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The Guardian

Ron DeSantis called hypocritical over rush to fill Republican House seats



Florida governor swiftly scheduled primaries to fill posts from Trump picks while Democratic district waited monthsFlorida governor Ron DeSantis has been accused of hypocrisy over his rush to fill Republican House seats vacated by Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, as he had previously kept voters in a Democrat-held district waiting for more than nine months.Critics say his scheduling of 28 January primaries in solid Republican districts held by former congressman Matt Gaetz, who resigned during his ill-fated nomination for attorney general, and Mike Waltz, Trump’s pick for national security adviser, is a hasty political move designed purely to bolster speaker Mike Johnson’s fragile House majority as soon as possible. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/09/ron-desantis-republican-house-primaries

Author : Richard Luscombe in Miami

Publish date : 2024-12-09 12:00:00

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