Republican strategist Rina Shah said that Ron DeSantis has shown that he knows how to start a fight but not finish it, and we are watching the beginning of the end of his 2024 hopes. Video: Shah said on MSNBC when asked about Disney suing DeSantis: Well, I think with …
Read More »Latest Polls: Trump Has Bigger Lead Over DeSantis Than Biden Has Over RFK Jr.
By Dr. Derek Ellerman I have to be honest, I was a little surprised when early (too early) polling showed former President Trump trouncing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by some 30 points. Not that I underestimate the loyalty of Trump supporters, mind you. It’s just that politics has been a …
Read More »DeSantis Faces Republican Backlash on Issues While Trump Skates By
When former President Donald J. Trump called Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, “smart” in the days after Mr. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the remark caused a brief media stir and nothing more — another off-the-cuff, provocative statement from someone who is famous for such comments. But when Gov. Ron DeSantis …
Read More »Trump Releases Wild New Campaign Ad Attacking ‘Pudding Fingers’ DeSantis
The silly season may already be upon us this campaign season. A new campaign ad from Donald Trump’s team attacks Ron DeSantis over an unsubstantiated rumor from former staffers that claim the Florida Governor once ate pudding sans spoon. The story comes tucked within a Daily Beast report from mid-March …
Read More »DeSantis Team Allegedly Contacting Remaining FL State Politicians to Not Endorse Donald Trump
In an effort to prevent them from endorsing former President Donald Trump for the president in 2024, aides to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida have been calling other state politicians, according to NBC News. According to sources close to four of the members of Florida’s congressional delegation, DeSantis’ team …
Read More »The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters
Bob Sikorski, a 57-year-old business owner in Portage Lakes, Ohio, admires the skill Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida shows on policy and is open to supporting him in a presidential primary. But the longtime Republican voter warned there was one sure way to turn him away: any direct criticism of …
Read More »Florida Governor DeSantis to sign six-week abortion ban
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a prominent figure in the Republican Party, is expected to sign into law a six-week abortion ban, which will make the southern state the latest to enact severe restrictions on the procedure in the United States. The state’s Republican-led House of Representatives approved the ban by …
Read More »DeSantis Allies Pressure Florida Lawmakers Against Endorsing Trump
Supporters of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, who is considering a run for president, have begun pressing members of the state’s Republican congressional delegation to hold off on any endorsements in the brewing presidential primary after four House members from Florida publicly backed Donald J. Trump. The effort, first reported …
Read More »For DeSantis, Overflowing War Chest Obscures the Challenges Ahead
As Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prepares to take a widely anticipated leap into the 2024 presidential campaign, one of his chief strengths is his ability to raise huge sums from deep-pocketed donors. But his formidable war chest — at least $110 million in state and federal committees aligned with …
Read More »‘Go Home’: DeSantis Aide Rips Gavin Newsom After CA Gov Visits Florida College to Fight ‘Authoritarian’ Leaders
Governor Gavin Newsom is doing what most people living in California do – leaving his home to spend some time in red states. This week he visited a college in Florida as part of his fight against “authoritarian leaders.” Newsom met with students of New College of Florida, a small …
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