Political Rewind: Our neighbors to the south: We talk Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida politics

Published: April 14, 2023, 3:18 p.m.

Friday on Political Rewind: We take a moment to look at our neighbors to the south as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting set to visit Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He hasn't declared his bid for president, but he could block frontrunner Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican nomination.\n\nThe panel: \nDaniel Rivero, investigative reporter and co-host of The Florida Roundup, WLRN,\xa0@TooMuchMe\nJim Galloway, retired columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,\xa0@JimJournalist\xa0\nTia Mitchell,\xa0Washington correspondent,\xa0The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,\xa0@ajconwashington\nTim Craig, national correspondent based in Florida, The Washington Post,\xa0@timcraigpost\n\nTimestamps\n0:00 - Introduction\n4:00 - Florida turned from a battleground state to a red state quickly.\n21:00 - A Trump vs. DeSantis fight is brewing ahead of 2024.\n36:00 - What national appeal does DeSantis have?\n41:00 - Ron DeSantis' branding attempts to define who he is ahead of 2024.\n50:00 - DeSantis' response to flooding in Ft. Lauderdale.\n\nMonday on Political Rewind: We welcome documentarian King Williams and the AJC's Patricia Murphy to the panel.