DeSantis drops video attacking California, Newsom over ‘exodus’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FLV) – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political team dropped a new video Monday targeting California and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The video was themed around the “California exodus” of residents fleeing the state.
In the video, DeSantis said Americans have witnessed a “great American exodus” from states governed by leftist politicians.
“The American people as a whole have voted with their feet, and you compare Florida versus California,” DeSantis said.
“California’s population has dropped by more than a half million people,” a TV anchor said in the video.
“Where has the population gone?” another anchor asked.
The video cited the U.S. Census Bureau’s April 2020 to July 2022 statistics. The video showed a graphic pointing out New York’s approximately 524,000 decrease in population – compared to Florida’s gain of around 706,000. California had a decrease of 508,000.
“We’ve witnessed a great American exodus from states governed by leftist politicians,” DeSantis said in the video.
“This is a result of better governance in states like Florida. It is the result of poor governance in these left-wing states. That’s why people are moving,” he said.
“The debate is already settled. California’s liberal governance is a disaster. @RonDeSantis’ conservative policies have Florida thriving, and would do so for the nation,” the DeSantis War Room said in the video post.
The debate is already settled.
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 19, 2023
California’s liberal governance is a disaster. @RonDeSantis’ conservative policies have Florida thriving, and would do so for the nation. pic.twitter.com/c4a8P5g5UQ
Last week on Fox’s Sean Hannity, Newsom reportedly that, per capita, “more Floridians move to California than California is moving to Florida.”
During a press conference last week, DeSantis told Newsom to stop “pussy footing” around in response to the Democrat offering to compete in a debate with the Florida governor.
Newsom has in the past said he would debate DeSantis, and recently repeated that sentiment.
DeSantis, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, mocked Newsom for not challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination.
Newsom has been perceived as a rising star in the Democratic Party capable of clinching his party’s presidential nomination in 2024 or 2028.
