{"id":1411197,"date":"2022-03-30T18:01:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411197"},"modified":"2022-03-30T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:01:41","slug":"poll-ron-desantis-crushes-potential-democrat-challengers-in-florida-gubernatorial-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-ron-desantis-crushes-potential-democrat-challengers-in-florida-gubernatorial-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Ron DeSantis Crushes Potential Democrat Challengers in Florida Gubernatorial Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-ron-desantis-crushes-potential-democrat-challengers-in-florida-gubernatorial-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is crushing his potential Democrat challengers in the Sunshine State\u2019s upcoming gubernatorial race, a Saint Leo University survey released this week found.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, who has continued to ignore leftist critics and pursue policies empowering individuals and parents alike, is soundly <a href=\"https:\/\/polls.saintleo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SLU-Poll-Report-2022-2.pdf\">defeating <\/a>his potential opposition by double digits.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In a potential matchup against Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), for example, DeSantis leads\u00a0by 16 percentage points \u2014 49 percent to Crist\u2019s 33 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, DeSantis crushes one of his most outspoken opponents, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D), by 24 percent, or 51 percent to her 27 percent support:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaintLeoPolls?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaintLeoPolls<\/a> <br \/>2022 FLORIDA GOVERNOR POLL:<\/p>\n<p>Ron DeSantis (R): 49% (+16)<br \/>Charlie Crist (D): 33%<\/p>\n<p>Ron DeSantis (R): 51% (+24)<br \/>Nikki Fried (D): 27%<\/p>\n<p>Ron DeSantis (R): 49% (+19)<br \/>Annette Taddeo (D): 30%<\/p>\n<p>February 28-March 12 \/ 500 RV<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U9QXHGgKJl\">https:\/\/t.co\/U9QXHGgKJl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8j7Dgqq4SL\">pic.twitter.com\/8j7Dgqq4SL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/1508849180105715720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Notably, Fried is among the dishonest leftists who have continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/28\/ron-desantis-signs-parental-rights-bill-law\/\">spread<\/a> misinformation about the Parental Rights in Education Bill, which DeSantis signed this week. The legislation itself protects young children by barring classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten and first-,\u00a0 second-, and third-grade classrooms. However, leftists turned the bill into a mantra \u2014 \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d \u2014 even though it does not single out any sexual orientation, nor does it ban any specific words or phrases. It simply keeps age-inappropriate discussions on those matters out of those classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Both Fried and Crist, however, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/09\/potential-democrat-desantis-challenger-nikki-fried-do-me-favor-say-gay\/\"><span>continued<\/span><\/a> to spread the lie, as have other Democrats:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do me a favor and say gay.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried\/status\/1501322398188118017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s a grim day for Florida. Today especially, I want our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters in Florida and across the country to know that they are loved and will always be welcomed in the Sunshine State. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ktwbJklZVe\">pic.twitter.com\/ktwbJklZVe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Crist (@CharlieCrist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlieCrist\/status\/1508511885150330894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve got one thing to say to our GOP colleagues \u2014 GAY! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AiXzW0chUq\">pic.twitter.com\/AiXzW0chUq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida Senate Democrats (@FLSenateDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLSenateDems\/status\/1500865436614893571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis has continued to blast critics of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese leftist politicians, corporate media outlets, some of these activist groups, they actually have read the bill, and they\u2019re sloganeering because they don\u2019t want to admit that they support a lot of the things we\u2019re providing protections against,\u201d DeSantis said this week, adding that they \u201csupport sexualizing kids in kindergarten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so what they\u2019re doing with these slogans and these narrative is they\u2019re trying to camouflage their true intentions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"video-src-attr\">Ron DeSantis \/ Rumble<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Saint Leo University poll has +\/-4.5 percent margin of error for Florida respondents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is crushing his potential Democrat challengers in the Sunshine State\u2019s upcoming gubernatorial race, a Saint Leo University survey released this week found. 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