Morning Distribution for Wednesday, March 15, 2023

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Morning Distribution]( Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight --------------------------------------------------------------- The Morning Story [US-NEWS-EDU-FLA-BLACKHISTORY-MI]( [Ron DeSantis Is Doubling Down On His Education Crusade. Will It Work With GOP Voters In 2024?]( By [Alex Samuels]( Florida’s legislative session may have just gotten underway, but lawmakers there already have plenty to do. That’s, in part, because Republicans there have presented [a flurry of bills]( that would transform K-12 and higher education in the state — [from forcing state colleges and universities]( to shut down any diversity, equity and inclusion programs and eliminating college majors and minors in “critical race theory, gender studies, or intersectionality,” to [boosting oversight of school libraries](. The lawmaking session will be guided by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s priorities — but as he [teases a run at the national level]( DeSantis appears more focused on appealing to the broader, national GOP electorate than to the average Floridian. In fact, his continued attacks on so-called “[woke]( ideology — especially as it pertains to the public school system, which he’s previously said is “[indoctrinating kids]( — is one of the strongest signals that if DeSantis does run for president, he’ll seek the nomination by stoking some of [the same cultural grievances]( that Republicans have stressed for years. This approach could work — at least in a GOP primary. After all, [those messages helped enable]( former President Donald Trump’s ascent to power. But if DeSantis manages to actually clinch the nomination, his tactics could come at the price of repelling general election voters — especially suburbanites and independent voters. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: This Is The Best Pollster In America]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.