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Post by Admin on May 18, 2023 22:00:57 GMT
Yahoo Finance’s Allie Canal and Rick Newman join the Live Show to discuss Disney's plans for a new Florida campus being cancelled amid the feud with Governor DeSantis. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb
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Post by Admin on May 23, 2023 20:46:41 GMT
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential bid during a discussion with Elon Musk on Wednesday, according to US media.
Mr Musk, Twitter's CEO, is scheduled to host a Twitter Spaces event with Mr DeSantis at 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT).
A campaign video is expected later the same evening, according to NBC News.
Mr DeSantis is considered the main challenger to former president Donald Trump.
The governor is part of a growing list of Republican contenders for the party's nomination for the 2024 presidential race.
Twitter Spaces is a platform that allows "creators" to host audio conversations on Twitter.
A Fox News tweet about the upcoming Twitter Spaces meeting was retweeted by Mr Musk to his 140 million followers on Tuesday.
At a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) event earlier, Mr Musk claimed the occasion will mark "the very first time" such an announcement takes place on social media.
It is not clear whether he is showing support for the Florida governor's campaign by hosting the launch on his platform.
At the WSJ event, he said he was not planning to make an endorsement but wants to use Twitter as a public town square.
The tech mogul has previously expressed support for Mr DeSantis in 2024, including writing on Twitter last November that his preference is for "someone sensible and centrist".
NBC reported that Wednesday's event will be moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sacks, a supporter of Mr DeSantis.
Mr DeSantis's announcement will come on the first day of a fundraising retreat in Miami where his supporters will reportedly be briefed about the upcoming campaign.
It will end months of speculation about when Mr DeSantis will officially announce his candidacy.
His tenure as Florida's governor has seen the state expand gun-ownership laws, implement restrictions on sex and gender identity education in public schools, and bring in new limits on abortion.
Over the coming months, he is expected to pitch himself as an accomplished politician with a long list of conservative policy achievements - without the "drama" of Mr Trump.
Earlier this month, he aimed thinly veiled criticism at the former president, saying that governing is not about "building a brand or talking on social media".
Donald Trump is no longer an active user of Twitter, although his account was re-instated in November after it was removed in the wake of the 6 January riots at the US Capitol.
Instead, Mr Trump uses his own platform, Truth Social.
Twitter has significantly more active users than Truth Social, potentially giving the DeSantis campaign an opportunity for more publicity.
It will also give him the ear of Mr Musk's large fan base.
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Post by Admin on May 24, 2023 18:06:03 GMT
From a little league baseball star to the Republican Party's culture warrior-in-chief, the rise of Ron DeSantis is impossible to ignore.
He is expected to announce on Wednesday that he will run for the Republican party nomination for president.
Under his watch, Florida has become a hotbed for so-called anti-woke laws such as the heavily criticised "Don't Say Gay" bill and a ban on teaching critical race theory.
Sky News' US correspondent Mark Stone has travelled to Florida to find out more about DeSantis' political appeal.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is about to launch a run for president by touting a far-right cultural agenda that casts restrictions on abortion rights, LGBTQ people — and Disney, one of his state's biggest employers — as a "blueprint" for the nation.
Why it matters: DeSantis' long-expected dive into the Republican race has been tailored to try to scrape enough support from former President Trump's MAGA base to win the GOP nomination.
But Trump, with a six-month head start, has built a huge lead in GOP polls.
If DeSantis can rally and manage to take out Trump in the 2024 primaries, then the really hard part will begin: selling his "Make America Florida" platform to more moderate voters in a national election.
State of play: On Thursday, DeSantis was reminded of the perils of what he calls his "anti-woke" agenda when Disney canceled plans for a $1 billion development that would have created 2,000 jobs in the Orlando area.
Disney has been feuding with DeSantis, a spat that began when the company objected to the Florida law critics dubbed "Don't Say Gay," which limits schools' teachings about gender identity and sexual orientation. DeSantis is hinting he'll likely enter the race next week, before a big meeting with donors in Miami on Thursday, the New York Times reported.
But he's been campaigning for months, visiting foreign leaders, appearing in Iowa and New Hampshire — and touting new Florida laws that reflect the GOP backlash to the wave of diversity and equity initiatives that began during Trump's presidency.
"We have battled the woke elites in Florida, and we have won, time and time again," DeSantis wrote in his new book, "The Courage to Be Free," a familiar refrain he's used in portraying himself as someone who —unlike Trump, he'll say — consistently delivers on conservative priorities.
Zoom in: DeSantis signed over 80 new laws in Florida this spring, several of which have gotten nationwide attention.
In April he signed one that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy — one of the nation's strictest abortion laws — even as polls showed that most Floridians favor access to abortion, a stance that mirrors nationwide surveys.
Florida is now one of 18 states to ban gender-affirming care for trans youths — and one of just five states that make providing such care a felony.
Under DeSantis, Florida also has restricted drag shows, blocked African American studies programs and banned vaccine and mask mandates.
What they’re saying: "The depth and breadth of Ron DeSantis' legislative achievements since he became governor is unprecedented. He's the led the charge of turning Florida red and designed a blueprint for America's revival," Dave Abrams, spokesperson for DeSantis' political team, told Axios.
DeSantis is telling donors that his legislative record — and Trump's legal troubles — make the Florida governor the only Republican who can beat President Biden.
Yes, but: That far-right record in Florida is likely to be a drag on DeSantis if he wins the Republican nomination next year, some analysts say.
"He is preaching to the choir, which is the Republican primary vote," Mac Stipanovich, a Tallahassee consultant and former Republican operative, told Axios.
But "recent history would indicate that it is not, however, a winning general election strategy nationally."
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Post by Admin on May 24, 2023 20:36:56 GMT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has entered the 2024 presidential race. He’s stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test his national appeal as a cultural conservative firebrand and the party’s willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.
Flashback: During his run for governor in 2018, DeSantis — then a congressman who was relatively unknown beyond his district just south of Jacksonville — campaigned on issues such as the environment, education, and the economy.
An endorsement by Trump helped DeSantis win the election — and set him on a different course.
"His anti-vax, anti-lockdown rhetoric and initiatives began to gain approval from the more extreme right wing," Stipanovich said.
"And so like Pavlov's dog being rewarded, he continued in that direction."
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2023 20:37:47 GMT
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential announcement with Elon Musk appeared to attract so many listeners that the site crashed. A DeSantis campaign officials says the campaign “broke the internet.” NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez has the latest.
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ was a glitch.
The Florida governor announced his presidential campaign on Twitter Spaces, in an appearance meant to be a veritable launch hosted by an actual rocket man.
The feed broke, connections got cut off, the hosts seemed confused. It was inauspicious. It also was a black mark on the candidate’s supposed trademarks — expert organization and a comfort with the vanguard of modern media.
“It was bold. It turned out to be a mistake,” radio host Erick Erickson emailed supporters about the mishap. “It is recoverable. But it is a reminder that some things should be under full control of the candidate, particularly the launch day.”
The risk for DeSantis is the prospect of the botched rollout forming a narrative and cutting against the very argument he is making to Republican primary voters — that he is a competent alternative to the chaotic presidency of former President Donald Trump. The governor has been portraying himself in public speeches and private donor meetings as a controlled, low-drama politician who embraces many of Trump’s policy positions without the trademark unpredictability. But on Wednesday, DeSantis — who fiercely values control — was the picture of disorder.
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