The Florida governor is 'Trump without the personality baggage,' as a GOP insider puts it, and his recent moves suggest he's gearing up for a presidential run.
Like Trump, DeSantis also flexes political muscle in endorsements, albeit on a more local scale. In March, for instance, DeSantis backed State Representative Blaise Ingoglia for a Florida
Protesters in Viera, Florida, voice their opposition to a 2021 DeSantis executive order banning mask mandates in schools. A judge later overturned the ban.
Political Action Conference events in 2021 and 2022, Trump won big with more than 50 percent both times—but DeSantis was the only alternative candidate to garner double-digit support. In the 2022 version, DeSantis took 61 percent of the vote when Trump was not among the choices; second place was a tie between former Secretary of StateFlorida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis addresses attendees on day one of the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando.
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