Ron De Santis Brags About All The People Moving To Florida

div class="node-media"img src="https://crooksandliars.com/files/embeds/2023/03/54589.jpg" //divpBlinky DeSantis made an appearance yesterday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where he accused leaders in blue states like California of being “lockdown politicians” and claiming that the nation’s coronavirus crisis created “a great test in governing philosophies.” a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/05/desantis-california-reagan-library-speech/"Via the Washington Post:/a/p

blockquotepSpeaking to a sold-out audience, with some 1,300 tickets sold and nearly 1,100 in attendance, according to organizers, DeSantis touted how Florida has led the nation in net migration — even though that is a trend set into motion long before he became governor./p

p“We’ve witnessed a great American exodus from states governed by leftist politicians imposing leftist ideologies and delivering poor results. And you can see massive gains in states like Florida, who are governing according to the tried-and-true principles that President Reagan held dear,” DeSantis said. strongHe said that Americans “voted with their feet” by leaving some blue states in large numbers as Florida’s population boomed./strong/p

pBut many experts have argued that the shift in migration patterns, particularly from states along the West Coast, has stemmed largely from the lack of affordable housing and the greater flexibility that the pandemic created for work-from-home or hybrid work arrangements. DeSantis’s remarks served as the latest example of him advancing arguments in defense of his record in Florida that sometimes mask much more complicated debates./ppa href="https://crooksandliars.com/2023/03/ron-de-santis-brags-about-all-people" target="_blank"read more/a/p