He also scored several major policy victories during the Republican-controlled Legislature’s spring session. Yet DeSantis has one thing his rival does not: a credible claim that he may be more electable than Trump, who faces multiple legal threats, including criminal charges in New York, and who presided over Republican losses in three consecutive national elections.ĭeSantis, just six months ago, won his reelection in Florida by a stunning 19 percentage points - even as Republicans in many other states struggled. We’re really excited about the enthusiasm.”ĭeSantis, who likely would not have become the Florida governor without Trump’s endorsement, has adopted the former president’s fiery personality, his populist policies and even some of his rhetoric and mannerisms. “We had a huge audience,” DeSantis said in a subsequent interview on Fox News when asked about the technical difficulties. Still, DeSantis’ campaign said it raised $1 million online in the first hour after the announcement.
WATCH!” he wrote on his social media site. Trump went further: “Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. We look forward to Ron DeSantis’ failed campaign,” said Mark Harris, the lead strategist for Haley’s super PAC. More than 20 minutes passed beyond the scheduled start time with users getting kicked off, hearing microphone feedback and hold music and dealing with other technical problems.ĭeSantis’ Republican opponents were merciless. The online event started off with technical glitches that Musk said were due to “straining” servers because so many people were trying to listen to the audio-only event. In choosing Twitter on Wednesday evening, DeSantis tried to take a page out of the playbook that helped turn businessman-TV celebrity Trump into a political star, but it didn’t go as planned. Former Vice President Mike Pence is also considered a likely presidential candidate but has not yet announced a bid. Asa Hutchinson and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Tim Scott of South Carolina, former Arkansas Gov. The ultimate Republican nominee is expected to face Democratic President Joe Biden on the general election ballot in November 2024.ĭeSantis joins a field that also includes former U.N. “Buckle up when I get in there, because the status quo is not acceptable,” DeSantis said. He did not mention Trump even once in his discussion with Musk that ultimately spanned more than an hour. He has generated significant interest among GOP primary voters by casting himself as a younger and more electable version of the 76-year-old former president. He enters the race looking up at Trump in early polls while facing serious questions about his far-right policies, his campaign-trail personality and his lack of relationships across the Republican ecosystem.
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