Sunshine statement: Ron DeSantis’s Florida
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The Economist
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🗓️ 31 January 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Talk of a presidential run for the governor is growing. We examine the state’s rightward lurch as a bellwether of his intent and his political strength. Our correspondent finds that divorce is getting easier, cheaper and a little less adversarial across the rich world. And the wider ecosystem risks posed by the looming extinction of the Sumatran rhino.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:08.9 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:17.6 | The traditions of marriage may vary but the contours of divorce are often similar, sometimes |
| 0:23.2 | nasty battles over who owns Watson, who will look after the children. That is changing |
| 0:28.6 | as reforms make divorce cheaper, quicker and a bit less adversarial. |
| 0:35.1 | And demand for rhinoceros horn has pushed the creatures to the brink, but that's not |
| 0:39.4 | just a worry for the rhinos. Researchers who studiously examined piles of dung have found |
| 0:45.3 | why extinction would also come at great cost to rhinos preferred fruity snacks. |
| 0:55.9 | Just up though. Florida is home to many exotic creatures, perhaps most recognisably the |
| 1:07.8 | habitual golfer. |
| 1:09.0 | First on T, 45th President of the United States. |
| 1:14.4 | 45th and 47th. |
| 1:16.0 | 46th. |
| 1:17.0 | Yes. |
| 1:18.0 | Donald Trump on the links last week once again hinted at a 2024 bid to return to the White |
| 1:23.1 | House. |
| 1:24.1 | His most likely competition for the Republican nomination would come in the form of another |
| 1:28.7 | Florida resident, Governor Ron DeSantis, a role for which he received Mr. Trump's endorsement |
| 1:34.2 | in 2018. |
| 1:36.3 | As talk of Mr. DeSantis' potential presidential run has spread, the pair aren't so |
| 1:41.2 | cozy anymore. |
| 1:42.9 | And what kind of leader might he be? |
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