Last Call for 5.24.23 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics.

First Shot

It’s official: Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for President.

DeSantis filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission declaring his candidacy and — as this newsletter hits your inbox — is taking part in his first public event as a presidential hopeful, a Twitter Spaces conversation with Elon Musk.

As reports of the paper launch spread, the main super PAC promoting DeSantis released a new video hyping the Governor’s focus on “freedom” in the face of federal regulations imposed “when the world went mad” during the COVID-19

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