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Florida has maintained its status as a conservative stronghold even after the midterm elections. The Post said DeSantis is paving the way for another White House bid in 2028, but he has publicly denied the report.
Midterm elections were held in the United States on the 3rd, and the Democratic Party won comprehensively.Florida It became one of the few conservative strongholds not broken by the Democratic Party. The Washington Post, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported that Florida GovernorDeSantis Preparation for the second competitionrepublican party 2028 presidential nomination. However, DeSantis has denied that he plans to run for president again.
DeSantis posted repeatedly
The Washington Post reported that Dan Eberhart, a political donor and energy industry executive who has long supported the Republican Party, once campaigned for DeSantis in 2024. “Florida’s defense has not been breached by the blue wave, making DeSantis more persuasive than almost anyone else in the early stages of the 2028 Republican primary,” he said.
DeSantis has contacted at least one national political consultant to discuss the possibility of joining the campaign, a person close to him said. His federal super PAC is also sending out fundraising newsletters this week, which people familiar with DeSantis believe is another sign that he intends to run.
DeSantis took advantage of the Republican Party’s election defeat this week and appeared several times on Fox News and other well-known media to portray himself as an alternative to Trumpism. Aides said DeSantis saw a political opportunity after voters strongly rejected Trump’s policy line through their ballots.
People close to DeSantis said he has learned from the 2024 election that if he wants to win, he will have to increase his media exposure and not enter the campaign too late. DeSantis waited until the end of the Florida state legislative session in 2023 to announce his candidacy, giving the Trump team ample time to shape the outside world’s perception of him and launch attacks.
The Post reported that DeSantis was defeated early in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. His campaign staff is deeply entangled with an outside super PAC made up of national political consultants. Despite raising huge amounts of money, the campaign still overspent. If DeSantis runs again in 2028, there’s still a big question about whether donors will be willing to pay again.
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Because even though the Democratic Party has won massive victories across the country, Florida has not been flipped and is still one of the few conservative states. This has given DeSantis and the Republican Party a definite political boost.
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Reports indicate that he has contacted at least one national political consultant to discuss the possibility of joining the campaign team; Additionally, his super PAC also sent a fundraising text message this week, which is seen as a sign of deliberate planning.
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He repeatedly posted on X to refute this and said that the post was made up out of thin air and that he had never contacted anyone to discuss running for any position. He also criticized it, calling it an anonymous source and a ploy to deceive people.
