DeSantis wins in a landslide against Woke Dem policies

 Red States:

While Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to lash out at Gov. Ron DeSantis, the latter is being vindicated for his policy decisions. For well over a year, DeSantis has been slammed by the press for his attempts to rid Florida schools of racial essentialism and sexual indoctrination.

Falsely framed consternation over “don’t say gay” came from the highest levels of the Democrat hierarchy, including from President Joe Biden himself. The political plan was clear: to make it seem as if DeSantis’ policies were deeply unpopular, harming his re-election prospects and Republicans at large.

That has now backfired spectacularly, and when I say spectacularly, I mean that quite literally. The margins of support for Florida’s new legal provisions protecting children are staggering.

A 32-point margin in battleground states (i.e. those that matter electorally) isn’t just a win on the issue of protecting children from woke orthodoxy, it’s pushing one’s opponent off the battlefield and into the sea. And even when the poll drills down, the news is still devastating for Democrats. 27 percent support bans in schools that prohibit teachers and administrators from indoctrinating children about sexual orientation and so-called “gender identity.” By a 28 percent margin, the poll shows support for a ban on “transgender athletes” competing in girls’ sports.

On every point, DeSantis’ policy decisions aren’t just somewhat popular, they are becoming conventional wisdom. That’s a major victory in the culture wars and one that even many on the right doubted as they clutched their pearls. But why wouldn’t this outcome be the case? Who really thought that parents were going to be down for some pink-haired activist teaching their son he can become a girl in school?

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It shows you how out of touch the leftist media and Democrats are when it comes to how parents think their kids should be taught in school.  The Teachers' unions have also been off base.  One positive aspect of Covid is that the parents discovered what many of the schools were pushing and they pushed back on the nonsense.

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