WASHINGTON _ A majority of Florida voters say Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis should have responded sooner to the coronavirus pandemic and are not ready for the state's stay-at-home order to be lifted, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac University.
DeSantis maintains a positive overall approval rating, but 61% of voters polled say the governor, who resisted calls for weeks to impose a stay-at-home order, could have responded sooner to the outbreak. Thirty-four percent say he responded quickly enough.
"Ron DeSantis' approval is solid, but a large majority of people think he acted too slowly," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
