As New York Democrat Andrew Cuomo faces resignation and insistence on his accusation amid a mountain of scandals, it appears that media agencies Ron DeSantis, a GOP government of Florida gives a “second look”.
DeSantis has been repeatedly attacked by the national media by the coronavirus pandemic, while Cuomo has been hailed with praise for his alleged ‘leadership’. Last month, NBC News chased the Republican to prioritize seniors and Holocaust survivors as vaccine recipients by portraying the initiative as ‘important’ voting blocks in Florida.
Now, with Cuomo accused by at least seven women of sexual misconduct and facing allegations of disguising the number of state parents’ deaths, it seems the mainstream media outlets are now viewing DeSantis in a more positive light.
“After a solid year of living with a pandemic, the national press is beginning to ask the question that even the Democrats quietly pondered in the Sunshine State: Was right Ron DeSantis’ pandemic response ready for Florida?” Axios launched a report on Monday.
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Axios pointed to the recent favorable coverage for DeSantis of The New York Times, specifically a report quoted by a Sunshine State Democrat: “I would much rather be in Florida.”
“Florida has reopened months before much of the rest of the country, which has only begun to emerge in recent days under the closure of the better part of a year,” the Times wrote before citing recent examples of cities and states which reverses their limitations. “None of this feels particularly new in Florida, which slowed down during the worst pandemic but only briefly ended. On the contrary, a large part of the state has a strong feeling in the city, a feeling of months of lost time. to catch up. ‘
“Brokers are knocking on doors to recruit sellers for the sweltering housing market, in part because New York and California residents continue to move in. The unemployment rate is 5.1.[%] compared to 9.3[%] in California, 8.7[%] in New York and 6.9[%] in Texas. That debate about opening schools? It came and went months ago. “Children have been in classrooms since the fall,” the Times continued.
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Despite the bad toll of more than 32,000 COVID deaths in Florida, the Times acknowledged that the number “is no worse than the national average, and better than that of some other states that have imposed more restrictions, despite its large number of retirees, young parties and tourists. ‘
“For better or worse, Florida’s experiment to return to life as it was before provides a glimpse of what many states are likely to experience in the coming weeks as they move into the next phase of the pandemic – the part where it’s starting to end, ‘the newspaper added.
The Times released another report earlier this month acknowledging that “DeSantis Ascendant and Cuomo Is Faltering.”
Axios also pointed to a piece published by The Los Angeles Times that contrasts California’s COVID response with that of Florida.
“California has imposed a host of restrictions that have hurt the economy, and left most public school students at home for a year,” the paper wrote. “Florida has adopted a more laissez-faire approach promulgated by public health experts – allowing indoor restaurants, leaving masks optional, and getting children back to classrooms earlier.”
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While the Los Angeles Times noted that the death toll in Florida is higher than that of California, the newspaper acknowledged that the increase in unemployment in Sunshine State is less severe than in the Golden State, where Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is on trial.
“We have known for a long time that the Republican leadership corps makes a kind of big bargain for business: that the death toll was the price to keep the trade flowing and to keep children in school,” Axios concluded. “The closer you are to loss or to the fullness of life is likely to determine how you feel about the state’s response.”