DeSantis faces the true test of any Florida governor

DeSantis faces the true test of any Florida governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis spent his first term becoming one of the most influential Republicans in the country — a likely 2024 frontrunner who’s already shaping his party’s national agenda.

But DeSantis still hasn’t faced one of the toughest challenges a Florida leader can encounter: a hurricane.

That’s poised to change this week as Hurricane Ian, a 500-mile wide monster of a storm, builds strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and appears destined to slam into some portion of Florida’s west coast.

The hurricane is on track to make landfall in the state just six weeks ahead of the November elections and, depending on how well the governor responds to the potentially ca...

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