Posted on 01/28/2023 12:14:47 PM PST by Drew68
Advisers to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are actively preparing for a possible presidential run, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the conversations who described meetings and preliminary staffing moves — the latest indication that DeSantis is laying a foundation for a national campaign.
DeSantis’s political team has already identified multiple potential hires in early primary states such as New Hampshire and Iowa, according to one of the Republicans, who said experienced operatives have expressed interest. This Republican also said that Phil Cox and Generra Peck — two key members of DeSantis’s 2022 reelection team — are involved in ongoing talks about 2024.
Another Republican with knowledge of the conversations said DeSantis advisers met recently to discuss the 2024 election. The Republicans spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks.
Some in DeSantis’s orbit expect Cox and Peck would play roles in a DeSantis run, if it happens. Cox, a former executive director of the Republican Governors Association, did not immediately respond to requests for comment, nor did Peck, who was the campaign manager for DeSantis’s decisive midterm victory over Democrat Charlie Crist.
Spokespeople for DeSantis did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
DeSantis is widely seen as a formidable potential challenger to former president Donald Trump, who is hitting the trail for the first time this weekend since his November campaign announcement, with planned Saturday stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Some recent polling has shown DeSantis pulling ahead of Trump, including a survey released this week that had the governor leading the ex-president among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.
Bill Bowen, a New Hampshire GOP delegate, said that enthusiasm for a DeSantis campaign is high in his state. “I’m convinced there’s a good network of establishment party people in New Hampshire..."
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Second link October 2021
Third link September 2021
You do realize it has been reported Desantis has been doing cattle calls down billionaires row, long after 2021..
Course he is a lawyer and a finely perfected politician…
believe what you want ... it’s the USA.
not running: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/desantis-2024-presidency/67-93af4256-3f0a-4b6c-8c8a-82c666f957fe
That means nothing. He says that’s not something I’m “planning” for? 2 years ago in 2021. That’s your proof? Hillary also said she wasn’t planning on running in 2016. And it’s not just Paul Ryan who is pushing it. It’s his own people. Again, He has never said he will not run. He could easily say so.
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