Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) compared the political situation in Florida to that of key swing states while pitching his unique path to victory in 2024.
In an appearance on the Mark Belling Show, DeSantis touted his landslide victory in Florida last year, saying the state used to be a swing state. The alleged similarity between Florida and such key states as Wisconsin gives DeSantis the best chance of victory, he claimed.
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“I look at Wisconsin, and I say, if you can’t win Wisconsin, you will not get the keys to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,” DeSantis said. “It is a must-win state for a Republican. It’s a very closely divided state, kind of like Florida was before I came on the scene. I think we have the ingredients with how unpopular Biden is to move Wisconsin red in 2024 and build off that success going forward.”
“How do you do it? You have got to make sure your base is coming out, which in Florida, we did,” he continued.
“I got the highest percentage of Republicans that any governor candidate’s ever gotten in history,” he added. “But we won 62% of Latinos. We won women by 8%. We even won independents by 18%. I think it’s important that Republicans will win if we can appeal to people outside of our base.”
The Florida governor also touted his conservative record, which he said was the best of any Republican, and he claimed he would transfer those successes to the White House.
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“I have a better record than any Republican in the country of actually beating the Left,” DeSantis said. “You want to talk about George Soros prosecutors? I’m the only Republican in the country that has removed a Soros prosecutor, which is what I did with one of the guys we had in Tampa. We beat the Left on COVID lockdowns. We beat the Left on indoctrination of our kids. We beat Disney on sexual indoctrination of our kids. We beat the Left on illegal immigration, and so on. We’ve shown an ability to win these battles against the Democrats and against the Left. I think that that’s the frame of mind. I just view my job as to deliver results.”
According to a recent Fox News poll, DeSantis holds roughly 22% of the Republican vote, putting him in second place behind former President Donald Trump, who holds 56%.
