President of the United States: Rising star Ron DeSantis has already lost his luster

One is young, loved by the right, and just got re-elected as president of Florida. Another is in his seventies, newly indicted but far ahead in the polls for the Republican nomination. In his battle with Ron DeSantis for the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump is once again subverting the norms of American politics.

He swept the front pages of baptized conservative newspapers Ron DeSantis, 44, “debut” after his strong performance in the midterm elections. The governor, who many conservatives had pinned their hopes on, is now seriously behind his popular rival. Admittedly, polls should be taken with a grain of salt. Admittedly, Ron DeSantis, 44, isn’t officially a candidate, but that’s been an open secret for a long time. His announcement seems imminent.

DeSantis is hard to love

Larry Sabato, political scientist

Why does the profile of this former college baseball player, married father of three, struggle to attract attention? Trump, twice impeached by Congress, was charged by a New York court, Does he still manage to please?? Elected to lead Florida in 2018, DeSantis drew attention by turning his state into a laboratory of conservative ideas: easier access to weapons there, a war Against “good thinking”. was initiated.

His shock actions have certainly made him popular, but “it’s hard to like DeSantis,” underscores University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato, who notes the governor’s lack of charisma. “The more we learn about DeSantis, the less impressive he is. He’s not close to people, his speeches are often disappointing and he’s made a lot of strange choices that hurt him,” such as his positions on abortion, the expert lists.

Unbreakable Trump

Beset by investigations, Trump denounced the “witch hunt” and bowed out in the race for the White House. His main charge in the New York court? The septuagenarian is proud to have raised several million dollars through the series, which has received dizzying media attention. The tribunal, whose fall has been declared a thousand times, has so far survived all scandals. Accumulating, they no longer had any effect on him.

Much of his camp was abandoned after his implausible attack on Congress on January 6, 2021, a month the 76-year-old billionaire has already succeeded in regaining his undisputed grip on the Republican Party. Only DeSantis stepped up to the plate, which earned him the green light from the Trump camp. “Republican voters have made Trump’s enemies their own enemies,” says Larry Sabato.

Face-to-face with Trump, Ron DeSantis can count on a $110 million warship thanks to which he hopes to capture some by flooding the country with ad spots. The two opponents have a meeting on May 13. They will face each other in Iowa, the first state to host a Republican primary in early 2024.

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