#DeSantis looks to peel off evangelical vote from Trump

#DeSantis looks to peel off evangelical vote from Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is seeking to peel away evangelical Christian support from former President Trump as the group is set to play a pivotal role in the 2024 Republican primary. The competition for the voting bloc was on full display this week in Iowa, where DeSantis held his campaign launch at Eternity Church in…

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#DeSantis shouts down heckler at South Carolina rally

#DeSantis shouts down heckler at South Carolina rally

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) shouted down a heckler who called him a “fascist” at a presidential campaign rally in South Carolina on Friday. As DeSantis talked about parents’ rights in education, a woman in the crowd in Lexington, S.C., shouted, “What about the parents’ rights to health care, to their kids’ health care? You’re…

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#DeSantis image suffers dent after rocky Twitter launch

#DeSantis image suffers dent after rocky Twitter launch

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s faulty 2024 launch has raised the question of whether he’s really the Republican best equipped to take on former President Trump in the primary. DeSantis announced his presidential campaign on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday alongside Elon Musk, but the event was disrupted by technical glitches and largely mocked by critics afterward….

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#Cheney criticizes DeSantis for Jan. 6 pardon remarks

#Cheney criticizes DeSantis for Jan. 6 pardon remarks

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Thursday appeared to criticize Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for saying he’ll consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants if elected president, arguing that anyone with such plans “is not qualified” for the White House.  “Any candidate who says they will pardon Jan. 6 defendants is not qualified to be President,”…

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#GOP voters flocking to Trump aren’t hungering for good vibes

#GOP voters flocking to Trump aren’t hungering for good vibes

Republican lawmakers who are trying to turn the page on former President Trump say voters are turned off by what they describe as his negativity, but polls show Republican primary voters aren’t all that hungry for good vibes.  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) launched his campaign for president this week declaring Americans “hunger for something positive” and voters are…

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#Nikki Haley bets on retail politics in Iowa

#Nikki Haley bets on retail politics in Iowa

It’s Thursday lunchtime in Iowa and, upstairs in a boathouse on the banks of the Cedar River, Nikki Haley is making her case to be president. The modestly sized venue is packed. The crowd is polite and receptive, and also notably upscale.  These aren’t country club Republicans as such but they are clearly more prosperous…

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#Thune to endorse Tim Scott’s 2024 presidential bid

#Thune to endorse Tim Scott’s 2024 presidential bid

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to put his full endorsement behind Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill. In a show of trying to move the party away from former President Trump, Thune will attend the South Carolina senator’s formal campaign launch on Monday….

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