Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) made an uncharacteristic move during last week's debate: He called out former President Donald Trump by name.
In what appears to be a new campaign strategy, he denounced Trump's decision to skip the second 2024 Republican presidential debate."So please spare me the crocodile tears for these people [in Washington]. They need to change what’s going on. And where’s Joe Biden? He’s completely missing in action from leadership," DeSantis said."And you know who else is missing in action? Donald Trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight.
DeSantis hit Trump again during the California GOP convention, though he reverted to doing so without naming him, by pointing out that The Donald's leadership turned formerly red states blue. The problem, and potentially the cause of the pivot, is that Desantis is treading water at best against Trump. The RealClearPolitics average has DeSantis at 13.6% support to Trump's 56.7%. DeSantis was 15 points behind Trump in late March; he's now down 43 points.
Clark pointed to a 2020 Trump tweet that cited Ralph Waldo Emerson as saying,"When you strike at the king, you must kill him," as an apt description of the challenge for DeSantis. Political strategist John Thomas once founded a super PAC called Ron to the Rescue in an effort to draft DeSantis for a presidential run. Today Thomas is supporting Trump.
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