Gov. DeSantis, who is not expected to announce whether he will run until after Florida's legislative session in the spring or summer, has quickly emerged as the leading alternative to the former president among GOP primary voters.
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"DeSantis is rising and Trump is increasingly scared of being left for dead by the Republican Party," said Dan Eberhart, a GOP donor who is backing the Florida governor."Trump is not going to let DeSantis grab his throne without a fight. We are on the eve of nothing less than a civil war in the Republican Party."
"For every bad poll, there's a good poll," said one person close to Trump, who is the only candidate in the race for the time being.The hypothetical head-to-head matchups assume that Trump and DeSantis are the only candidates who receive support from GOP primary voters. But there is a long list of Republican figures who are looking at potential bids, including former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.S.
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