Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign

Ron DeSantis for President
Campaign
CandidateRon DeSantis
46th Governor of Florida
(2019–present)
AffiliationRepublican Party
AnnouncedMay 24, 2023
SuspendedJanuary 21, 2024
HeadquartersTallahassee, Florida
Key people
  • Casey DeSantis (wife and advisor)[1]
  • James Uthmeier (campaign manager)[2]
  • Dustin Carmack (policy director)[3]
  • Bryan Griffin (press secretary)[4]
ReceiptsUS$39,134,022.96[5] (January 31, 2024)
SloganOur Great American Comeback[6]
Never Back Down[7][8]
Website
rondesantis.com

On May 24, 2023, Ron DeSantis, the 46th and current governor of Florida, announced his candidacy for the 2024 United States presidential election. He formerly sought the Republican Party nomination in its 2024 presidential primaries. On January 21, 2024, DeSantis suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump.[9] DeSantis's campaign finished with having won nine delegates to the Republican National Convention in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. [10] [11]

DeSantis won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016. He sought Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat in 2016, withdrawing when Rubio announced he would seek reelection. In 2018, he was elected governor of Florida, winning reelection in 2022. DeSantis's aggressive decisions during his governorship led to speculation that he would run for president. Rupert Murdoch's New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Fox News promoted DeSantis as an alternative to former president Donald Trump following the January 6 Capitol attack. In early 2023, he began a book tour for his newly published memoir The Courage to Be Free in early voting states.

DeSantis officially announced his campaign in a Twitter Spaces discussion with X Corp. CEO Elon Musk, following the release of his plans to the Associated Press a day earlier. Technical issues affected the discussion and became a focal point for critics. His campaign began with an in-person event in Iowa, followed by a tour in early voting states. DeSantis focused on his governorship and his policy record. In particular, he touted his stance on LGBT issues and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida in an effort to differentiate himself from Trump.[12] Although DeSantis initially had competitive support to Trump according to aggregate FiveThirtyEight polls, the margin between Trump and DeSantis steadily widened over the course of 2023.[13][14]

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  2. ^ Nehamas, Nicholas; Goldmacher, Shane; Haberman, Maggie (August 8, 2023). "DeSantis Replaces Campaign Manager in Major Shake-Up". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Swan, Jonathan; Haberman, Maggie (March 30, 2023). "DeSantis Reunites With a Key Adviser as Campaign Plans Unfold". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Ceballos, Ana (May 16, 2023). "DeSantis' political operation makes more moves ahead of expected 2024 campaign launch". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Report of Receipts and Disembursements – RON DESANTIS FOR PRESIDENT". FEC. February 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Singh, Maanvi; Stein, Chris; Lawther, Fran (May 25, 2023). "Ron DeSantis doubles down on rightwing agenda in glitchy Twitter campaign launch – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Peoples, Steve; Fingerhut, Hannah; Beaumont, Thomas (May 30, 2023). "DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa, vows to 'fight back' against Trump". AP. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Hess, Dana (May 24, 2023). "Noem, DeSantis and pugnacity as a political strategy". South Dakota Searchlight. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Nehamas, Nicholas; Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan (January 21, 2024). "Ron DeSantis Is Expected to Drop Out of the Presidential Race". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Trautmann, Mike (1/23/2024). "DeSantis won 9 delegates in the Iowa Caucuses, then dropped out. What happens to them now?". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Republican Presidential Primaries and Caucuses 2024". Cable News Network.
  12. ^ Knowles, Hannah; Mourtoupalas, Nick; Blanco, Adrian (July 8, 2023). "The words GOP presidential hopefuls use to stand out in a crowded field". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Shepard, Steven (June 17, 2023). "Trump cruises, DeSantis flatlines in polling even after bombshell indictment". Politico. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  14. ^ McGraw, Meridith (July 3, 2023). "'We are way behind': Top DeSantis PAC official sounds alarm". POLITICO. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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