Headline is a little misleading -- he hasn't made a bid for the WH
What Ron DeSantis' 'Florida blueprint' means for his 2024 White House bidFor many Republicans keen to see somebody other than Donald Trump challenge Joe Biden for the US presidency in 2024, one name has stood out: Ron DeSantis.
On Friday, after his state's legislative session drew to a close, the Florida governor said he would decide "relatively soon" if he was going to launch a 2024 presidential bid.
Since taking office in 2019, the 44-year-old Harvard Law graduate and former US naval officer has helped transform his state into a laboratory for conservative policy-making.
This year, he has signed a series of bills, delivered to his desk by a heavily-Republican state legislature, into law.
From waging war on "wokeism" to tightening restrictions on abortion, they make up what he calls a "blueprint for America's revival".
The response to laws he has enacted in recent months provide some clues as to how his campaign-in-waiting may fare.........
...............Even as we wait for a formal announcement from him, the Florida governor has already raised tens of millions of dollars more in campaign funds than Mr Trump.
A super PAC launched earlier this year urging Mr DeSantis to run in 2024 has begun running advertisements casting him as the future of the Republican party and Mr Trump's inevitable replacement, even though the former president is ahead by about 30 points in national polls.
Republicans ultimately want a candidate who is electable and many view Mr DeSantis as a tougher opponent for Joe Biden in a general election, said Mr Ramer.........................
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