‘This is Florida under Ron DeSantis’: Charlie Crist ad lambastes Gov. over incest report

‘We’re fighting like our lives depend on it — because in this election, they do.’

Charlie Crist blames Gov. Ron DeSantis for the case of a middle school-aged incest survivor who was forced to leave Florida to obtain an abortion.

In a new digital ad released Thursday, DeSantis’ Democratic challenger is continuing to pummel the Republican Governor for signing a bill that bans abortions after 15 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. Crist has made abortion central to his General Election campaign, and the recent incident has given Democrats a real-life example of what to expect in Florida since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The minute-long ad begins with video and audio from news reports and interviews on the story, first reported by BuzzFeed News. It then shows a news clip of DeSantis signing the bill.

The ad then closes with an unspoken statement the Crist campaign says comes directly from the candidate.