Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to position himself on Tuesday as a champion of conservative causes during a State of the State address that will likely be as much about his national ambitions as it is an assessment of Florida's response to the pandemic and a series of crippling storms.
The address comes at the outset of a 60-day legislative session that has added significance this year because it will likely be used to launch DeSantis into a highly anticipated presidential campaign.
Though DeSantis is unlikely to formally announce a presidential campaign before the Legislature wraps up its work in May, he's already making big moves toward a White House bid. He participated in a high-profile donor retreat last week in Florida before traveling to California, where he delivered a broadside against what he argued were excesses of liberalism.
"Our governor is truly America's governor. He has defended our conservative values, challenged the individuals and institutions who pose threats to others, and posed innovative solutions to better our state," Republican state Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said Tuesday. "It is often said that states are laboratories for democracy. Under the leadership of Gov. DeSantis, Florida is more than a laboratory. We are a model.
He's also been an almost nightly subject of jokes on late night shows such as "Saturday Night Live" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," but the more critics mock DeSantis, especially those he calls the "liberal elite," the more he galvanizes support among his base. The book he released last week is titled, "The Courage to be Free," and its subtitle foreshadows his 2024 plans: "Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival." Instead of the Trump slogan of "Make America Great Again," DeSantis is building the case to make the nation look more like Florida and less like states such as California and New York.
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