Some big-name Republicans are in 2024 campaign mode with attacks on rivals, TV ads and events in early primary states — all before they announce a formal bid.
for the delay. The moment [Biden] says, 'I'm running for president,' everything becomes about that," Masket said.have some national name recognition, like DeSantis, can benefit from prolonging an announcement to delay the heightened scrutiny that comes with formally entering the race.
When a candidate announces, "there is more time for attacks, criticism, and negative attention, and those attacks ... are more newsworthy because you are an official candidate," Meredith Conroy, an associate professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino, wrote in an email to Axios.
For DeSantis, pushing an announcement also allows him to focus on his day jobs, which can be leveraged on the campaign trail.Presidential hopefuls with less national name recognition may actually benefit from announcing earlier or teasing an official bid, such as by launching a presidential exploratory committee.
"When [Scott] formally launches his campaign, he'll get another bite at the apple to try to lead the news for like a day or two," Ostermeier said.DeSantis, who is widely considered to be a top potential Republican candidate, is trailing Trump significantly in earlyThe timing of his announcement, Masket said, is unlikely to be the factor that sways voters one way or another.
"He's still the only non-Trump candidate with double-digit numbers and if there are people who want to back someone who's not Trump, he's still viable for that.""Even the candidates with respectable name ID are relatively undefined in the eyes of the primary electorate," Ken Spain, a GOP consultant and former communications director for National Republican Congressional Committee, wrote in an email to Axios.Go deeper...
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