Posts Tagged: Ron DeSantis

The State of the California GOP, with Mike Madrid

by Capitol Weekly Staff posted 09.25.2023

PODCAST: The California Republican Party Convention kicks off Friday in Anaheim with a luncheon featuring former president and current GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. So, what to expect? We asked Mike Madrid, a longtime Republican strategist and expert on Latino politics who denounced the party’s embrace of Trumpism in 2016. He joined us to talk about the state of the state Republican Party and about where the Republican Party is nationally.

Compassion without borders: Governor DeSantis’ bold migration initiative

Graffiti/shadow on a brickwall showing a refugee girl walking with her suitcase

by BY EDWARD HEARST posted 07.21.2023

OPINION – Governor DeSantis gave migrants the opportunity to share the benefits of living in California, the Golden State, which has a more elaborate social services network than Florida.

Newsom vs. DeSantis – the inevitable showdown?

FILE - This combination of photos shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking in Sacramento, Calif., on June 24, 2022, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking in Sioux Center, Iowa, May 13, 2023, right. (AP Photo, File)

by BY CHUCK MCFADDEN posted 06.30.2023

While mostly political, the feud between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis occasionally veers into the personal.