{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a7f2daff8e81c4395efa9e4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Ron DeSantis transformed Florida","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1786715668919-2e9c4ead-697a-4e73-ac34-c89b401b4df0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s all change in the Sunshine State. The term-limited governor Ron DeSantis won’t be on the ballot in next week’s primary. During his tenure, the former quintessential swing state has become <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/08/10/florida-was-a-swing-state-now-its-maga-land?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a bastion of Republican power</a> and centre of MAGA-land. How did a purple state turn so deeply red?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor&nbsp;</li><li>Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent</li><li>Robert Guest, deputy editor&nbsp;</li><li>Peter Schorsch, publisher of Florida Politics</li><li>Byron Donalds, congressman who is running to be Florida’s next governor</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Demographic shifts in Florida</li><li>The state as a policy lab</li><li>Challenges for the next governor</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}