Article 6FJZM ‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign

‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign

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Richard Luscombe in Miami
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Settlement over withheld virus data that critics say cost thousands of lives comes at pivotal time for Republican governor and his teetering campaign

A courtroom settlement over withheld Covid-19 data that critics say cost thousands of lives has deflated Ron DeSantis's campaign trail persona as a courageous freedom warrior who kept his state open during a deadly peak of the pandemic.

It comes at a pivotal time for the Florida governor, whose teetering run for the Republican presidential nomination is mired in financial difficulties and collapsing poll numbers in early primary states.

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