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Big Government vs. Different Government

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis speaks at his second inauguration in Tallahassee, Fla., January 3, 2023.

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The rare conservative who takes ideological cues from CNN was perhaps delighted on Sunday by the outlet’s apprehension over the notion that Florida governor Ron DeSantis might finally and irrevocably transform the party into a vehicle for big government:

The article cites two of DeSantis’s potential 2024 rivals, New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu and former Maryland governor Larry Hogan, who are trying to carve out a position to DeSantis’s right on the culture wars. It adds that South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has critiqued Florida’s governor for briefly shuttering some of his state’s private and public venues at the outset of the pandemic, which serves primarily to burnish her own rejection of quasi-lockdown policies.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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