PALM BEACH, FL – […] At one point in her remarks to about 1,000 people who attended the event, Lake named each of the Republican candidates challenging Trump, who was indicted a second time last week.
When Lake mentioned Gov. Ron DeSantis, three people put up their hands but brought them down quickly amid a cascade of boos. The good news for DeSantis, however, is that former Vice President Mike Pence drew an even louder chorus of disapproving cat calls. (more)
The audience reaction is reflective of a much wider view held by most Florida GOP voters. The backlash is two-fold. One part of it is driven by the stunning increase in cost of living for the working-class and folks on fixed incomes. The second part is driven by people who just feel conned by the entire DeSantis operation. All the DeSantis ‘influencers’ are working desperately to hide the reality on the ground.