Polling isn't that good for him either. I think he's playing to the Republican presidential primaries with his policies rather than focusing on his reelection campaign for governor. Whether it's for president or trying to run with Trump on the ticket as VP.
Ron DeSantis hit with brutal poll numbers as COVID-19 surges in Florida
New polling from Quinnipiac shows that Florida residents are broadly in favor of taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including the mask mandates that DeSantis has tried banning in public schools.
Overall, 60 percent of Florida voters support school mask mandates, while just 36 percent are opposed.
DeSantis's policy of cutting off salaries of school leaders who defy his mask mandate ban, meanwhile, is even more politically toxic for the governor, as just 25 percent say the policy is a good idea while 69 percent say it's a bad idea.