In 2022, the state famous for deciding the presidential election in 2000 dramatically shifted to the right, catching Democrats and Republicans by surprise. The only person not surprised was Gov. Ron DeSantis, who brought the state from purple to bright red, and he plans to ensure that Florida remains that way.
As a Floridian, I first observed DeSantis while watching his 2019 State of the State address. My response was that the speech was lackluster, and I even told a family member I did not like him because he wasn’t a great public speaker.
However, by mid-2020, my opinion drastically changed. Like many other Floridians, I became a huge DeSantis fan, admiring his incredible leadership skills and stalwart defense of truth and common sense.
DeSantis garnered support by proposing policies that appealed to many Floridians. Recently, he proposed cutting property taxes,…