Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stood at a podium in Coral Gables on Monday before television cameras and media outlets to hammer home the message that residents should vote no on Amendment 4 abortion access. With two weeks to go before the election, DeSantis has become the high-profile weapon anti-abortion advocates are increasingly relying on to keep Florida’s six-week abortion ban in place, and in recent weeks, he has made it clear he will use every tool possible to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment.
At the podium Monday, DeSantis used the political language he has relied on throughout his term, turning Amendment 4 into a liberal vs. conservative battle. “I have never seen anything like this Amendment 4 where you have massive amounts of money coming in from out of state, massive left-wing groups, all the major organs of the far left all involved including George Soros, all involved in this amendment, and yet they don’t say anything about what’s actually in their amendment,” DeSantis said.
“They spend the entire millions and millions of dollars telling verifiable lies about the policies and laws of the state of Florida.” Since summer, pro-life organizations announced they would go all in after Labor Day to fight Amendment 4, and rely on the governor and his influence to help turn voters their way. “We will be running a full statewide campaign and are confident that leadership from the governor will make a huge difference in defeating the amendment,” C.
