillum but I think he’s concerned about Christ getting the nomination.