Reid: DeSantis ‘Has Bet His Political Future on Being the Champion of Denying Women Their Rights over Their Own Bodies’

MADDOW Joy as you ░░░░░░░░ talking about earlier in ░░░░░░░░ and Nicolle as well ░░░░░░░░ it looks like it ░░░░░░░░ going to win to ░░░░░░░░ earlier point by a ░░░░░░░░ large margin but not ░░░░░░░░ enough margin to put ░░░░░░░░ over 60 points which ░░░░░░░░ what they need to ░░░░░░░░ a yes Reid Yeah ░░░░░░░░ this is the reason ░░░░░░░░ Republicans wanted that 60 ░░░░░░░░ threshold because as they ░░░░░░░░ to do in Ohio ░░░░░░░░ know Governor DeSantis has ░░░░░░░░ his political future on ░░░░░░░░ the champion of denying ░░░░░░░░ their rights over their ░░░░░░░░ bodies He is competing ░░░░░░░░ with the governor of ░░░░░░░░ he is thinking about ░░░░░░░░ future in which he ░░░░░░░░ like to inherit Donald ░░░░░░░░ s evangelical white evangelical ░░░░░░░░ and he has decided ░░░░░░░░ this is his marker ░░░░░░░░ he s been willing ░░░░░░░░ use really the awesome ░░░░░░░░ of the state to ░░░░░░░░ to intimidate and bully ░░░░░░░░ television stations in the ░░░░░░░░ against running ads in ░░░░░░░░ of that protection So ░░░░░░░░ will defy all of ░░░░░░░░ other states including very ░░░░░░░░ red states that have ░░░░░░░░ women Florida in a ░░░░░░░░ of ways it is ░░░░░░░░ to be interesting when ░░░░░░░░ is back it ll ░░░░░░░░ interesting to talk about ░░░░░░░░ Florida s future looks ░░░░░░░░ as a place that ░░░░░░░░ attract corporate headquarters and ░░░░░░░░ in a state where ░░░░░░░░ governor routinely bullies companies ░░░░░░░░ sues companies that displease ░░░░░░░░ sued Disney cruise line ░░░░░░░░ schools about mask mandates ░░░░░░░░ TV stations about what ░░░░░░░░ they can run It ░░░░░░░░ a pure Project 2025 ░░░░░░░░ miniature in Florida and ░░░░░░░░ kind of extreme sort ░░░░░░░░ extremist right wing fascist ░░░░░░░░ government in Florida does ░░░░░░░░ make it a more ░░░░░░░░ place or does it ░░░░░░░░ it more like some ░░░░░░░░ the other southern states ░░░░░░░░ don t get a ░░░░░░░░ of investments and interest ░░░░░░░░ particularly international investments MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ about Florida trying to ░░░░░░░░ an international business hub ░░░░░░░░ also even without everything ░░░░░░░░ will now continue to ░░░░░░░░ an incredibly draconian six ░░░░░░░░ abortion ban which is ░░░░░░░░ to make it hard ░░░░░░░░ persuade any large company ░░░░░░░░ they should move their ░░░░░░░░ staff there let alone ░░░░░░░░ of their staff that ░░░░░░░░ female offspring.”