Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly on the ropes against former President Donald Trump, who is claiming congressional endorsements and polling victories as his campaign tries to stop Mr. DeSantis from officially entering the presidential race.
The Trump team is rattled by the Florida governor, who has been on a weeks-long shadow-campaign blitz following his historic, double-digit reelection win in November.. They are promoting Mr. Trump’s soaring poll numbers and his cascade of endorsements. The Trump-aligned super PAC, MAGA Inc., is attacking the Florida governor on the airwaves in an ad depicting him as a puddling-slurping politician who wants to slash Social Security benefits.
He is scheduled to address the conservative Heritage Foundation in the Washington area on Friday and speak to the Republican state convention in deep-red Utah on Saturday.has been promoting a string of successes that have helped him rise to national prominence as a successful conservative governor who has battled liberal policies while expanding the state’s population and economy.
Despite setbacks, Mr. DeSantis is measuring far ahead of all other Republican primary candidates, both declared and hypothetical, with the exception of Mr. Trump. While Mr. Trump holds a sizable national lead, some polling indicates Mr. DeSantis is far more competitive against Mr. Trump in critical early-voting states.
One House Republican, Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas, publicly endorsed Mr. Trump immediately after walking out of the meeting with Mr. DeSantis. Mr. Gooden praised Mr. DeSantis for “commendable work in Florida,” but he said Mr. Trump “is the only leader who can save America from the leftist onslaught we are currently facing.”
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