Politico: “DeSantis, who helped remold Florida from the nation’s largest swing state to 1 dominated by Republicans, stayed on the sidelines for the first. He declined to endorse a successor, together with his personal hand-picked lieutenant governor who ran within the race, and even early on criticized Rep. Byron Donalds, who gained the GOP major for governor. DeSantis didn’t marketing campaign for anybody and he additionally didn’t attend the normal GOP publish major rally held this week, which the celebration makes use of to focus on their ticket to bolster their possibilities in November.”
“Earlier than Tuesday, some Republican operatives questioned if the famously combative DeSantis — who has strained relationships with many GOP officers within the state — would simply keep quiet till Election Day in November. However as he prepares to lastly exit the stage from Florida’s political scene, there are actually rising expectations that DeSantis will actively marketing campaign and even increase cash for GOP candidates up and down the poll, all whereas reminding voters of his function in making the state a conservative bastion.”
