What the world looks like to Ron DeSantis

What the world looks like to Ron DeSantis

[ad_1] DeSantis’ team didn’t return requests for comment about his worldview. But Christina Pushaw, a DeSantis ally, noted that as the leader of Florida, the world’s 13th largest economy, “he meets with world leaders and policy experts all the time. He consumes a lot of information and is very much hands-on in terms of policy.”…

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Never Don and Never Ron: The rest of the GOP field looks for a third lane

Never Don and Never Ron: The rest of the GOP field looks for a third lane

[ad_1] “Ron DeSantis is copying Donald Trump on Ukraine, entitlement reform, and who knows what’s next?” Haley adviser Nachama Soloveichik said in a statement to POLITICO, describing the former South Carolina governor as “a leader on these serious issues facing our country’s future” who “will continue to note her differences with both Republicans and Democrats…

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Who said it: Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump?

Who said it: Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump?

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is often called “Trump 2.0” for his embrace of conservative policies and his take-no-prisoners style of politics. And ahead of the 2024 presidential election — as both Florida men vie to lead the party and ultimately the nation — they have openly feuded over Covid-19 and vaccines and…

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Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem

Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem

[ad_1] In the run-up to the primary, DeSantis solidified his place as Trump’s chief rival for the nomination largely based on an electability argument. He was MAGA, like Trump, but without the former president’s baggage or toxicity to moderate Republicans and independents — the kind of voters Republicans will need to run Joe Biden from…

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What’s not in Ron DeSantis’ new book

What’s not in Ron DeSantis’ new book

[ad_1] The 250-plus page volume, like many political autobiographies, is selective with parts of his political ascent. DeSantis, who is expected to launch a bid for president in the spring, recounts door-to-door campaigning during his first bid for Congress but he doesn’t reference his decision to briefly run for U.S. Senate in 2016. And while…

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Trump: I won’t call DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’

Trump: I won’t call DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’

[ad_1] Trump announced his bid for a second term as president in November and has since launched multiple attacks on DeSantis, calling him “Ron DeSanctimonious” and accusing him of playing games by not formally announcing any 2024 presidential ambitions. Earlier this month, Trump also reposted a message on social media insinuating DeSantis groomed teenage girls….

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‘Sorry, Ron, you’re No. 2’: Sununu says he’s the top dog among conservative governors

‘Sorry, Ron, you’re No. 2’: Sununu says he’s the top dog among conservative governors

[ad_1] “I’m ranked the most fiscally conservative governor in the country,” Sununu, who is considering a 2024 presidential bid, told POLITICO’s Lisa Kashinsky. “I’m No. 1 in personal freedoms. Sorry, Ron, you’re No. 2,” he added, a jab at the Florida governor, considered a frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “I would challenge anyone…

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