Some thought Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could be the candidate to finally unseat Donald Trump as the GOP leader. But after the race edged closer slightly in polls, Trump has opened a big gap, even as the former president faces federal charges.
PUBLISHED 11:21 AM ET Jul. 12, 2023. Some thought he could be the candidate to finally unseat Donald Trump as the GOP leader.
Of course, it’s still early. The first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses are still roughly six months away.in the six weeks since he announced. That will help fund a get-out-the-vote operation in Iowa. DeSantis sees talking about LGBTQ+ issues as key to his candidacy’s success, even in ways many consider divisive at best. The nation’s leading group representing LGBT conservatives blasted the video.
Richard Grenell, a former Trump administration official and the first openly gay Cabinet official of any presidential administration, called the video "undeniably homophobic."
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