Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, declines to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate in 2024.
Even if Trump wins the GOP nomination and the offer is made, DeSantis, a presidential contender, made it clear during a Fox News interview that he is not interested in serving as Trump’s running mate.
Bartiromo asked, “If President Trump came to you and said let’s partner up, you be my VP would you do it?”
DeSantis said, “No, I’m running for president.”
“We need somebody that can serve two terms. We need somebody who can win states like Georgia and Arizona, which President Trump cannot do or did not do, even though candidates like McCain and Romney had no problem winning those states. We need somebody who, and I’m the only one running including Donald Trump, everything I’ve promised the voters that I would do as governor of Florida, I’ve delivered on,” DeSantis said.
He added, “We delivered budget surpluses, paying down debt, tax cut, school choice, parents’ rights, banning sanctuary cities, expanding Second Amendment rights. All and all down the line I promised and I delivered. And that’s really what we need because the country is in decline.”
DeSantis, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, is suffering as Trump garners more popularity. DeSantis has accepted to debate a Democrat who isn’t even vying for the presidency, which is an unexpected move. Political analysts are perplexed by this choice and doubt his approach.
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“I look forward to the opportunity to debate Gavin Newsom over our very different visions for the future of our country,” DeSantis used the X platform to write.
“The contrast of California’s failures to Florida’s success demonstrates that Ron DeSantis is right: decline is merely a choice,” said Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for the DeSantis campaign. “Whether Newsom or Biden is the Democrat nominee in ’24, they both offer the same failed and dangerous ideology for America that helped get us in this mess. We look forward to putting Ron DeSantis’ record of success up against it.”
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The DeSantis campaign is still having trouble.
According to the most recent New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) survey, DeSantis is currently trailing fellow GOP presidential candidate and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in New Hampshire.
Haley gets 15% of the vote, but “DeSantis slipped to third with 11%, 18 percentage points lower than what he polled in March, and just a point ahead of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,” Newsmax reported.
“The boost to Haley comes at an opportune time, with the second GOP presidential primary debate set to take place Wednesday night in Simi Valley, California. Trump, who has a commanding lead in New Hampshire at 45%, will not be attending the debate,” Newsmax continued.
According to Florida Politics, DeSantis is having trouble in North Carolina, where just 13% of GOP voters are in favor of him while Trump has 51% of the vote.
“Trump’s lead in North Carolina seems insurmountable. The four indictments of Trump seem to have little impact on North Carolina Primary voters and the efforts of his Republican challengers appear futile now,” David McLennan, director of the Meredith College Poll, stated.
Florida Politics added the following: “This polling is worse for DeSantis than polls released months ago.”
According to the Tampa Free Press, the most recent Morning Consult survey shows that Trump has a sizable advantage.
“Trump leads DeSantis by 46 points, the poll revealed,” said the report. “Trump’s support has jumped by nine points since December. On the other hand, over that same period, backing for DeSantis has plunged 17 points, from 30% to 13%.”
With 33% of GOP voters’ support, DeSantis continues to have a high level of popularity. Vivek Ramaswamy, a businessman and fellow GOP presidential candidate, comes in second place with 24 percent of the vote.
“Among the 10 declared Republican candidates, only former Vice President Mike Pence (42%) and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (51%) have higher unfavorable scores than DeSantis, according to the Morning Consult poll,” TFP reported.
