Hurricane Dorian’s looming threat poses a familiar test for Florida’s nascent Republican governor, Ron DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE - , who touted his connection to President Donald Trump as a reason for Floridians to vote for him last fall.
DeSantis’ approval rating is near 60 percent eight months after taking office, making him one of the most popular governors in the country. It’s an enviable position, but things can change quickly at the well-traveled intersection of natural disasters and politics.“I don’t view it politically at all, we’re trying to protect the state, protect people,” DeSantis said.Trump played a big role in DeSantis’ surprise 2018 GOP primary victory, and the two remain close.
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma nearly two years ago, 12 nursing home patients died after the power was knocked out and the temperature in the home began to rise. Four employees of the home were arrested this past week after a two-year investigation. The DeSantis administration has made some tweaks to emergency preparation, while keeping intact some policies that drew fire under Scott.
In the heat of a presidential race that featured Bush’s brother, George W. Bush, the president and the governor took high-profile tours of storm damage. Jeb Bush was seen as ably handling the hurricane mess, which helped his brother. During Hurricane Charley, Bush was in the middle of a press conference when advisors alerted him that he needed to halt evacuations and tell people to stay where they were, because the storm had suddenly altered its path.
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