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    Eyeing a run for president, Ron DeSantis wants to 'Make America Florida'

    Florida Gov. DeSantis' pugnacious approach to issues involving race, sexual orientation and public health has pushed him to the front of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
    by Greg Allen Mar 06, 2023 6 minutes
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is expected by many to announce his candidacy for president in the coming weeks or months. Speaking here at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 19, 2022.

    MIAMI — He hasn't yet entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but even so, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of the leading candidates.

    In polls of possible nominees, he rivals and sometimes surpasses former President Donald Trump. DeSantis has just released a new book that highlights his pugnacious style and hardline stance on issues ranging from education to public health. It picks up from his first term as Florida governor when he became well-known nationally through his frequent appearances on Fox News.

    November's election was disappointing for Republicans in many states. But not in Florida, where Gov. DeSantis won reelection by nearly 20 points. At his victory celebration, supporters cheered as he pledged to continue his campaign against ideas, policies and laws he derides as "woke."

    "We fight the woke in the schools, he said. "We fight the woke in the corporations. We will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die!"

    'Florida is

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