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Ron DeSantis: “People that were Democrat in Florida when I got elected were…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Accept William F. Buckley Jr. Prize

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And so it has actually helped facilitate, you know, more conservative governance. And get this, it wasn't just migration. People that were Democrat in Florida when I got elected were three times more likely to switch to Republican than vice versa. That's how we won Miami Dade by double digits. That's how I was the first Republican to win palm beach in 40 years. So. But it's important to know how we did that. (28:00–28:10)

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Asserts that Democrats in Florida were three times more likely to switch to Republican than the reverse.

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