DeSantis took something of a victory lap this weekend for his stunt sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard. He's up for reelection this year — and nothing fires up the GOP base like immigration.
"This is a crisis. It's now getting a little bit more attention," DeSantis said in Kansas during a leg of a tour organized by the conservative group Turning Point Action.
DeSantis is also up for reelection in Florida this year. And nothing fires up the Republican base quite like immigration. Trump used anti-immigrant rhetoric to vault himself to the top of GOP presidential contention in 2015. DeSantis hinted that this was his goal during his two stops over the weekend. He said that more people are paying attention to the issue now and that it's"on the ballot." Judging by the news coverage his move has received, it worked.
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