{"id":1029236,"date":"2024-01-11T03:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029236"},"modified":"2024-01-11T03:55:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T03:55:01","slug":"%e2%9a%a0%ef%b8%8f%e2%9a%a0%ef%b8%8f%e2%9a%a0%ef%b8%8f-the-girls-are-fighting-haley-and-desantis-try-to-out-maga-each-other-in-cringe-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%e2%9a%a0%ef%b8%8f%e2%9a%a0%ef%b8%8f%e2%9a%a0%ef%b8%8f-the-girls-are-fighting-haley-and-desantis-try-to-out-maga-each-other-in-cringe-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f The Girls Are Fighting: Haley and DeSantis Try To Out-MAGA Each Other in Cringe Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-19.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029237\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029238\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>In response to the CNN debate between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis tonight,<\/em><strong><em> DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNikki Haley and Ron DeSantis took their desperate mudslinging to embarrassing new lows tonight as the race for the MAGA base sank to levels none of us thought possible. It\u2019s odd that Haley and DeSantis are at each other\u2019s throats when they agree on so much, like whitewashing history, ripping away health care from millions, banning abortion, coddling election deniers, gutting Social Security and Medicare, and denying the threat of climate change. They can fight all they want about who is more MAGA \u2013 but neither of them will ever make it to the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis are both anti-abortion extremists who would sign a national abortion ban into law.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nikki-haley-2024-republican-candidate-vows-sign-federal-abortion-ban-elected-president\">Fox News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cNikki Haley, 2024 Republican candidate, vows to sign federal abortion ban if elected president\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/17\/us\/politics\/nikki-haley-abortion-six-weeks.html\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cNikki Haley Says She Would Have Signed Six-Week Abortion Ban as Governor\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2023\/11\/18\/biden-vs-haley-on-abortion-00127929\">Politico<\/a>: \u201cHaley, who \u2018often clashed with members of her party because she labeled them insufficiently conservative\u2019 on abortion,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018co-sponsored legislation in 2009 mandating a 24-hour waiting period between a woman\u2019s abortion consultation and the procedure itself\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018voted to end abortion coverage for victims of rape and incest in the state health plan for employees\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018signed the most conservative abortion bill South Carolina Republicans were able to pass through both chambers at the time,\u2019 and the law did not include exceptions for rape and incest.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1722446891986608467\">Kirsten Welker<\/a>: \u201cWould you support a 15-week federal limit?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haley: <strong>\u201cI would support anything that would pass.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1703863713571492104?s=20\">Haley<\/a>: \u201cWhatever we can get 60 Senate votes on, isn\u2019t that better than what we have now? And if it\u2019s\u2013 <strong>if it\u2019s six weeks, that\u2019s great.<\/strong> If it\u2019s 15 weeks, that\u2019s great.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/28\/us\/politics\/desantis-abortion-trump.html\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDeSantis Says He Would Sign a 15-Week Abortion Ban as President\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1704135297254998527?s=20\">DeSantis<\/a>: \u201cAs president, I\u2019m going to welcome pro-life policies across the board at both [state and federal] levels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1704167700392468656?s=20\">Radio Iowa<\/a>: \u201cWould you sign the nationwide 15-week [abortion] ban that the Faith and Freedom Coalition supports?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSantis: \u201cSo I&#8217;ve said from the beginning of this, as president, <strong>you put pro-life legislation on my desk, I&#8217;m going to look favorably and support the legislation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1679984265834950659?s=20\">Tucker Carlson<\/a>: \u201cYou signed a ban on abortion after six weeks in Florida. Would you do the same as president, nationally?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSantis: \u201cI&#8217;m proud to have been a pro-life governor and I will be a pro life-president, so <strong>of course I want to sign pro-life legislation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis both oppose the Affordable Care Act, which provides health care coverage to millions of Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QWrsqvEgMqZheYFalXZW61BFiWF6LbUf\/view\">Jack Heath<\/a>: \u201cThey&#8217;re going ahead and saying you would repeal the Affordable Care Act, would you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haley: \u201cIt&#8217;s not about one small policy of, you know, Affordable Care Act. It&#8217;s about fixing the entire health care system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article14441192.html\">Haley<\/a>: \u201cWhen it came to Obamacare, we didn\u2019t just say \u2018no,\u2019 we said never. \u2026 And we\u2019re going to keep on fighting until we get people like [Senator Tim Scott] and everybody else in Congress to defund Obamacare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/maddowblog\/ron-desantis-joins-republican-campaign-tear-aca-rcna127872\">MSNBC<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRon DeSantis joins the Republican campaign to tear down the ACA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/video\/2023\/12\/02\/gov-desantis-talks-about-healthcare-education-police-he-meets-with-upstate-voters\/\">Justin