FL Republicans Rebel Over DeSantis’ “Cancel Culture”

Politico reports:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ iron-clad grip on the Republican-controlled Legislature may be slipping amid growing frustration among GOP legislators. Republican lawmakers are stalling a handful of his key remaining legislative priorities with just weeks left in the annual session. And what started out as whispers in private about unhappiness over the governor are starting to become louder even though Republican lawmakers remain unwilling to speak out publicly against DeSantis because of his power and clout.

One House Republican recently told a former legislator he was ready to resign out of frustration over how the session was going. One GOP legislator privately said: “We’re not the party of cancel culture. We can’t keep doing this tit for tat.” The lawmaker was granted anonymity to speak freely about the GOP governor. “People are deeply frustrated,” said former state Sen. Jeff Brandes, a St. Petersburg Republican who has been talking to his former GOP colleagues frequently this session.

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Oh look– another petulant Florida megalomaniac. Who doesn’t want that?
‘Deeply frustrated’: Florida legislators worn out by DeSantis https://t.co/rG3nY9uIUH

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) April 20, 2023