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Ron DeSantis: “We've had a massive population boom [in Florida].”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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'LONG-STANDING ISSUE': DeSantis defends Florida redistricting map proposal

Published | Video Starts at 01:53

… north Florida, but we still had one in southern Florida, which I don't think is constitutional. This map removes that racial gerrymander. We are also in a situation in Florida. We've had a massive population boom [in Florida]. So we have congressional districts. We had District 14, for example, had about 100,000 votes less than District 12 right next to it because we've had growth in certain parts of the state. (01:53–01:56)

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