Ron DeSantis finds 2nd act
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a new map for US House districts that appears to show Republicans gaining an advantage in four seats now held by Democrats.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new House map for the state Legislature to consider in a special session this week that would appear to give Republicans four pickup opportunities if enacted. The map,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly seeking to join the Trump administration after leaving office, and the president has supposedly considered handing the outgoing GOP governor his "dream job." Axios reporter Marc Caputo,
Senior Republicans in Washington are ramping up the pressure on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to redraw his state’s US House map after Virginia Democrats flipped potentially four seats in their favor.
Some Republican elected officials and operatives had cautioned against going too far, encouraging DeSantis to stick to a two- or three-seat gain (though others wanted him to spring for five). Meanwhile in Virginia: Democrats landed a big victory in narrowly persuading voters last week to vote through a ballot referendum that paved the way for a major new gerrymander.