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Ron DeSantis: “When I became governor, we had about 300,000 more registered…”

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at National Mining Association Board Meeting

Published | Video Starts at 12:24

That's what you're doing. Question is, you know, and then during COVID obviously we had to lead and push back against the insanity. But what does that meant politically? When I became governor, we had about 300,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans. In Florida Today, we have 1.5 million more Republicans seven years later. I don't think you've seen a change like that anywhere else in the country in the modern history, not just of the Republican Party, but of any party. (12:24–12:36)

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Asserts that the number of registered Republicans in Florida has increased by 1.5 million since he became governor, surpassing Democrats.

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