CNN Interviews Liberal Moms Who Became Pro-DeSantis During Covid: ‘I Was Called a Granny Killer’

BERMAN It s important ░░░░░░░░ note that the so ░░░░░░░░ anti woke strategy from ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis we were discussing ░░░░░░░░ the break does have ░░░░░░░░ fans Our Elle Reeve ░░░░░░░░ a group of women ░░░░░░░░ different parts of the ░░░░░░░░ with various political backgrounds ░░░░░░░░ also they say bonded ░░░░░░░░ over their appreciate of ░░░░░░░░ now presidential candidate and ░░░░░░░░ actions surrounding Covid Clip ░░░░░░░░ STEINKAMP If DeSantis were ░░░░░░░░ run tomorrow he would ░░░░░░░░ And that would be ░░░░░░░░ a hard pill to ░░░░░░░░ I think for many ░░░░░░░░ REEVE voice over Back ░░░░░░░░ 2021 Vanessa Steinkamp was ░░░░░░░░ first person who told ░░░░░░░░ she was a fan ░░░░░░░░ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ that there were more ░░░░░░░░ her REEVE When we ░░░░░░░░ spoke to you in ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned that you ░░░░░░░░ this group of mom ░░░░░░░░ that you met on ░░░░░░░░ who are just obsessed ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis And it just ░░░░░░░░ in my mind for ░░░░░░░░ STEINKAMP He would just ░░░░░░░░ stuff and say stuff ░░░░░░░░ this conviction We were ░░░░░░░░ like Thank you REEVE ░░░░░░░░ you guys have a ░░░░░░░░ for him HAMILL Daddy ░░░░░░░░ Laughter I mean it ░░░░░░░░ all joking REEVE Of ░░░░░░░░ HAMILL Because we re ░░░░░░░░ desperate women who had ░░░░░░░░ everything that we could ░░░░░░░░ in our own power ░░░░░░░░ our own communities and ░░░░░░░░ weren t getting anywhere ░░░░░░░░ He was very vocal ░░░░░░░░ in the summer of ░░░░░░░░ about the need to ░░░░░░░░ schools in particular REEVE ░░░░░░░░ over During the Covid ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 these frustrated ░░░░░░░░ built an informal Twitter ░░░░░░░░ of people angry about ░░░░░░░░ schools and the difficulty ░░░░░░░░ remote learning They were ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ saw DeSantis as a ░░░░░░░░ of what they wanted ░░░░░░░░ their cities DeSantis School ░░░░░░░░ a safe haven STEINKAMP ░░░░░░░░ mean when I started ░░░░░░░░ for kids to go ░░░░░░░░ in person I was ░░░░░░░░ a granny killer a ░░░░░░░░ killer selfish on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ On Twitter STEINKAMP Oh ░░░░░░░░ god they were it ░░░░░░░░ awful REEVE voice over ░░░░░░░░ is a teacher in ░░░░░░░░ and warned early on ░░░░░░░░ lockdowns would hurt kids ░░░░░░░░ poor kids STEINKAMP We ░░░░░░░░ t forget our most ░░░░░░░░ and we ve just ░░░░░░░░ the single largest inequality ░░░░░░░░ in a generation by ░░░░░░░░ some schools opened some ░░░░░░░░ closed REEVE voice over ░░░░░░░░ Twitter Steinkamp connected with ░░░░░░░░ Sey then a Levi ░░░░░░░░ executive who moved her ░░░░░░░░ from San Francisco to ░░░░░░░░ in early 2021 so ░░░░░░░░ could send her kids ░░░░░░░░ school in person SEY ░░░░░░░░ quickly sort of found ░░░░░░░░ community online and I ░░░░░░░░ it really interesting that ░░░░░░░░ was a teacher that ░░░░░░░░ advocating for in person ░░░░░░░░ In San Francisco you ░░░░░░░░ go to a bar ░░░░░░░░ a strip club but ░░░░░░░░ high school student couldn ░░░░░░░░ go to English class ░░░░░░░░ voice over Sey says ░░░░░░░░ was forced out of ░░░░░░░░ s in 2022 because ░░░░░░░░ her Covid tweets which ░░░░░░░░ company told NPR undermined ░░░░░░░░ own health and safety ░░░░░░░░ and sowed confusion among ░░░░░░░░ SEY 90 percent of ░░░░░░░░ I wrote about was ░░░░░░░░ in schools and there ░░░░░░░░ nothing embarrassing about that ░░░░░░░░ REEVE voice over There ░░░░░░░░ several active group chats ░░░░░░░░ the mom shared news ░░░░░░░░ Covid and DeSantis One ░░░░░░░░ to more than 80 ░░░░░░░░ and they traveled to ░░░░░░░░ other s homes Many ░░░░░░░░ been lifelong Democrats including ░░░░░░░░ Hamill who has three ░░░░░░░░ and lives near L ░░░░░░░░ REEVE You voted for ░░░░░░░░ HAMILL Yeah REEVE You ░░░░░░░░ HAMILL Twice REEVE on ░░░░░░░░ Clinton HAMILL Yes REEVE ░░░░░░░░ you vote for Biden ░░░░░░░░ Yes I have never ░░░░░░░░ for a Republican presidential ░░░░░░░░ I have always considered ░░░░░░░░ very socially liberal But ░░░░░░░░ we became more vocal ░░░░░░░░ Twitter we were really ░░░░░░░░ REEVE voice over In ░░░░░░░░ she ran for school ░░░░░░░░ in Palos Verdes and ░░░░░░░░ HAMILL So I m ░░░░░░░░ to fight back REEVE ░░░░░░░░ over and was an ░░░░░░░░ defender of her Twitter ░░░░░░░░ They aren t crazy ░░░░░░░░ from the Education Department ░░░░░░░░ kids have been hurt ░░░░░░░░ long term remote learning ░░░░░░░░ and brown students more ░░░░░░░░ white In August 2020 ░░░░░░░░ was early to open ░░░░░░░░ compared to other U ░░░░░░░░ states but not the ░░░░░░░░ Many European countries went ░░░░░░░░ under national policies In ░░░░░░░░ 2020 for example a ░░░░░░░░ health official cited data ░░░░░░░░ kids didn t play ░░░░░░░░ significant role in spreading ░░░░░░░░ virus But in the ░░░░░░░░ two years DeSantis has ░░░░░░░░ his presidential campaign and ░░░░░░░░ more on the culture ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis We will make ░░░░░░░░ as president we leave ░░░░░░░░ ideology in the dustbin ░░░░░░░░ history where it belongs ░░░░░░░░ voice over The Twitter ░░░░░░░░ they experienced made these ░░░░░░░░ more receptive to parts ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis s fight against ░░░░░░░░ but not all of ░░░░░░░░ REEVE I m wondering ░░░░░░░░ you think that DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ you know very public ░░░░░░░░ on woke distracts from ░░░░░░░░ message that you like ░░░░░░░░ him SEY A little ░░░░░░░░ I do Yeah REEVE ░░░░░░░░ I mean to be ░░░░░░░░ I do feel like ░░░░░░░░ would be really good ░░░░░░░░ have a big public ░░░░░░░░ about what did we ░░░░░░░░ wrong in Covid Like ░░░░░░░░ The left doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to have that debate ░░░░░░░░ re never going to ░░░░░░░░ that debate I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ of incendiary tactics being ░░░░░░░░ to smear him I ░░░░░░░░ REEVE He did sign ░░░░░░░░ law that restricts transgender ░░░░░░░░ for adults as well ░░░░░░░░ kids SEY I have ░░░░░░░░ concerns about the six ░░░░░░░░ abortion ban REEVE Tell ░░░░░░░░ about that SEY You ░░░░░░░░ I think if he ░░░░░░░░ it clear that he ░░░░░░░░ a state s rights ░░░░░░░░ and that he s ░░░░░░░░ looking to kind of ░░░░░░░░ a national law in ░░░░░░░░ regard I would be ░░░░░░░░ concerned REEVE voice over ░░░░░░░░ everyone in their Twitter ░░░░░░░░ agrees on his tactics ░░░░░░░░ these three do think ░░░░░░░░ s new six week ░░░░░░░░ ban is bad HAMILL ░░░░░░░░ think that s dangerous ░░░░░░░░ s something that I ░░░░░░░░ get behind and I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ to bode well for ░░░░░░░░ presidential campaign I think ░░░░░░░░ that might be a ░░░░░░░░ impediment to bringing in ░░░░░░░░ women REEVE voice over ░░░░░░░░ of these women like ░░░░░░░░ idea of a 2024 ░░░░░░░░ between Biden and Trump ░░░░░░░░ re open to voting ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis but are not ░░░░░░░░ REEVE So there s ░░░░░░░░ criticism from Republicans that ░░░░░░░░ is like too online ░░░░░░░░ his campaign is too ░░░░░░░░ by stuff that s ░░░░░░░░ online but like isn ░░░░░░░░ affecting people in real ░░░░░░░░ So someone struggling to ░░░░░░░░ their bills isn t ░░░░░░░░ about pronouns Is it ░░░░░░░░ that s true STEINKAMP ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ I ve been down ░░░░░░░░ over Florida and you ░░░░░░░░ what they all say ░░░░░░░░ helped my business open ░░░░░░░░ He helped my kids ░░░░░░░░ to school The media ░░░░░░░░ fixates on the culture ░░░░░░░░ pieces REEVE Is it ░░░░░░░░ that you re too ░░░░░░░░ STEINKAMP Yes for sure ░░░░░░░░ the beginning but not ░░░░░░░░ Do I need to ░░░░░░░░ with some random online ░░░░░░░░ HAMILL I would love ░░░░░░░░ be off Twitter but ░░░░░░░░ feel like there are ░░░░░░░░ that need to be ░░░░░░░░ For all the bad ░░░░░░░░ comes with it there ░░░░░░░░ also a good And ░░░░░░░░ ve connected with all ░░░░░░░░ these like minded women ░░░░░░░░ are not alt right ░░░░░░░░ They re moms who ░░░░░░░░ been unseen and unheard ░░░░░░░░ voice over Elle Reeve ░░░░░░░░ Dallas.”
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