FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday threatened to veto any congressional map coming out of the Legislature that doesn’t eliminate a Black district in North Florida.
But the compromise congressional map released late Thursday by the Republican-led state House, while less extreme than DeSantis’ proposal, would still dramatically alter Central Florida’s congressional districts, experts said.
“This is a mess at the moment,” said Michael McDonald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida. “This is a train wreck that’s in motion, and we’re going to have to see if they can somehow avoid derailing the whole process.”
