DeSantis' second inauguration is being watched closely as a preview of what's to come

Jan 04, 2023 View Original Article
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  • Policy Leaning

    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    8% Positive

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"Will he continue to lean into the culture wars agenda that has made him a hero on the right as he has ridden political trends often first identified by former President Donald J. Trump, or will he broaden his message and moderate what has been a combative posture by reviving some of the unifying themes of his first inauguration in 2019?People are excited about not just this inaugural but what it signifies -- and that is a governor that believes in a free market and letting business and people freely conduct their lives without intrusion,'' said Brian Ballard of Ballard Partners, a co-chair of the inaugural events, along with Nick Iarossi of Capital City Consulting, Bill Rubin of Rubin Turnbull & Associates and Jeff Hartley of Smith, Bryan & Myers."
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0% Conservative
"He predicted DeSantis' speech will focus on his essential Iowa checklist that includes seeking further bans on abortion, support for permit-less carry of guns without background checks, vaccine safety and fake populism.Here in Florida, we have an affordability crisis when it comes to housing, an affordability crisis in property insurance, an affordability crisis in health care, but you don't hear those things from the governor,'' Croy said."
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-20% Liberal
"If it has more of a national reach, the speech may give us some early clues as to what kind of campaign Gov. DeSantis would run if he enters the presidential primaries, and to which groups and potential donors he will focus on in the early campaign."
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10% Conservative
"Ron DeSantis will be sworn in Tuesday to his second term as Florida's 46th governor, and it is already being seen as the start of his audition for the presidency."
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8% Conservative
"Party elites begin shaping the race a long time before voters start voting, and the actions of Gov. DeSantis now can go a long way to show that he is the type of candidate they can trust and will champion their ideas."
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8% Conservative
"Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and Rick Scott, doesn't expect DeSantis to aounce his political aspirations Tuesday but sees DeSantis' profile as unique."
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2% Conservative
"Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and Rick Scott, doesn't expect DeSantis to aounce his political aspirations Tuesday but sees DeSantis' profile as unique."
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2% Conservative
"Does he call for immigration reform as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has advocated or entitlement reform, as U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has sought?"
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0% Conservative
"Does he call for immigration reform as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has advocated or entitlement reform, as U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has sought?"
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"But as the pandemic savaged Florida's tourism-dependent economy in the midst of a bitter reelection campaign for Trump, his onetime political mentor, DeSantis moved away from the centrist appeals of his first inaugural address and launched a 30-month strategy that appealed to public frustration over COVID lockdowns and the evolving public health messaging over the novel coronavirus."
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"Hans Hassell, executive director of the Institute of Politics at Florida State University, said DeSantis' speech will also be a signal to Republican Party officials for how far to go to back DeSantis in the face of a likely primary against Trump -- his former mentor who single-handedly elevated DeSantis in 2018 by endorsing him in the Republican primary over front-ruer Adam Putnam."
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-6% Liberal
"Hans Hassell, executive director of the Institute of Politics at Florida State University, said DeSantis' speech will also be a signal to Republican Party officials for how far to go to back DeSantis in the face of a likely primary against Trump -- his former mentor who single-handedly elevated DeSantis in 2018 by endorsing him in the Republican primary over front-ruer Adam Putnam."
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-6% Liberal
"Other than Ronald Reagan, I know of no American governor that's been able to capture the attention of America the way Gov. DeSantis has done,'' he said."
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-16% Liberal
"Other than Ronald Reagan, I know of no American governor that's been able to capture the attention of America the way Gov. DeSantis has done,'' he said."
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-16% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Will he continue to lean into the culture wars agenda that has made him a hero on the right as he has ridden political trends often first identified by former President Donald J. Trump, or will he broaden his message and moderate what has been a combative posture by reviving some of the unifying themes of his first inauguration in 2019?"People are excited about not just this inaugural but what it signifies -- and that is a governor that believes in a free market and letting business and people freely conduct their lives without intrusion,'' said Brian Ballard of Ballard Partners, a co-chair of the inaugural events, along with Nick Iarossi of Capital City Consulting, Bill Rubin of Rubin Turnbull & Associates and Jeff Hartley of Smith, Bryan & Myers.
40% : He predicted DeSantis' speech will focus on his "essential Iowa checklist" that includes seeking further bans on abortion, support for permit-less carry of guns without background checks, vaccine safety and "fake populism.""Here in Florida, we have an affordability crisis when it comes to housing, an affordability crisis in property insurance, an affordability crisis in health care, but you don't hear those things from the governor,'' Croy said.

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