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Most of the Florida school board candidates backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis won their elections on Tuesday — an indication that the ascendant Republican’s conservative stance on education is moving the needle with some parents across the state.
DeSantis at his election night rally on Tuesday night declared victories for his endorsees, of which 25 out of 30 won or are likely to win their races.
He again lauded that success on Wednesday at a rally in Seminole County, casting the races in the culture-war language that has become his signature.
« We were able to take school boards that had leftist majorities … people that wanted to mask your kids, people that wanted to indoctrinate your kids. We were able to replace them all across the state, » DeSantis argued at another stop on his « Keep America Free » tour. « We were able to replace union-backed candidates with conservatives. »
In the days leading up to Florida’s primaries, DeSantis campaigned across the state on his « Education Agenda Tour. » He joined with school board candidates who share his « anti-woke » agenda, giving them one final push before their races.
« We didn’t have a primary for me … we didn’t have Senate [race], attorney general [race], none of that, » he said. « So what was the motivation? » he added, referencing the turnout of Republican voters. « One of the reasons is we worked hard to elect pro-student, pro-parent candidates all across the state of Florida.
