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By Jarrett Stepman ~

MIAMI—Florida has become a “refuge of sanity in a world gone mad.”

That was the assessment of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in remarks Saturday evening at the third National Conservatism Conference here in Miami.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—seen here speaking in Geneva, Florida, on Aug. 24—told the National Conservatism Conference on Saturday night that refugees flocking there from blue cities and states are making the Sunshine State a “promised land” for record numbers of people. (Photo: Paul Hennessy/ SOPA Images/Light Rocket/Getty Images)

DeSantis’ speech focused on the core theme of how Florida has become a bastion of liberty—a refuge for those seeking better governance and a freer life. He said that his state, in many ways, has gone in the opposite direction compared with many other states and the federal government.

“It is said that our federalist system creates ‘laboratories of democracy’ where different states can…