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Ron DeSantis: “We were a one point state for 25 years.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Delivers Keynote Address at Yale University Buckley Institute Annual Conference

Published | Video Starts at 17:10

Like no one will say the otherwise wasn't popular at the time, but that's what you have to do. And so we brought people to our side. The other thing is Florida's had this huge political transformation. We were a one point state for 25 years. If you go back the decade I got elected 2010 governor, 1 point margin. 2012 presidential, 1 point margin. 2014 governor, 1 point margin, 2016 presidential, 1 point margin. (17:10–17:14)

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Asserts that Florida had close election margins for 25 years.

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