Ron DeSantis to launch 2024 presidential exploratory committee next month: reportBy Brandon Gillespie, Fox News
April 26, 2023
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to take further steps towards launching a 2024 campaign for the White House next month, according to a Wednesday report by NBC News.
The report cites four unnamed Republican operatives it said are familiar with the conversations about plans for DeSantis to launch a presidential exploratory committee, with an official launch of his campaign to come at a later time.
Each of the operatives told NBC that a mid-May launch of the committee was the target, but that a number of his supporters wanted him to declare his candidacy by May 11 in order to counter former President Donald Trump’s front-runner status for the Republican nomination.
Others close to the governor, the report said, have argued such an early date would be too soon.
DeSantis has long been mulling a run for the White House, but has remained tight-lipped over whether he would actually toss his hat into the 2024 fray. Polls have consistently showed him as the runner-up to Trump, while many Republicans have argued he is the best alternative to the former president, who they see as unable to win a national race.
* * *
Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/04/26/ron-desantis-to-launch-2024-presidential-exploratory-committee-next-month/
