Gov. Ron DeSantis was too busy to help conservative School Board candidates this year, and the man who beat him in this year’s presidential race may be partially to blame.
That’s one takeaway from comments he made in Titusville, when he said assisting Donald Trump was one reason he couldn’t help his endorsements get over the finish line.
“I will confess, in ’22 we had a whole operation dedicated to this and we did a lot of resources and we had all that,” DeSantis said. “I wasn’t in a position to do that this time, at least for the Primary. Maybe we’ll help in the General because I’ve got all these other things I’ve got to do.”
DeSantis went on to itemize how his political operation is “doing a lot of different things.”
“I’m raising money for the super PAC helping Trump against Kamala Harris. I’ve got stuff we’re doing with the Legislature. I’ve got, you know, these amendments that they’re doing,” DeSantis said, referring to work to defeat the Adult Personal Use of Marijuana or the Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion pushes.
DeSantis delivered the remarks during a press avail Thursday at the Valiant Air Command, Inc. Warbird Museum. It’s unclear if they will reassure people of his commitment to conservative outcomes in the state.
Out of DeSantis’ 23 endorsed School Board candidates, voters rejected 11 outright. Six others failed to get majority support, meaning they must face a General Election runoff. Meanwhile, seven of the 11 Florida Democratic Party (FDP)-supported School Board candidates won their Primaries statewide.
DeSantis framed the night’s results positively, including in Duval County, where “two of the three that I supported won” even as he “really had nothing to do.”
But he knows he could have done more, except that he wasn’t “in a position to put resources behind those races, unfortunately.”
“It probably could have made a difference” in one race, DeSantis said, referring to Becky Nathanson’s loss to incumbent Duval School Board member Cindy Pearson.
–A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics
jackson says
Florida governor is a disgrace!
Steve says
Just like him to blame others for his own mistakes and bad judgement.
Eugene Piccolo says
Do we have any adults in politics who accept responsibility when things don’t turn out
Marek says
DeSantis should be ashamed of supporting people like Will Furry for school board positions.
Uneducated buffoon pretending to fit the position. Voters need to pay attention to who the candidate is and not to who is endoorshig her or him .
Enough says
Typical narcissist half wit; blame everybody else for your failures. Could it be that the people are finally realizing that this guy could care less about the concerns of his citizens, and pushes only what HE wants, and ignores everything else. Personally, anyone he endorses I steer the other way because that means that they will only kiss his ass when he needs something. Objectivity and proper well being of Floridians doesn’t exist with this loser!!
Laurel says
“It’s rigged” “rigged” “rigged”…”I alone can fix this…”
I am your irresponsible, errr, retribution!
These eternal victims need to make up their minds.
Cell Energy LLC. says
DeSantis is Trump’s boy. Now he is giving excuses.