Desantis Defeats Crist, Wins 2nd Term As Florida Governor
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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said his fight against "the woke" had only begun in his victory speech.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won reelection to a second term Tuesday in a dominant victory over Democrat Charlie Crist, bolstering his rise as a prominent GOP star with potential White House ambitions.
DeSantis' win continues a rightward shift for what was once the nation's largest swing state, as voters embraced a governor who reveled in culture war politics and framed his candidacy as a battle against the "woke agenda" of liberals.
"We fight the woke in the legislature. We fight the woke in the schools. We fight the woke in the corporations. We will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die," DeSantis told elated supporters during his victory speech, telling the crowd in closing, "I have only begun to fight."
