Ron DeSantis

2023 - 3 - 10

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A Glimpse of DeSantis in Iowa: Awkward, but Still Winning the Crowd (The New York Times)

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida visited Iowa on Friday, providing a window into his still-untested skills as a retail politician.

Mr. When Mr. Instead, Mr. Trump, but Mr. At the second event in Des Moines, Mr. But Mr. It was a remark that subtly evoked Mr. Clinton’s opponent that year was Mr. A spokesman for Mr. Waving his hands and pointing at the crowd to make his points, Mr. Cindy Siegal, the chairwoman of the county party, said Mr. The interaction underscored both the promise and the potential pitfall of a presidential bid for Mr.

Ron DeSantis throws shade at Trump and Biden in Iowa speeches (NBC News)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis previewed a likely line of attack against both Biden and Trump Friday, deriding the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Later, pointing to issues he is pressing as contrasts with DeSantis, Trump wrote: "Very small crowds for Ron DeSanctimonious in Iowa. "Tell that to Ron DeSanctimonious when he shows up to your door, hat in hand. "I think there's going to be many great Republican candidates running for the presidency." "Part of it is everybody knows that Trump can do it, but Trump needs to learn when to keep his mouth shut," Baumer said. Nearly identical speeches at Friday events in Davenport and Des Moines amounted to the unofficial launch of DeSantis' presidential campaign in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. "We were right, they were wrong," DeSantis boasted during what amounted to a stump speech before roughly 700 people in a spacious ballroom at the Rhythm City Casino Resort.

Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley make stops in Iowa (CBS News)

With the 2024 presidential campaign season underway, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley were in Iowa Friday.

Ron DeSantis visits Iowa as presidential bid speculation intensifies (The Guardian)

Rightwing governor of Florida – and most likely rival to Trump for the 2024 nomination – promotes his book in the early voting state.

DeSantis is expected to wait to formally launch his presidential campaign until after Florida’s current legislative session, which began on Tuesday, concludes in May. We will hold the line. The former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador Nikki Haley, who launched her own presidential campaign last month, is viewed favorably by 53% of Iowa Republicans. “Our state is where the woke mob goes to die.” The governor took selfies with supporters and offered to autograph their books, looking like a candidate for higher office. The crowd gave DeSantis

DeSantis moves his presidential ambitions into the open with Iowa visit (CNN)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his first appearance in Iowa on Friday, an unmistakable flirtation for a top-tier Republican presidential contender that ...

He will spend much of the coming weeks promoting his book and creating reasons to speak to out-of-state voters, as he did when he rallied with law enforcement unions in New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois last month, sources said. [Rick Santorum](https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/politics/iowa-caucus/index.html) (2012) and former Arkansas Gov. [consistently flouted traditional political protocols](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/19/politics/ron-desantis-conservatives-florida-2024/index.html) amid his rise to become Trump’s top GOP rival, and there’s no playbook for challenging a former president in a primary. It remains unclear the extent to which DeSantis will prioritize Iowa and other early nominating states as he lays the groundwork for a campaign focused on outlasting Trump in the GOP primary. [Ted Cruz](https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/politics/iowa-caucuses-2016-highlights/index.html) (2016), Pennsylvania Sen. “Pushing a book in Iowa is a fishing expedition,” said Kelley Koch, chairwoman of the Dallas County Republican Party. [Nikki Haley](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/nikki-haley-retirement-age-social-security-medicare/index.html), who [declared her candidacy last month](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/nikki-haley-2024-announcement/index.html), is wrapping up her own three-day tour of the state, and potential candidates such as South Carolina Sen. He met with a group of state legislators at the Capitol, where a robust debate has been underway all week on legislation similar to many of his signature proposals in Florida. Trump will hold his first Iowa event of the 2024 cycle in Davenport on Monday just days after DeSantis leaves town. [potential 2024 hopeful](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/2024-republican-presidential-contenders-list/index.html) to begin courting Iowa’s Republican caucus voters in person. But he had avoided public events in the GOP’s first nominating state and in New Hampshire, home of the party’s first primary. At a stop at a casino in the eastern Iowa town of Davenport, DeSantis acknowledged it was his first time in the state, which typically lures political aspirants much sooner.

Ron DeSantis Visits Iowa, With Donald Trump On the Way, as a ... (The Wall Street Journal)

Visit by Florida's Republican governor is latest sign he is considering a presidential bid.

Mr. Woolson said Iowans will want to test Mr. A spokesman for Mr. Polls show Mr. A photograph of Al Kroeger was taken by Alex Leary of The Wall Street Journal. “We always talk about Iowa being a state where you have to finish first, second or third to move on,” Mr. Trump remains widely popular among Republicans, but Mr. Trump has also criticized Mr. It will be Mr. Wade](https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-eliminates-constitutional-right-to-abortion-11656080124?mod=article_inline) and cleared the way for state abortion bans, Florida [has been one of few outliers in the South](https://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-pauses-on-more-abortion-restrictions-following-supreme-court-decision-11656591626?mod=article_inline) to allow the procedure up until 15 weeks of pregnancy. Cynthia Voorhees, 54, of the Des Moines suburbs, is undecided but praised Mr. He also met with Republican legislators at the statehouse, a routine stop for prospective candidates.

Iowa poll shows Ron DeSantis well positioned in early 2024 state (Florida Politics)

The Governor is headed to the Hawkeye State, where he already has strong support. The first poll of potential Iowa caucus-goers shows a surging Ron DeSantis as ...

In 2012, Rick Santorum had the most support, but [Ron Paul](https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/primaries/states/iowa.html) secured 22 of the 28 delegates, with Mitt Romney, the ultimate Republican nominee for President, taking the other six. That margin of error balloons to +/- 6.1 percentage points in questions to the Republican cohort, meaning that Trump and DeSantis are basically tied given the amorphous modeling of the poll. Supporters of nonviable candidates can realign with a second-choice candidate if their first choice is eliminated. Pence was regarded mostly favorably by 49% of respondents, meanwhile, with 37% seeing Haley in a mostly favorable light. Iowa’s caucus system diverges from the Primaries in Florida and most states, including first-in-the-nation New Hampshire. The margin of error sat at +/- 3.5 percentage points, notes the Register writeup.

Ron DeSantis visits Iowa as interest in likely Trump rival rises (CTV News)

Ahead of a widely expected presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced himself to eager audiences of Iowa Republicans on Friday with a ...

When a major snowstorm hits Ottawa, most residents retreat indoors, griping about the weather and the heaping piles of snow they'll soon have to shovel. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines. Federal prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to keep U.S. Bush swooped into Iowa amid fanfare in June 1999 and sailed to victory in the Iowa caucuses the following year en route to the 2000 GOP nomination and the White House. Bush ahead of the 2000 election, though with significant differences, said veteran Iowa GOP activist David Oman. Late last month, he gathered privately with donors, elected officials and national conservative activists to discuss his views, which include limiting how race and sexuality are taught in schools. DeSantis' visit coincided with a trip to the state by former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who announced her 2024 candidacy last month. "So we'll see how God works it out and how the people vote." Regardless, Trump is out of the running for Bodine, who is from nearby Clinton. Kim Reynolds in Davenport and Des Moines and met with a small contingent of GOP lawmakers in the capital city. With the Iowa caucuses less than a year away, Republicans in the state are taking a harder look at DeSantis, who is emerging as a leading rival to Donald Trump. Ahead of a widely expected presidential campaign, Florida Gov.

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