EXCLUSIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to jump into the presidential race as soon as mid-May
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to jump into the presidential fray as soon as mid-May, four GOP operatives familiar with the conversations told NBC News.
DeSantis has long been viewed as Trump’s strongest Republican challenger in 2024, traveling far outside Florida in recent weeks to raise his profile. But some of DeSantis’ allies have started to question his readiness as his poll numbers have lagged, and he has gone through a series of self-inflicted wounds.
“There has been an influx of national firms in town over the last few days,” said one of the Florida Republican operative familiar with the meetings. “It feels like a team that is staffing up, not scaling down.” “A good politician knows when their moment is and they seize the opportunity; there’s no question that the door is swinging against DeSantis,” said Dennis Lennox, a Michigan-based Republican strategist who wants to support DeSantis in 2024. “Gov. DeSantis is the only Republican who can beat Trump. He is the only Republican who can beat Joe Biden.
The most recent was while on an international trade mission in Japan this week. Reporters asked DeSantis about his lagging poll numbers. In a moment that, because DeSantis was visibly unnerved by the questions and seemed unable to respond in a way that appeared prepared.
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