NO KINGS! – Unless They’re Actual Kings... & Misplaced Priorities – Top 3 Takeaways – April 29th, 2026
Takeaway #1: No Kings Unless They’re Left Wing
So naturally the top story yesterday involved the historic No Kings protests. From coast to coast and of course emitting from Washington, D.C., tens of millions of Americans of all ages took time away from school and work to demonstrate against an actual king in Washington, D.C. The No Kings movement, which previously included symbolic protests of the duly elected President of the United States, came to a climax with England’s King Charles’ address of Congress. Oh right, none of that actually happened because No Kings is a fraudulent front organization founded by the Marxist group Indivisible that received the majority of its funding through George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, and the Tides Foundation that both George Soros and Bill Gates have a heavy hand in funding. The movement uses TDS-riddled mental ill people along with useful idiots to advance its Marxist cause. This, of course, is why when an actual king, representing the very crown this country fought to liberate itself from 250 years ago appeared in Washington, D.C. there weren’t any No Kings organized protests. Imagine that. The irony behind the No Kings hypocrisy couldn’t have been on greater display than what we didn’t see yesterday, which should be an obvious indication of what the fraudulent Marxist front organization No Kings is actually about.
Takeaway #2: Misplaced priorities?
If you could unilaterally compel our state’s government to do whatever it is that you’d like for them to do what would that be? Property tax relief? Perhaps additional property or auto insurance reforms? Maybe it’d be reining in kissing cousins (I’m kidding, though Governor DeSantis certainly wants legislation banning the kissing of cousins and related activities to take place)? So, Florida’s first special legislative session of the year got underway yesterday (there will be at least two more) and the priorities for this week are these: congressional redistricting, artificial intelligence consumer protections, and expanded school vaccine exemptions. Notably property tax relief nor even a constitutionally required budget are scheduled for this week’s special session. It’s worth mentioning that the state legislature has scheduled another 18-day special session to take place starting May 12th to establish a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that didn’t take place during the regular session. Now, contrast what’s taking place in Tallahassee this week with what Floridians overwhelming say are their top concerns today (via Florida TaxWatch & FAU data) ...1) Cost of living/Overall affordability 2) Housing affordability specifically 3) Homeowners insurance. Those three issues are quite a bit different than the three issues being taken up this week. That doesn’t mean there isn’t potential merit behind legislation aimed at creating consumer protections in the AI age for Floridians, or that enhanced parental choice over mandatory school vaccines isn’t relevant for select families. But those issues don’t have anything to do with what Floridians would most like for politicians to address. And then there’s the headline issue of congressional redistricting... In March, following the losses by Republicans in the House District 87 and Senate District 14 special elections that flipped from double-digit wins by Republicans previously into newly held Democrat seats I said this... The reason Florida has had so much success from having the top ranked education system to the top ranked economy is due to great public policy. But over the past two years since the advent of Daniel Perez as Speaker of Florida’s House, he’s been more interested in fighting Governor DeSantis than he has been in establishing effective public policy to address our state’s biggest needs and greatest concerns – which, much like the country as a whole, involve public policy. What Republicans risk in this state, is that without significant Democrat resistance in Tallahassee, they instead turn on each other out of ego, self-importance or some other foolish thing that doesn’t have to do with you or me or any of their constituencies. How would you grade the performance of the state legislature this year? Most Floridians wouldn’t be able to tell you the first meaningful thing they’ve done in over a year. And for a good reason. They haven’t been focused on the biggest issues facing most Floridians. There’s still an opportunity to fix this through the upcoming special session (or two or three). It’s important that the GOP supermajority doesn’t become its own worst enemy by legislators taking for granted how it is that it became this way in the first place. It was just last week specific to the issue of congressional redistricting, I brought you this in my takeaway entitled Virginia is for lessons... One might think (and polling generally supports this) that the political middle would be highly turned off by a partisan attempt to create the most gerrymandered map in the country. But in Viriginia they weren’t turned off enough to rise up and sink a vote against it. That’s a potential warning for Florida as Governor DeSantis has called a special session to consider congressional redistricting. There are currently four elected Republicans in congress from Florida who won their most recent elections by less than the margin that flipped in House District 87. The only way to eke out another GOP leaning seat is by lessening the GOP advantage in other districts. If this turns out to be a 2018-styled election year (which it currently resembles) – there's the potential for the strategy to backfire in Florida in a significant way on Election Day. That remains a concern of mine as we see...
Takeaway #3: How many Floridians want to see congressional redistricting take place...
Emerson College’s latest polling on the issue shows that 56% of Floridians oppose congressional redistricting this year compared with only 44% who approve of doing it. Polling like that highlights the potential disconnect between what Floridians would like to see the legislature address and what is being addressed. Now I’ll say this semi-selfishly. I’m pretty sure I’d support any map that may lead to Lois Frankel no longer representing me...and I have little doubt President Trump would say the same (though Governor DeSantis’ proposed map only strengthens Frankel’s place while potentially putting the DWS and Moskowitz districts in play). But how this plays politically across the state – especially in a year that potentially could produce a blue wave – remains of concern to me. The legislature’s agenda this week doesn’t address any of the average voter’s top priorities, and the top issue this week is one that’s disapproved of by double-digits. Now, Governor DeSantis has promised that he will call a special session to provide homesteaded property tax elimination and that something meaningful will be on our ballots this November. That proposal alone would address the top two issues of Floridians, and I trust the governor to follow through. But for now, what Floridians want to see vs. what's happening in Tallahassee appears to be two different things – which could indicate misplaced priorities. Hopefully, regardless of what happens in this week’s session or in the next one, they stick the landing on the biggest priorities. After all, good public policy is good politics.