Governor Ron DeSantis: The Republican Party’s 'Culture of Losing' Needs to End

DeSantis: “You guys know Florida’s history as being a swing state. We had 1-point races, governor or president, for the previous decade, 2010, ‘14, ‘12, ‘16, ‘18. And so people told me, ‘You know, it’s a closely divided state, you barely got in. Don’t rock the boat. You don’t want to do anything that’s going to upset this very delicate political balance. Just try to keep your head down and not try to make too many waves.’ Well, I rejected that advice. My view was, I may have received 50% of the vote, but I earned 100% of the executive power and I intended to use that aggressively to pursue a conservative agenda.

And in times like these, there is no substitute for victory. Winners get to make policy. The losers go home. And I think we need to end — not so much in Ohio or in Florida, but I think nationwide the Republican Party has developed a culture of losing. I think that needs to end. No more excuses. Just get it done so we can save our country.”