SPARTANBURG, S.C. — In Ron DeSantis’ first public 2024 test in front of South Carolina Republican voters, the Florida governor on Wednesday spent most of his remarks touting his own state and its response, or blueprint, to combat what he called “toxic ideologies.”
“From the free state of Florida,” DeSantis urged an Upstate crowd to to “wage war on woke,” while showcasing his “Florida Blueprint” as the model best suited to fight against a leftist “ideological agenda.”
“We have eliminated toxic ideologies like critical race theory in our K-12 schools,” DeSantis told a crowd at the First Baptist North Spartanburg. “We’re not teaching kids to hate our country or to hate each other with your tax dollars. Not on my watch.”
