Ron DeSantis says Gavin Newsom's pandering to his base ensures he can't be President

Ron DeSantis says Gavin Newsom's pandering to his base ensures he can't be President

A former presidential candidate has some advice for a frenemy who may be running for the same office soon enough. Saying that Democrats have an approval rating of less than 20% nationally, Ron DeSantis said Gavin Newsom is “kowtowing to those folks who represent the 18% who are out of step with the rest of America.” Yet by appealing to the base, he’s debasing himself with voters outside the Democratic camp, DeSantis posited. “He’s getting more p…