The first-term Chief Executive is threatening out-of-state technology companies, so-called "big-tech" firms, with punitive legislation; blocking municipal authorities and businesses from establishing mask and vaccine mandates to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. He is sparring with reporters and jousting with President Joe Biden like that of former President Donald Trump.
This fiery focus on hot-button national matters departs from the sober, apolitical, and local managerial tasks that usually dominate a Governor's agenda. DeSantis's approach is winning plaudits from Republican voters and has vaulted him into the top tier of 2024 presidential contenders. His fellow Republican Governors are taking notice.
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"If you look at how Gov. [Greg] Abbott and other Republican governors — in Southern states, in particular — have dealt with COVID and other issues, you can certainly see the influence of Gov. DeSantis," stated a Republican strategist in Washington, who asked to stay anonymous to speak candidly. Abbott, Texas governor, and another possible 2024 presidential candidate, has mirrored DeSantis's approach, signing opposed abortion legislation and investing in border security — usually the federal government's purview.
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DeSantis, 43, is up for reelection in 2022.
Republicans nationwide have given Florida's Governor solid marks for his handling of COVID. They like the way he balanced both health and economic challenges formed by the pandemic and think biased media coverage is why he wasn't appreciated for his leadership or compared more favorably to Democratic Governors like California's Gavin Newsom and New York's Andrew Cuomo.
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Aside from the coronavirus, DeSantis has distinguished himself for treating matters outside the scope of a Governor's typical job description.
In tackling what Republicans believe is political censorship of conservatives by social media platforms, declining to let local governments and business owners make their own choices on face masks and coronavirus vaccinations, selectively blocking media outlets from press conferences. DeSantis works more like a federal politician, for whom cultural matters are more salient. The strategy has worked wonders for the Governor's national profile, at least inside the GOP.
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"If President [Donald] Trump for some reason doesn't run in 2024, Gov. DeSantis is the current heir apparent," stated Jason Miller, a former Trump spokesman who founded GETTR, an upstart competitor to Twitter. "His fights against the statist liberal elites have endeared himself to the GOP base."
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