DeSantis plays on America’s divisions as he readies 2024 campaign

In his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama famously said, “There is not a liberal America or a conservative America. There is the United States of America.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) disagrees.

Preparing for a potential 2024 presidential campaign, DeSantis has delivered three notable speeches this year: his second inaugural address; a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum; and, most recently, his State of the State address.