ron desantis Gov. Ron DeSantis May Not Like His Predecessor, But He's Using His Campaign Blueprint Just like Gov. Rick Scott before him, Florida Gov. DeSantis would rather focus on the president than the Democratic challengers gunning for his job.
schools These Florida Parents Want Virtual School Back, So They're Suing Ron DeSantis Robyn and John McCarthy’s son has asthma but has to go to school in-person in Miami-Dade County, Florida. There has already been a COVID-19 exposure in class. But the only virtual option available would require giving up a coveted spot in a prestigious magnet school. “It’s basically like if you go in person, we expose him to a dangerous deadly...
voting Florida's New Voting Law Puts a Spotlight on Ron DeSantis Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could have 2024 political ambitions beyond the Sunshine State, depending on how his 2022 re-election campaign goes. Now he’s in the spotlight after signing a bill adding more restrictions on drop boxes and more, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.
politics Like It Or Not, It's Already Time to Talk About the 2022 Races Ready or not, it’s already time to talk about the next election – politicians are setting the stage for 2022 midterms and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could even have 2024 presidential aspirations. But other Republicans like Wyoming Rep Liz Cheney are calling for a Donald Trump free future of the party. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.
polls The One Thing Govs. Cuomo, Abbott, Newsom and DeSantis Have in Common? Their Middling Approval Ratings The leaders of America’s most-populous states – all recently criticized in the national press following different controversies – have one surprising thing in common: middling approval ratings that are neither near the top nor the bottom of the nation’s 50 state leaders.
polls Why Are Cuomo, DeSantis, Abbott and Newsom Approval Ratings so Similar? Pollsters say the run-of-the-mill approval numbers are a result of voters’ general satisfaction with how each of their respective governors has handled the coronavirus in recent months
voter rights DeSantis Signature Problem Shows Florida's ‘Over-Regulated the Right to Vote,' State's Top Democrat Says Nikki Fried says governor’s ballot rejection should be warning on disenfranchisement
ron desantis Ron DeSantis Once Had Vote Tossed When Officials Couldn't Verify Signature on Ballot Was His As congressman, his 2016 primary ballot was rejected by election integrity measure. As governor, he wants to see a lot more of those measures.
