The American Politico magazine asked a question: Will Florida Governor Ron DeSantis succeed in competing with former President Donald Trump to win the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential race?
And it stated, in a report, that DeSantis has embarked on his first official steps to launch his official election campaign by summoning major financial supporters to Miami next week, to discuss collecting the necessary donations. And she revealed that the invitations, which were described by two sources familiar with the discussions, require donors to attend from May 24 to 26. Under US law, DeSantis cannot receive or solicit contributions to the presidential campaign directly unless he is officially nominated, and he has for months laying the groundwork for an election campaign, including traveling to promote a new book titled “The Courage to Be Free” and stopping at stations in early nomination states. In Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada.
According to the magazine, DeSantis has been in close contact with donors over the past few months, but there are now indications that he is accelerating his presidential plans.
Fox News reported that Brian Griffin would step down as press secretary in the state governor’s office to join DeSantis, who has so far refused to officially announce his candidacy, only answering a question about whether he was close to announcing his candidacy by saying: “No news yet, so Wait.”
And earlier this month, the Florida governor said he would make his decision “relatively soon” about whether to launch his presidential campaign.
Politico returned to ask: But do Republicans want someone other than Trump to run for the White House against current President Joe Biden? And she pointed out that the BBC said that for many Republicans who want to nominate someone other than Trump, DeSantis’ name stands out.
Over the past months, DeSantis has signed into law measures to reform election laws, enable elementary and high school students to receive taxpayer-funded vouchers for private education, and extend the death penalty to child rapists.
After the Supreme Court’s decision overturned abortion rights, DeSantis signed a bill banning most abortions after 15 weeks. While legal challenges to the bill make their way to state courts, Florida Republicans went so far last month, banning the measure. Opinion polls show that the majority of the state’s population, including a large number of Republicans, oppose DeSantis’ latest measure.
In the opinion of the magazine, this may serve as a warning sign for him, while he seeks to surround the independents and improve his position with female voters.
