DeSantis takes campaign towards ‘woke ideology’ to Pennsylvania, Ohio as he rallies for GOP candidates

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) railed towards “woke ideology” and touched on acquainted tradition warfare points like important race concept (CRT) and the participation of transgender girls and women in sports activities as he campaigned for Republicans in the important thing swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio.

DeSantis traveled first to Pittsburgh to marketing campaign for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano (R) and later Youngstown, Ohio, to rally with Republican Senate hopeful J.D. Vance. Each occasions have been organized by Turning Level Motion.

The rallies come amid growing hypothesis that he’s eyeing a 2024 presidential bid. The Florida governor has waded into races in different battleground states, together with Arizona and Nevada. Ohio and Pennsylvania, along with holding key Senate contests this yr are thought-about essential swing states in presidential elections.

DeSantis has additionally been leaning into nationwide tradition warfare points in Florida, elevating his profile among the many Republican Social gathering’s conservative base.

“I feel in Florida, and we want this to be true in Pennsylvania, across the nation, we will’t simply stand idly by whereas woke ideology ravages each establishment in our society,” DeSantis mentioned in Pennsylvania.

“We should struggle the woke in our colleges. We should struggle the woke in our companies. We should struggle the woke in authorities companies. We will by no means ever give up to woke ideology. And I’ll inform you this, the state of Florida is the place woke goes to die,” he continued to cheers from the viewers.

DeSantis touted wins in his state, together with how he went head-to-head with faculty districts over masks mandates through the COVID-19 pandemic and banned “vaccine passports,” a reference to proof of vaccination was required in different areas of the nation for entry in areas, although it didn’t cease some companies from searching for to implement them anyway.

He additionally talked about his newer transfer to droop Hillsborough County State Lawyer Andrew Warren (D), claiming he was not fulfilling his duties by declining to prosecute gender-affirming procedures or abortion instances.

Throughout his speech, he invoked the names of former Presidents John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, and Republican Ronald Reagan.

“I imply, I simply assume again to a few of the different presidents we now have and take into consideration like John Kennedy, you assume, ‘Ask not what your nation can do for you, ask what you are able to do on your nation.’ You consider President Reagan, ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.’ Once I consider Biden, I consider him staring like a deer within the headlight,” DeSantis mentioned.

He mentioned throughout his speech in Ohio {that a} “thoughts virus referred to as woke ideology” is “infecting” varied completely different establishments like colleges, sports activities and Massive Tech.

“I feel that we want folks in Florida, Ohio, all throughout the nation to say we’re not going to let this woke mob virus run over our establishments,” he mentioned.

He particularly spoke towards gender-affirming look after transgender youth, saying that medical doctors who present such care ought to be capable to be sued.

DeSantis additionally in Ohio reiterated his pledge to “struggle woke” in lecture rooms, companies and authorities companies. “We’re not going to give up to woke,” he mentioned.

DeSantis himself is operating for reelection in Florida. The state will subsequent week be holding its primaries, which can determine which Democrat will take him on in November.