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Florida’s Republican nominee for governor is already learning the pitfalls of being so closely tied to the president.
Newly minted Republican nominee for Florida governor Ron DeSantis is scrambling to come up with detailed positions on the environment, education and transportation — but his most fraught position may be on the man who won him the primary, President Donald Trump.
DeSantis rode his mutual admiration with the president to an easy, 20-point primary election win over the state agriculture commissioner, who just months earlier had been the prohibitive favorite. Now that bond is threatening DeSantis’ chances in the general election, where Trump’s overall unpopularity could make his endorsement of dubious value to DeSantis.
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This election will hinge on independents & moderate Democrats. With independents, Trump is a liability.
Florida’s Republican nominee for governor is already learning the pitfalls of being so closely tied to the president.
Newly minted Republican nominee for Florida governor Ron DeSantis is scrambling to come up with detailed positions on the environment, education and transportation — but his most fraught position may be on the man who won him the primary, President Donald Trump.
DeSantis rode his mutual admiration with the president to an easy, 20-point primary election win over the state agriculture commissioner, who just months earlier had been the prohibitive favorite. Now that bond is threatening DeSantis’ chances in the general election, where Trump’s overall unpopularity could make his endorsement of dubious value to DeSantis.
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This election will hinge on independents & moderate Democrats. With independents, Trump is a liability.