‘Top Gov’ DeSantis Is Running Against Nobody but the School Board – Opinion

In Tuesday’s Florida primary election, Governor Ron DeSantis isn’t on the ballot. No Republican challenged the Governor’s model GOP tenure in the era of COVID, nor his record-breaking war chest OpenSecrets reported to be $165 million since he took office. Not having a primary opponent hasn’t dampened DeSantis’ campaign efforts, as he released a Maverick-inspired “Top Gov” ad against the mainstream media this week.

DeSantis enjoys a calm cruise though the primary. The question is, however, if DeSantis will be running in the 2024 presidential election. DeSantis’ role as governor is still not over. Desantis has been touring Florida with his robust education agenda, including rejecting COVID school closures, curriculum transparency, barring “woke” ideology and indoctrination, supporting civics and financial literacy education, veterans in the classroom, a historic expansion of school choice, and increased teacher pay. Florida ranks among the best states in education.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4epkopZOhp8

DeSantis is aiming to keep on Gov’ing by getting conservative candidates elected to school boards across the state. DeSantis’ PAC has made donations of $1000 to each of his endorsed candidates and paid for mailers in at least two counties.

DeSantis is a pioneer in politics by steering non-partisan school board elections, which are often ignored by candidates at the top of the ticket. America’s most popular governor has an aptitude for trendsetting and this one is likely to get traction with Republican leaders in other states. At an “Education Agenda Tour” stop in Sarasota Monday, he told the crowd, “If I could have a conservative majority on every school board in the country, we would be in such good shape.”

DeSantis has tweeted the list of 29 endorsed candidates committed to backing his “bold” education agenda. The Governor encouraged voter participation during Monday’s Sarasota speech telling the crowd,

“November’s going to be important, but we’ve got some work to do this Tuesday.”

This group of 29 people is committed to Florida’s bold education agenda.

You can be sure that your parents will have peace of mind knowing these candidates support all their rights. pic.twitter.com/y60h9ekmrl

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) July 28, 2022