{"id":584819,"date":"2023-07-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/desantis-faces-backlash-from-black-conservatives\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T10:00:00","slug":"desantis-faces-backlash-from-black-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-backlash-from-black-conservatives\/","title":{"rendered":"#DeSantis faces backlash from Black conservatives\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/donaldsbyron_072823_split-GN-TC_desantisbacklash.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing a growing chorus of criticism from Black conservatives over his state\u2019s new education guidelines, which include the requirement that students be told about how Black people benefited from slavery.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who is Black, sparked an online feud with some of DeSantis\u2019s allies after he criticized that part of the guidelines.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Black Conservative Federation also condemned the policy, while Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who is running against DeSantis for the GOP presidential nomination, responded by saying \u201cthere is no silver lining in slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cSlavery was really about separating families, about mutilating humans and even raping their wives. It was just devastating,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash poses a challenge for DeSantis and his presidential campaign \u2014 particularly in winning over Black voters in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election if he does with the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the only way Gov. DeSantis is able to garner attention from the masses is when he enrages the Black community, I don\u2019t see that as a winning strategy for his presidential campaign,\u201d Whitely Yates, director of diversity and engagement for the Indiana Republican State Committee, told The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are prominent Republicans, both Black and white, that see and take issue with the wording of this section and I think that they are well within their rights,\u201d she added. \u201cNo one looks at other marginalized groups and genocides and attempts to pick out the silver lining in the genocide, the silver lining of the atrocity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Controversy surrounding Florida\u2019s education policies has been building since DeSantis signed the Stop \u201cWOKE\u201d Act into law last year. The legislation prohibits teachers from teaching anything that could make someone feel \u201cpersonal responsibility\u201d for historic wrongdoings because of their race, sex or national origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Although that legislation received backlash mainly from Democrats, the provision about people benefitting from slavery has drawn bipartisan criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds has hedged his criticism, saying the standards overall are \u201cgood, robust, &amp; accurate.\u201d But he said the part of the guidelines that \u201cattempt to feature the personal benefits of slavery is wrong &amp; needs to be adjusted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat obviously wasn\u2019t the goal &amp; I have faith that FLDOE will correct this,\u201d Donalds posted on X, formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, in a reference to Florida\u2019s Department of Education.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for DeSantis, hit back at Donalds, saying he shouldn\u2019t \u201cswing for the liberal media fences like @VP.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Black Caucus Chairman (CBC) Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.)\u00a0told reporters Thursday\u00a0that while he and Donalds don\u2019t always see eye to eye on policies, his response to the guidelines should be acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw Rep. Donald\u2019s response,\u201d said Horsford. \u201cWhile I do not agree with a lot of his positions or his votes, on this issue of calling out the Governor and the board of education for standards that would in any way indicate that slavery was a benefit should be condoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Donalds is not a member of the CBC. He has backed former President Donald Trump over DeSantis in the GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Yates told The Hill alienating Florida\u2019s only Black GOP congressman was a mistake on the part of the DeSantis campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the followers of DeSantis to then go and attack the one person who not only is in alignment with your views, but represents your state is distasteful,\u201d said Yates. \u201cAnd I think what he\u2019s going to find and figure out is that is definitely a negative strategy that will have further implications and a ripple effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>DeSantis and his team have generally taken a pugilistic attitude with the media and GOP rivals. Asked about Scott\u2019s remarks, he said the senator was \u201csiding\u201d with liberals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, you got to choose: Are you going to side with Kamala Harris and liberal media outlets or are you going to side with the state of Florida?\u201d DeSantis told reporters. \u201cI think it\u2019s very clear that these guys did a good job on those standards. It wasn\u2019t anything that was politically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The recent dustup comes as Scott has been seen as rising in the GOP primary contest, while DeSantis has been fighting off perceptions that his campaign is in trouble.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Recent polls show\u00a0Scott gaining on DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0recent Fox Business polls, Scott placed fourth at 10 percent among GOP primary voters in South Carolina, trailing DeSantis by 13 percent. In Iowa, Scott placed third at 11 percent among GOP caucusgoers, while DeSantis was in second at 16 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shermichael Singleton, a conservative political strategist and former chief of staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, criticized the Florida governor\u2019s handling of the criticism.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is just par for the course for a candidate who does not have an ability to connect with voters or message properly on the issues,\u201d Singleton told The Hill. \u201cIt is exactly why he continues to suffer in the polls. I believe he will continue to suffer in the polls, and he\u2019s going to try to hang on as long as he can, but at some point, he\u2019s going to be running a vanity project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singleton also argued that DeSantis doubling down on the policies could cause trouble in building more Black political support for the GOP in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe puts the Republican Party in a very, very difficult position in terms of issues with race,\u201d said Singleton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Black Conservative Federation, one of the leading Black conservative organizations in the country, in a Thursday statement\u00a0also warned the new guidelines could make it harder for the GOP to build Black conservative power ahead of 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        The Hill Elections 2024 coverage<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPositions and implementation of curriculum like this dismiss and misrepresent the experiences of marginalized communities, hinder progress, and will alienate potential supporters,\u201d the group said. \u201cIn order to grow the party, the GOP must demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity, empathy, and an accurate understanding of our shared history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yates said DeSantis\u2019s fall in the polls is telling, especially when Trump continues to lead despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of indictments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what we\u2019re seeing is just the dissolution or the breakdown of the DeSantis campaign, and when looking at the totality of who\u2019s running for president on the Republican side, if you had to choose between a DeSantis and a Tim Scott, most people are probably going to go with the Tim Scott, specifically Black people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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