Potential running partner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 is revealed by Governor Ron DeSantis. Kim Reynolds, the governor of Iowa, is one of Governor DeSantis’ choices for vice president.
“Governor, you have spent a lot of time with Governor Reynolds, you defended her after President Trump’s recent statements,” At a Saturday event that followed the Friday event, which was also held in Iowa, a reporter stated to DeSantis. “Would you consider her as a potential vice presidential pick in this campaign?”
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“Of course,” DeSantis responded by saying. “I mean, she’s one of the top public servants in America, I thought the attacks on her were totally, totally out of hand and totally unnecessary.”
“We should be thanking good Republican officeholders,” he continued. “You know, we kind of joke about the Iowa-Florida [competition], sometimes they do things before us, sometimes we do. But honestly, I want them to do better than us because it’s healthy. When Republicans are doing well, I like that, I don’t get jealous of that, I want to see them do well.”
“And so they’ve done a great job and I think she’s been a model public servant and anybody who’s a Republican that’s trying to denigrate her I think is way off base on that,” he concluded.
Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, nodded in agreement as she stood next to DeSantis.
Donald Trump, the former president, continues to have a commanding lead in the polls for the 2024 GOP primary, putting tremendous pressure on DeSantis.
According to Reuters, the DeSantis campaign is working extremely hard to win the crucial state of Iowa in January “despite the former president’s commanding lead in polls and growing questions about DeSantis’ viability.”
Since he declared his candidacy in November, Donald Trump has held the lead among the GOP contenders. He has not only widened his advantage over DeSantis, according to recent polls, but he has also outpaced the other GOP contenders, who are largely polling in the single digits.
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“Even as he trails Trump by close to 30 percentage points in national polls, DeSantis and his advisers are sticking to a long-haul, Iowa-first strategy. They hope that an upset win in the state would stall Trump’s momentum, according to two sources close to the campaign, who asked not to be identified so that they could discuss campaign strategy,” Reuters noted, adding:
They acknowledged that it could be challenging to completely overcome the national polling lead by the Iowa caucuses on January 15. The Republican nominee for the November 2024 presidential election will be selected via a series of events, the first of which are these caucuses.
The DeSantis campaign is focusing on Iowa as their major battlefield after realizing that their chances of winning are decreasing. Iowa is currently a make-or-break state for DeSantis, as evidenced by discussions with the DeSantis campaign, Trump aides, Iowa grassroots Republican operatives, and contributors.
DeSantis launched his campaign for president on May 24, but he is presently in last place among Republicans and hasn’t gained any traction.
“A win in Iowa, a second in New Hampshire, we lose a couple of candidates before Nevada and South Carolina, and then we are in a bloody, two-person race,” One of the two individuals spoke about follow-on primaries in remarks to Reuters.
“He’s gotta have a win in the first three primaries, and Iowa is his best bet,” Chris Stirewalt, a poll analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, made a statement.
