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DeSantis: Lack of GOP enthusiasm ‘a huge warning sign’ for party
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) warned Tuesday that he saw a “lack of enthusiasm” among GOP voters in the Iowa caucuses last week, and that declining appeal among moderates is “a huge warning sign” for the Republican Party’s 2024 hopes.
- “I think there’s an enthusiasm problem overall, and then I also just think there are some voters that have checked out at this point that you got to find a way to get them back,” he continued.
- The governor blamed the media, claiming that major outlets made Trump’s victory look “inevitable,” and that the notion hurt his campaign.
- “I mean, I think that the reality is, [Trump] is a guy that has not been willing to debate. He’s not been willing to answer questions from voters. He’s basically run a basement campaign,” he said. “And so far, he’s gotten away with it because I think he hasn’t been, been hit by the media for it.”