Dougherty, Fox Carolina<\/a>: \u201cIf Republicans get control of Washington, [with] you in the White House, what\u2019s your plan to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSantis: \u201cWell, look, that was a big failure. \u2026 It\u2019s a total mess. We\u2019re gonna have a comprehensive plan to lower people\u2019s costs, and yes Obamacare hasn\u2019t done it, so we\u2019ll transcend Obamacare, but I think you got to do a lot more than just that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staugustine.com\/story\/news\/local\/2012\/08\/04\/2012-08-04-6\/16169074007\/\">DeSantis<\/a>: \u201cWe must repeal ObamaCare. \u2026 I have no desire to \u2018improve\u2019 or \u2018reform\u2019 ObamaCare. I intend to repeal it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/ron-desantis-medicaid-florida-uninsured_n_63d37fbde4b04d4d18e52a03\">HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cAs a Republican serving in the U.S. House, [DeSantis] was part of a far-right caucus that voted against the first ACA repeal bill that leadership brought to the floor because, DeSantis and his allies said, it didn\u2019t undo enough of the law\u2019s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. GOP leaders eventually put forward a more aggressive repeal. DeSantis and his colleagues voted yes on that one, but it failed in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis have both whitewashed history and downplayed the horrific legacy of slavery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/12\/27\/haley-slavery-cause-of-civil-war-00133254\">Politico<\/a>: \u201cHaley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1740199494380118313?s=20\">Haley<\/a>: <strong>\u201cWhat do you want me to say about slavery? Next question.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themessenger.com\/politics\/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery-first-campaign-event-new-hampshire\">The Messenger<\/a>: \u201cHaley in First Campaign Event After Controversial Comments: <strong>\u2018Civil War Was About Slavery \u2026 but It Was Also More\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1740404953795940367?s=20\">Haley<\/a>: \u201cWe know the Civil War was about slavery, but it was also more than that. It was about the freedoms of every individual. It was about the role of government. \u2026 We stand by that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z0sW16Q-TtQ?si=kChYTtILE3rUHVDp&amp;t=83\">Haley<\/a>: \u201cYou know for those groups that come in and say they have issues with the Confederate flag, I will work to talk to them about it. I will work and talk to them about the heritage and how this is<strong> not something that is racist.<\/strong> This is something that is a tradition that people feel proud of and let them know that we want their business in this state and that the flag where it is was a compromise of all people, that everybody should accept as part of South Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/21\/politics\/nikki-haley-secession-confederate-history-month-flag-kfile\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cHaley also said she supported South Carolina\u2019s \u2018Confederate History Month\u2019 during the interview, comparing it to Black History Month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2023\/02\/nikki-haley-myth-undercut-confederacy.html\">New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cYears after basking in national plaudits for her action on the the flag, Haley backtracked while serving in the Trump administration, saying the Confederate flag was seen as an emblem of \u2018service, and sacrifice, and heritage\u2019 before it was \u2018hijacked\u2019 by the Charleston murderer Dylann Roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/22\/desantis-slavery-curriculum\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery\u201d<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is intensifying his efforts to de-emphasize racism in his state\u2019s public school curriculum by <strong>arguing that some Black people benefited from being enslaved<\/strong> and defending his state\u2019s new African American history standards that civil rights leaders and scholars say misrepresents centuries of U.S. reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018They\u2019re probably going to show that some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life,\u2019 DeSantis said on Friday in response to reporters\u2019 questions while standing in front of a nearly all-White crowd of supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/20\/florida-black-history-teaching-standards-00107067\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cNew Florida teaching standards say African Americans received some \u2018personal benefit\u2019 from slavery\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis both spent last year campaigning with election deniers and have failed to denounce election denialism during their campaigns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/10\/19\/election-deniers-campaign-2024\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201c[Haley] has endorsed and campaigned with a slate of Senate candidates who reject or question the 2020 election results<\/strong> as she positions herself as a potential 2024 presidential candidate. Haley appeared at a rally Tuesday with Don Bolduc of New Hampshire, who insisted Trump won the election and that President Biden was illegitimate &#8230; She also campaigned with Adam Laxalt of Nevada, who led the Trump campaign\u2019s efforts to overturn the results in that state. And she endorsed Ted Budd of North Carolina, who as a congressman voted against certifying the electoral college results on Jan. 6, 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2023\/9\/5\/23860030\/nikki-haley-new-hampshire-bolduc\">Deseret News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cNikki Haley adds controversial former U.S. Senate candidate to campaign team\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon Bolduc, a retired Army general and former U.S. Senate candidate, is the new chair for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley\u2019s New Hampshire campaign, the Haley campaign announced Tuesday morning. Bolduc made national headlines during his 2022 Senate campaign \u2026 for his controversial views on COVID-19 and the 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nikki-haley-endorsed-top-trump-ally-ralph-norman-says-gop-needs-new-leadership\">Fox News<\/a>: \u201cFormer UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has secured the endorsement of a top Trump ally, House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ralph Norman. \u2026 His support comes \u2026 after <strong>Norman did not vote to certify the 2020 election, in a nod to his loyalty to Trump.