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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) still has not experienced a significant bump following his presidential announcement, while former President Donald Trump continues to dominate the 2024 Republican primary field, the latest Morning Consult survey found. The latest weekly survey, released Tuesday, showed Trump continuing to garner 56 percent support in the potential GOP primary field. He continues to remain up by 34 points against his closest challenger, DeSantis, who garnered 22 percent support. Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey, walk to the stage during Sen. Joni Ernst’s Roast and Ride on June 3, 2023,...

Ron DeSantis was surely hoping for a bump from his presidential campaign launch last week. But a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows no sign of improvement. In fact, the survey of 1,520 U.S. adults, which was conducted from May 25-30, suggests that the Florida governor may have actually lost ground against frontrunner and former President Donald Trump since officially entering the race for the 2024 GOP nomination during a glitchy Twitter Spaces event with the platform’s billionaire owner Elon Musk. The situation is actually worse than described by the media. Candidate Ron DeSantis cannot hold a public event in the...

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WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will officially enter the 2024 U.S. presidential race next week, according to two sources familiar with the decision, immediately becoming Donald Trump's biggest rival for the Republican nomination and shaking up a contest that largely has been one-sided. DeSantis will likely file paperwork declaring his candidacy on May 25 to coincide with a donor meeting in Miami, with a more formal launch the week of May 29, according to a source. The invitation for the May 25 event stated that donors would be put to “work,” an apparent allusion to...

(NewsNation) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to formally announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination late next week, two sources familiar with the matter told NewsNation. Some donors got messages Monday indicating they were invited to Miami for events on May 24 and 25 for what is expected to be an announcement event and related activities, one source said, although specifics were not provided.

“Congratulations to a ‘star’ in Kentucky, Danial Cameron, who easily won the Republican Nomination for Governor. He had my Complete and Total Endorsement. The DeSanctimonious backed candidate came in a DISTANT third,” Trump said the morning after Election Day. “Ron’s magic is GONE! He also lost, shockingly, in Jacksonville last night (Mayor),” he added

President Donald Trump is eating up a field of possible and current political rivals for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination. Recent data from TIPP, for example, demonstrated 55 percent of support for Trump from registered Republicans and Republican-leaning Independent voters.Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., netted 17 percent, illustrating a 6-point loss for the governor since April in their poll, while Trump gained 8 points.Former Vice President Mike Pence accrued 6 percent of support, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley snagged 4 percent. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy scored 4 percent of support, and radio show host Larry Elder snagged just 1...