Florida governor's race exposes DeSantis-MAGA fissures

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : "I'm excited to have the full endorsement of President Trump.
58% : But Trump endorsed Donalds on Truth Social on Thursday evening.
58% : Despite differences over candidates, DeSantis has proven he is willing to be in lockstep with Trump on policy.
49% : "She's clearly not going to be receiving the endorsement from Trump.
48% : He agrees with Trump completely on the agenda," said Ford O'Connell, a Florida Republican strategist.
47% : The conservative outlet The Floridian first reported Thursday that DeSantis was planning to meet with Trump during the gathering to float the first lady as a candidate.
38% : Last year, DeSantis campaigned against a ballot measure known as Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state.
33% : Trump endorsed the measure, but it ended up failing in November.
25% : " The developments could be setting the stage for a potentially bruising GOP primary, one that resurfaces tensions that go back to DeSantis's presidential primary against Trump.
24% : And earlier this month, DeSantis signed immigration legislation aimed at helping Trump on the issue.
10% : DeSantis and Donalds fell out over the congressman endorsing Trump over the governor in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, as well as over state education guidelines set by DeSantis on African American history in 2023.

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