Although he has not yet announced his run, Ron DeSantis is using Florida as a stage to project his “Florida blueprint” for the rest of the country
not always Florida’s capital. Two centuries ago lawmakers from Pensacola on the territory’s western coast and St Augustine on the eastern one grew tired of traversing the 400 miles separating them to meet. In 1824 Tallahassee was named the capital as a compromise, because it was in the middle. Today middle ground and compromise have vanished in Tallahassee, where the governor’s office and both chambers of the legislature are controlled by Republicans.
Second, though the legislature has been under their control since 1997, the election handed Republicans new super-majorities in both chambers. This is only the second time Republicans have held such majorities, and it is the largest margin they have ever held, says Aubrey Jewett, at the University of Central Florida. Bills have passed without much need for compromise.
Around 25-30% of the legislature’s time this session has been taken up by “culture-war issues”, reckons Randy Fine, a Republican House member. As well as guns and abortion, Mr DeSantis’s “anti-woke” crusades have included ratcheting up his long-runningand attempts to restrict “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives.
His fight with Disney has shown a tendency for retaliation and willingness to push to extremes. Last spring, after the then-boss of Disney spoke out against the “Don’t Say Gay” law, Mr DeSantis and the legislature stripped Disney of its “special privileges”. At first, dressing-down a “woke” corporation looked like an easy win, but it has turned into a distraction. Mr DeSantis has suggested that the state could build a prison near Disney World.
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