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Jen Psaki: It turns out DeSantis’ culture war obsession may not be as popular as he thought.

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Fast-forward six months and it turns out DeSantis’ culture war obsession may not be as popular as he thought. In April, he signed his new six-week abortion ban late at night and with much less fanfare than he’s given previous anti-abortion legislation. And this week, the shocking win by Democrat Donna Deegan in Jacksonville flipped a mayoral seat against a DeSantis-endorsed candidate in a county DeSantis won by 12 points in 2022. Florida isn’t exactly sailing into blue territory anytime soon, but Deegan showed that it isn’t a state entirely controlled by Republicans either.

Abortion rights have now become a divisive flashpoint within the Republican Party.

When asked about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new six-week abortion ban, Trump called it “too harsh.” DeSantis fired back, “Protecting an unborn child when there’s a detectable heartbeat is something that almost 99% of pro-lifers support.”

Last week, Trump was asked repeatedly if he would sign a federal abortion ban into law and he refused to answer. When I asked potential presidential GOP candidate Gov. Chris Sununu last week whether he would sign an abortion ban, he responded, “Not only would I not sign the national abortion ban, but nobody should be talking about signing a national abortion ban.”