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/01\/07\/desantis-tells-trump-to-fight-on-deflects-blame-for-lawlessness-at-capitol\/6580639002\/\">Sarasota Herald-Tribune<\/a>: \u201cWith many blaming President Donald Trump and allies who encouraged him to challenge the election results for the lawlessness in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, <strong>Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his support for the president\u2019s unprecedented push to overturn the election. DeSantis said after the election that Trump should \u2018fight on\u2019 and \u2018exhaust all options\u2019 in challenging the results.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1682450969139859467?s=20\">DeSantis<\/a>: \u201cI think it&#8217;s ridiculous how much money that they pumped in for the Capitol Police. It was not an insurrection. These are people that were there to attend a rally and then they were there to protest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/27\/us\/politics\/desantis-new-hampshire-town-hall.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cMr. DeSantis ducked only one question. <strong>A teenage boy invited him to condemn Mr. Trump\u2019s efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. DeSantis declined to do so.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/393136-it-doesnt-matter-what-banner-youre-flying-gov-desantis-touts-need-for-his-anti-riot-legislation\/\">Florida Politics<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis on Thursday stopped short of blaming Trump, himself and enablers who fueled election conspiracies or refused to accept the election results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2022\/01\/06\/on-jan-6-anniversary-desantis-disputes-that-capitol-attack-was-an-insurrection\/\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a>: \u201cOn Jan. 6 anniversary, DeSantis disputes that Capitol attack was an \u2018insurrection\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/florida\/story\/2022\/01\/06\/desantis-slams-jan-6-commemoration-as-way-to-smear-trump-supporters-1404316\">Politico<\/a>: \u201cGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday condemned the commemoration of the violent Jan. 6 Capitol riots as a way for Democrats and the news media to \u2018smear\u2019 supporters of former President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/17\/desantis-wont-say-if-2020-was-rigged-but-hes-campaigning-for-republicans-who-do-00052266\">Politico<\/a>:<strong> \u201cDeSantis won\u2019t say if he thinks 2020 was rigged. But he\u2019s campaigning for Republicans who do.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/09\/26\/politics\/ron-desantis-election-deniers-florida-2020\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis recently embarked on a national tour to boost the campaigns of some of the most fervent election deniers nominated by his party this cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis have yearslong records of being proponents of devastating cuts to Social Security and Medicare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Jgfxz7l52ea-DHXPgS9-2T3N6mGM6ich\/view\">Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/a>: \u201cAre you on board with cutting entitlements in a big and meaningful way?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haley: \u201cSocial security goes bankrupt in 10 years, Medicare goes bankrupt in eight. <strong>Anyone that says they&#8217;re not going to take on entitlement reform means they&#8217;re going to go in and be president and leave the country bankrupt.<\/strong> You can&#8217;t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/haley-social-security-medicare-president-2024-0b6ea12f7ee8c650ce2de4bf2df5a787\">Associated Press<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/09\/trump-desantis-biden-social-security-medicare\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: \u201c[Haley] also praised Ryan\u2019s Medicare proposal at the time and said lawmakers should examine Medicare and Social Security spending to address federal debt. <strong>\u2018What they need to be doing is looking at entitlements,\u2019 Haley said in a 2010 interview on Fox News. \u2018Look at Social Security. Look at Medicaid. Look at Medicare. <\/strong>Look at these things, and let\u2019s actually go to the heart of what is causing government to grow, and tackle that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/09\/politics\/kfile-ron-desantis-privatize-social-security-medicare\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201c[DeSantis]<strong> repeatedly said he supported plans to replace Medicare with a system in which the government paid for partial costs of private plans or a traditional Medicare plan. <\/strong>In one interview with a local newspaper, DeSantis said he supported \u2018the same thing\u2019 for Social Security, citing the need for \u2018market forces\u2019 to restructure the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/newsletter\/02\/09\/2023\/do-2024-republicans-have-a-tea-party-problem\">Semafor<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis voted for a series of budget resolutions crafted by the conservative Republican Study Committee that would have voucherized Medicare for new beneficiaries, slowed Social Security cost of living increases, and raised the retirement age for both programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis