{"id":1634661,"date":"2022-09-06T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T00:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1634661"},"modified":"2022-09-06T20:34:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T00:34:55","slug":"ad-touting-desantis-leadership-earns-praise-even-from-some-on-the-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ad-touting-desantis-leadership-earns-praise-even-from-some-on-the-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad Touting DeSantis\u2019 Leadership Earns Praise, Even From Some On The Left"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fad-touting-desantis-leadership-earns-praise-even-from-some-on-the-left%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=1634661&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--><p>A new ad for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trust-linked-to-gavin-newsoms-family-donates-thousands-to-ron-desantis\/\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> that features ordinary folks praising the Florida governor for his leadership on a host of business, education, and cultural issues during the COVID pandemic is drawing praise from across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-second ad, released by the Sunshine State GOP, has blue-collar Floridans, school-age teens, and senior citizens all thanking DeSantis for keeping the state open for business while other governors closed businesses and schools. DeSantis is up for re-election in November and polls show him with a widening lead over Democrat challenger Charlie Crist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe saved our jobs,\u201d says a waitress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd kept us going,\u201d ads a cook.<\/p>\n<p>A car mechanic addresses DeSantis directly, saying, \u201cThey tried to shut us down and you saved our business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis famously refused to shut down Florida or impose the mask and vaccine mandates seen in other states in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will never do any of these lockdowns again, and I hear people say they\u2019ll shut down the country, and honestly, I cringe,\u201d\u00a0he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral\">said<\/a>\u00a0in August, 2020. \u201cAnd at best, what the lockdown will do is delay. It does not reduce the ultimate mortality\u2026 it creates a lot of other problems with mortality that a lot of people don\u2019t necessarily focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By June of last year, \u00a0Florida\u2019s economy had rebounded to pre-pandemic strength. New residents poured in from blue states, creating a housing boom that outpaced the nation\u2019s. DeSantis took heat from Democrats and much of the media, who claimed his policies were reckless and put health and lives at risk. But economic data and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/the-data-proves-it-floridas-covid-response-was-superior-to-new-york-and-california\/\">health statistics show<\/a>\u00a0Florida fared no worse than most blue states, and better than many.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou led by facts, not fear,\u201d a nurse says in the ad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you let us decide,\u201d adds a firefighter, seemingly in reference to DeSantis\u2019 refusal to impose a vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also bucked the blue-state trend by allowing\u00a0school children to return to in-person learning far earlier than most other states, starting in August 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou let me go to school,\u201d says a child featured in the ad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou let us learn,\u201d adds an older student.<\/p>\n<p>A female swimmer notes DeSantis \u201clet us compete,\u201d in a reference to legislation he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ron-desantis-florida-transgender-athlete-bill-pride-month\/\">signed<\/a> into law\u00a0in June, 2021 barring biological males athletes from playing girls and women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us,\u201d adds a disabled golfer.<\/p>\n<p>The ad also recalls DeSantis\u2019 strong stance against the closing of houses of worship, another position that earned contempt from the Left.\u00a0In April 2020, in the face of national media pressure to close down houses of worship, DeSantis designated churches, synagogues, and mosques as \u201cessential,\u201d and thus an exception to his stay-at-home order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy allowing religious services to continue, DeSantis is seemingly siding with religious leaders who\u2019ve stood against the federally mandated guidelines,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/florida-gov-ron-desantis-overrides-county-officials-to-allow-church-during-coronavirus-lockdown\">The Daily Beast<\/a>\u00a0complained at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The ad also features a teacher thanking DeSantis for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/03\/21\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-pay-raises-for-florida-teachers\/\">raising the salaries<\/a> of public school educators, a fisherman praising him for new environmental protections, a police officer offering appreciation for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2022\/01\/28\/desantis-some-school-curriculum-attack-the-police-talk-about-defunding\/\">tough new law<\/a>\u00a0protecting cops, and an elderly veteran grateful for a series of bills DeSantis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwfdailynews.com\/story\/news\/military\/2022\/06\/09\/gov-desantis-signs-six-military-related-bills-fort-walton-brewery\/7566194001\/\">signed<\/a>\u00a0in June expanding educational opportunities for disabled veterans with tuition assistance and a bill to help give education opportunities to children of servicemembers.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ron DeSantis drops best ad I&#8217;ve seen in years, should serve as GOP&#8217;s closing argument for the midterms <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ksc1Wv0SR\">https:\/\/t.co\/6ksc1Wv0SR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m6kkRSO1Xm\">pic.twitter.com\/m6kkRSO1Xm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louder with Crowder Dot Com (@LWCnewswire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWCnewswire\/status\/1567242514666512385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my favorite type of political ad. Especially someone with the resume of DeSantis. All he has to do is talk about how much he\u2019s done for people. No need to run attack ads on the irrelevant. The other contenders can\u2019t compete. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UsoKtXmOl7\">pic.twitter.com\/UsoKtXmOl7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJMoe28\/status\/1567192691892445184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love this ad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EsmTW9eUGl\">pic.twitter.com\/EsmTW9eUGl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conservmillen\/status\/1567196408603705346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Single best ad of the political cycle thus far. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ueycyDclOc\">pic.twitter.com\/ueycyDclOc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josh_hammer\/status\/1567194182745194497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes it is. Brought tears to me eyes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mf61n89Q4x\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mf61n89Q4x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roger Kimball (@rogerkimball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerkimball\/status\/1567213079779328001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EVEN HIS AD IS A STUD<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uyrjc7b3Sh\">pic.twitter.com\/uyrjc7b3Sh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marina Medvin \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@MarinaMedvin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarinaMedvin\/status\/1567198409991282689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ron DeSantis just dropped the best ad of 2022. This is pure \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Watch and you will get chills\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zU5Kpr5zU\">pic.twitter.com\/0zU5Kpr5zU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1567219050693918720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was even some praise from fair-minded people on the other side of the political aisle:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another very strong ad from DeSantis re-election campaign: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/stfKLrjWt4\">https:\/\/t.co\/stfKLrjWt4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshKraushaar\/status\/1567190567099957258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new ad for Ron DeSantis that features ordinary folks praising the Florida governor for his leadership on a host of business, education, and cultural issues during the COVID pandemic is drawing praise from across the political spectrum. 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