Category Ron DeSantis
My latest for the Daily Beast: Political Cronies and Thugs Are the Winners in DeSantisworld
Check out the piece here.
How does Trump’s indictment impact DeSantis potential White House run? It’s a serious lifeline for the Governor.
Thursday evening’s indictment of former President Donald Trump was met with a vitriolic indignation from true believers, but the usual cursory statements from GOP rank-in-file officeholders. Most interesting was the two-fold approach of Governor DeSantis. To be honest, this is the first thing DeSantis has played smartly in a month- he’s proven not ready for […]
Full Chairwoman Fried complaint against Governor DeSantis
Thanks to the FDP for providing these documents. The full ethics complaint filed by Florida Dems Chair Nikki Fried against Governor Ron DeSanis can be found below.
DeSantis continues to resist Medicaid expansion and oppose ACA benefits for Floridians
Last week marked the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law by President Obama. Since the ACA took effect, millions of Floridians, many of whom may have been priced out of health insurance options, or denied coverage based on preexisting conditions, have been able to purchase affordable health insurance through the ACA’s […]
DeSantis horror week exposed he’s not ready for prime time – but what is his ulterior motive?
Bank failures are due to “woke,” and Russia-Ukraine is a “territorial dispute” with no US “vital interest” Ron DeSantis was perhaps fatally exposed this week as a not ready for prime time, unseasoned character that’s probably not getting any real savvy advice. DeSantis distrust of expertise and political consultants is legendary in Florida – as […]
DeSantis declares Ukraine’s “territorial dispute” is not in the “vital interest” of the US – It is beyond dangerous rhetoric
Despite World War I and World War II both starting in Eastern Europe (The Balkans for WWI, Poland for WW II), Governor Ron DeSantis declared on Monday night via Tucker Carlson, that Ukraine is not in the “vital interest” of the US, as he described it. The Florida Governor has also described the ongoing war […]
DeSantis “anti-corporatism” is first rate projection for America’s premier pay-to-play politician
Last week, former Washington Post and CNN writer Chris Cillizza, who is among the keenest observers of American politics (partisans tend to not like Cillizza because he challenges their conformist comfort zone a little too often) wrote an excellent piece that indicates from his vantage point, Governor Ron DeSantis plans to attack Donald Trump on […]
The Florida Squeeze 