have both sided with the gun lobby over the safety of American communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/04\/14\/nra-convention-trump-desantis-haley-hutchinson\/11637094002\/\">USA Today<\/a>: <strong>\u201c\u2018You&#8217;ve always got a partner in me,\u2019 <\/strong>Haley told NRA delegates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themessenger.com\/politics\/nikki-haley-rejects-red-flag-laws-at-cnn-town-hall\">The Messenger<\/a>: <strong>\u201cNikki Haley Rejects \u2018Red Flag\u2019 Laws at CNN Town Hall\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2023\/03\/27\/nikki-haley-husband-new-hampshire-nashville\/11552954002\/?link_id=0&amp;can_id=594892fa25905e79019d0e7905576ffc&amp;source=email-on-affordable-care-act-anniversary-nikki-haley-and-tim-scott-remain-committed-to-rolling-back-progress-2&amp;email_referrer=email_1871868&amp;email_subject=scdp-statement-ahead-of-nikki-haleys-rally-tonight\">USA Today<\/a>: \u201cAfter Nashville school shooting, <strong>Nikki Haley tells voters she is against gun control legislation\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/jul\/12\/nikki-haley-feds-should-fix-gun-background-checks-\/\">Washington Times<\/a>: \u201cSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Sunday said the botched FBI background check that allowed the man accused of the massacre at a historic black church in Charleston to buy the handgun used in the attack is tragic but does not justify expanding such checks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/ron-desantis-quietly-signs-permitless-concealed-carry-law-rcna77934\">NBC News<\/a>: \u201cRon DeSantis quietly legalizes carrying concealed weapons without permits\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith little fanfare, Florida Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday allowing residents to carry a concealed loaded weapon without a permit. <\/strong>DeSantis signed the bill in a nonpublic event in his office with only bill sponsors, legislative leaders and gun rights advocates, including the National Rifle Association, in attendance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/06\/09\/floridas-gop-candidates-governor-loyal-gun-rights-record\/685779002\/\">Naples Daily News<\/a>: \u201cDuring his time in Congress, DeSantis has backed legislation that seeks to allow anyone with a concealed gun permit in one state to carry it in another and <strong>has co-sponsored numerous proposals backed by the NRA.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2023\/03\/03\/desantis-open-carry-permitless-florida-gun-concealed\/\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cGov. Ron DeSantis was recorded Thursday telling a member of a gun rights group that he supports allowing Floridians to openly carry guns in public \u2014 a measure that has been publicly opposed by some law enforcement officials<\/strong> and that would go further than any bill now filed for the upcoming legislative session.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Yeah, absolutely,\u2019 DeSantis is heard to say during a 10-second interaction recorded by Valdes and shared with the Times. \u2018I don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to do it, but I would absolutely.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis both want to make permanent Trump\u2019s MAGAnomics tax giveaways for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2023\/06\/12\/presidential-candidate-nikki-haley-energy-independence-is-key-to-national-security.html\">Haley<\/a>: <strong>\u201cWell I think what I\u2019d like to see is us go back to what Trump had under the tax cuts under him \u2026 I was there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2023\/08\/14\/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-florida-governor-ron-desantis.html\">DeSantis<\/a> on whether he\u2019d keep Trump\u2019s tax rates in place: \u201cThe current rates that are due to expire, <strong>we want to keep those rates in place.<\/strong> We don\u2019t want to see increases in taxes. We definitely wanna see things like permanent bonus depreciation, making sure you have full expensing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haley and DeSantis have both supported policies that would bring us backward in our efforts to combat climate change.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1733566775109812233?s=20\">Haley<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI pulled us out of the Paris Climate Agreement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4103291-gop-front-runners-have-little-to-say-on-climate-change-amid-record-heat\/\">The Hill<\/a>: \u201cAs U.N. ambassador during the Trump administration, <strong>Haley played a key role in the former president\u2019s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which she touts on her campaign website.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/05\/us\/politics\/nikki-haley-townhall-cnn.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201c[Haley] defended, for example, leading the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord while at the United Nations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/may\/28\/ron-desantis-climate-crisis-campaign\">The Guardian<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRon DeSantis has been accused of a \u2018catastrophic\u2019 approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the \u2018politicization of the weather\u2019 and questioning whether hurricanes hitting his home state of Florida have been worsened by climate change.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4iY0Knt4ujY\">DeSantis<\/a>: \u201cWe are not going to enforce net zero commitments or things like the Paris Climate Accord.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the CNN debate between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis tonight, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: \u201cNikki Haley and Ron DeSantis took their desperate mudslinging to embarrassing new lows tonight as the race for the MAGA base sank to levels none of us thought possible. 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