'Needles and feces': DeSantis campaign ad takes aim at a new enemy

A new campaign ad released on Monday suggests Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared war on a new enemy.

The 2024 presidential candidate slammed California, portraying it as a decaying state suffering under the progressive policies of its governor Gavin Newsom.

“The debate is already over,” read a tweet accompanying the video. “California’s liberal governance is a disaster. Ron DeSantis’ conservative policies have Florida thriving, and would do so for the nation.”

The ad comes as speculation mounts over Newsom's possible entry into the 2024 race as questions continue to swirl over President Joe Biden's ability to serve another term.

Previously, DeSantis focus has been firmly on his strongest competitor for the GOP nomination, former President Donald Trump, and on Disney with which he is in the middle of a legal battle.

The ad shows clips from local news reports on California's issues with crime, homelessness, and violence.

“Needles and feces outside,” one anchor says in a segment from the ad.

“These children are witnessing drug use, violence, sex acts, public defecation and urination on a daily basis,” San Diego Mayor Todd Soria says in another segment.

“This is a result of better governance in states like Florida,” DeSantis says in footage from a recent press conference. “It is the result of poor governance in these left-wing states. That’s why people are moving.”

Watch the video below or at this link.