DeSantis calls Florida Democratic Party a ‘dead, rotten carcass’

​Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Republicans have been so successful at turning the Sunshine State into the place where “woke goes to die” that Florida’s Democratic Party has effectively become a “dead, rotten carcass​.”

DeSantis, a likely 2024 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, added that the GOP in Florida has shone a light on Democrats when they’re “totally off their rocker” and protected Floridians from the left’s “worst pathologies.”

“You should be able to live your life the way you want to in Florida, without having the left’s agenda crammed down your throat​,” the governor told Newsweek in an interview promoting his forthcoming book, “The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival.”​

He added that because of that philosophy, the Democratic Party in his state ​”is basically a dead, rotten carcass on the side of the road​.”

DeSantis, 44, who was re-elected in a 19-point landslide in November, said he rejected advice to not “make a lot of waves” in his first term, opting instead to take the opposite approach.