Ron DeSantis Advisers Prepare for 2024 Presidential Run: Report

According to the report, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is actively preparing for a possible presidential race.

The 44-year-old Republican’s advisers have already identified several potential employees to participate in the 2024 bid in states such as New Hampshire and Iowa, a source familiar with the plans. told The Washington Post.

A GOP source said Phil Cox and Generra Peck, who were key members of DeSantis’ 2022 gubernatorial re-election campaign, are actively involved in ongoing 2024 negotiations.

Many expect Cox, a former Republican Governors Association chief who has been on hundreds of political campaigns, and Peck, DeSantis’ 2022 campaign manager, to play key roles if Sunshine State’s popular governor decides to toss his hat in the race. , — insiders told the publication.

DeSantis is hesitant to confirm whether he plans to run for president, although many see him as the most viable GOP alternative to Trump, 76, for the party’s presidential nomination.

AND recent “Granite State Poll” conducted by The University of New Hampshire Research Center found Trump trailing DeSantis by 12 points among New Hampshire Republicans, though the former president remains the only declared Republican presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, Trump kicked off his campaign with Saturday stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

“I am more angry and more committed than ever now,” Trump told an audience in New Hampshire.

“Together we will finish the unfinished business to make America great again.”

Bill Bowen, a New Hampshire Republican representative, told the Washington Post that DeSantis has significant support in his state.

“I am convinced that there is a good network of establishment party figures in New Hampshire who will quickly run a very effective DeSantis campaign,” Bowen said.

DeSantis was re-elected in Florida by an impressive 19 points, stoking speculation that he could be the young breath of fresh air the party needs after losing the White House in 2020.

However, an Emerson poll released this week showed Trump retaining a 26-point lead over DeSantis (55% to 29%).

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