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DeSantis vs. Trump Pits Accomplishments Against Narrative

In a potential 2024 election match-up, the ex-president portrays himself as the people’s hero, but the governor has a stronger record.

By Gerard Baker

March 6, 2023 12:55 pm ET

After ending Disney's self-governing status, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was interviewed on Fox News on issues including his battle with Disney, 2024, and his new book, 'The Courage to be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival.' Images: AP/Reuters Composite: Mark Kelly

The dry language of Florida’s Constitution offers only a hint of the consequential political moment the next two months represent for the Sunshine State, the Republican Party and the nation.

Article III, Section 3 provides that the state Legislature shall meet in session “on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year” and that the sitting “shall not exceed sixty consecutive days.” This being an odd-numbered year, the bland prose ensures that for two months starting Tuesday, Tallahassee will be the center of the political universe.