What was behind Ron DeSantis's 'baffling' 11th-hour Kentucky endorsement?

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What was behind Ron DeSantis's 'baffling' 11th-hour Kentucky endorsement?
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The Florida Governor backed Kelly Craft on same day GOP gubernatorial primary polls opened as she faced defeat to Trump-endorsed Daniel Cameron.

, whom the Florida governor must beat in the GOP primary in order to achieve his goal of entering the White House.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks about his new book ‘The Courage to Be Free’ in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on March 5, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. Experts have questioned Ron DeSantis'"baffling" 11th hour endorsement of Kelly Craft in Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary.in the gubernatorial primary, and it was the former president's candidate who went on to clinch the nomination on Tuesday.

Even worse for DeSantis was that Craft, who was already behind the polls when he gave his 11th hour endorsement, ended up finishing third in the primary, with Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles beating her to second place. Experts have since questioned the decision from DeSantis to involve himself so late in the game in a out-of-his-home state election just to back a candidate who looked set to be defeated by one endorsed by Trump, who has long cited his success in backing candidates that go on to win their GOP primaries as a sign of his"It's actually quite baffling why DeSantis would jump in at the 11th hour to endorse a candidate that then got flogged in the election just a few hours later," David...

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