Anyway, I've come to the conclusion that this is mostly a stunt by DeSantis aimed at donors or something rather than a genuine partisan maneuver. I originally thought he probably just wanted a friendly House if he won in 2024 or wanted to force a fight on VRA districts which he believed would benefit the GOP nationally. However, if this were the case, you'd expect for him to shift his strategy somewhat or at least come to the table after getting some pretty obvious pushback from the legislature and the courts. If anything, though, he's been getting more obstinate and is basically picking a fight with the legislature over this, and this map is no exception.
On the other hand, he has way more leverage than the State Legislature and probably thinks he can just browbeat them into submission. Also, his new map made changes that moved the general contour of the map to something resembling some of the House drafts (with the obvious exception of FL-5).
It would be helpful, for the purposes of political analysis, if you were to keep some connection to reality.
