{"id":515953,"date":"2022-11-25T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:00:00","slug":"desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"#DeSantis faces hurdles despite 2024 momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2599a9837b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2599a9837b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/#DeSantis_faces_hurdles_despite_2024_momentum\" >DeSantis faces hurdles despite 2024 momentum<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/#Hes_not_warm_and_fuzzy\" >He\u2019s not warm and fuzzy\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/#His_retail_politicking_needs_improvement\" >His retail politicking needs improvement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/#Hes_never_competed_on_the_national_stage\" >He\u2019s never competed on the national stage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/#Too_hard_right\" >Too hard right<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-faces-hurdles-despite-2024-momentum\/#Timing\" >Timing\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeSantis_faces_hurdles_despite_2024_momentum\"><\/span>DeSantis faces hurdles despite 2024 momentum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/desantisron_112222ap-john-locher_steam.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is gaining steam on former President Trump in a would-be match-up for the Republican presidential nomination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But even Republicans who want DeSantis to topple a Trump run have privately expressed some doubts about a potential run during the primary and \u2014 if he makes it \u2014 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Here are some of the challenges DeSantis could face in a 2024 bid:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hes_not_warm_and_fuzzy\"><\/span><strong>He\u2019s not warm and fuzzy\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Anyone who has followed DeSantis in recent years knows he doesn\u2019t mince words. In fact, he\u2019s intentionally over the top. There was the time he called outgoing chief medical adviser to the president Anthony Fauci a \u201clittle elf\u201d and said someone \u201cshould chuck him across the Potomac.\u201d\u00a0And there was another time he berated a group of high school students for wearing masks at the height of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it\u2019s not doing anything,\u201d DeSantis said at a school event in Tampa, Fla. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to stop with this COVID theater. So if you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Political observers say this sort of sharp-edged banter could hurt the governor in a primary contest, especially in early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, where voters want to see the more personal side of a candidate. For that very reason, it could be an uphill climb for DeSantis, said Martin Sweet, a professor of political <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> at Purdue University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really want those up-close, multiple-times visits,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cLots of people want to look under the hood and kick the tires. Can he do that low-level persuasion?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeSantis emotes a lot less than other prospective candidates and might have some trouble,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_retail_politicking_needs_improvement\"><\/span><strong>His retail politicking needs improvement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis won reelection in Florida overwhelmingly this month in part because he\u2019s proved to residents there that he can get the work done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When parts of the only bridge from Fort Myers Beach to Sanibel Island were damaged as a result of Hurricane Ian earlier this year, DeSantis had it temporarily rebuilt in record time. But even Republican allies say the governor needs to work on his retail politicking \u2014 from campaign rallies to more personal interactions with voters \u2014 if he wants to make the leap from gubernatorial candidate to presidential candidate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To date, DeSantis has largely <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on the stump in one mode. \u201cHe\u2019s \u2018angry guy at the podium\u2018 all the time,\u201d one Republican supporter said. \u201cIt\u2019s always \u2018own the libs.\u2018\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>That may work in a primary, supporters said, but when it comes to a general election, DeSantis might be forced to try a different, more fine-tuned approach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hes_never_competed_on_the_national_stage\"><\/span><strong>He\u2019s never competed on the national stage<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With his growing political profile, it\u2019s easy to forget that DeSantis is still a relative newcomer on the national scene. And while he\u2019s hit the campaign trail for Republican candidates in states such as Arizona, Nevada and Ohio, he\u2019s never had to stump for himself outside Florida.<\/p>\n<p>That makes DeSantis something of a wild card when it comes to a presidential campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cDeSantis has never run nationally before,\u201d Keith Naughton, a veteran Republican strategist, said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to do some dumb things at some point.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For one, speaking to voters in a state such as Iowa can be remarkably different than rallying supporters in Florida. And then there\u2019s the challenge of building out a national political operation \u2014 a task that can be daunting for even the most experienced candidates, but especially for someone who has a notably small inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, DeSantis is neither the first nor the only candidate who has overcome such a challenge. Prior to launching his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nod, Trump had never run a serious campaign before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the polling we\u2019ve seen in Florida, where people know him and recognize him, it tells me that when DeSantis actually starts introducing himself to voters elsewhere, he\u2019s got a lot of room to grow,\u201d Naughton said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Too_hard_right\"><\/span><strong>Too hard right<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s allies have billed him as a new voice in Republican politics capable of lifting the party out of a rut following lackluster showings in the last three elections.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s taken many of the same hard-right positions as GOP leaders such as Trump, making him a prime target for the same attacks that Democrats have successfully deployed against other conservatives in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, for instance, he stirred controversy when his administration paid to fly dozens of migrants from Texas to Martha\u2019s Vineyard, the elite Massachusetts resort town, to protest the Biden administration\u2019s approach to border security.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also positioned himself as a key player in the culture wars over his four years in the Florida governor\u2019s mansion. He signed into law a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and approved a bill forbidding instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation from kindergarten through third grade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And while that has endeared him to many conservatives, some Republicans say his record could become a liability when it comes to winning the support of the broader electorate.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you actually look at what he\u2019s done and what he\u2019s saying, his positions aren\u2019t all that different from Donald Trump\u2019s,\u201d one Republican strategist who\u2019s worked in Florida politics said. \u201cSo I think if we\u2019re going to have a conversation about Trump\u2019s electability, his appeal to the electorate as a whole, there\u2019s gotta be a similar conversation about DeSantis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonality-wise, I think he comes off as more in control, more restrained. But again, there\u2019s not a lot of daylight between him and Trump when it comes to the issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Timing\"><\/span><strong>Timing\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis is having a moment right now like no other. Some Republicans who don\u2019t want to see Trump win the nomination see the governor as the one who can save them from that reality. They see him as someone who shares Trump\u2019s politics but isn\u2019t Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But at the same time, some say, the timing for DeSantis may be all wrong. Why should he have to compete against Trump when the road to the nomination could be free and clear in 2028?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe has everything to lose and nothing to gain,\u201d Sweet said. \u201cWhy piss off the Trump base right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But most importantly, Sweet added, \u201cIowa and New Hampshire are not simply about winning but instead beating expectations.\u201d He pointed to former President Clinton taking second in 1992 and being dubbed \u201cthe comeback kid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpectations now are sky high for DeSantis, and if he falls short, that could doom what is otherwise an exceptionally promising future,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For now, DeSantis has yet to make a final decision on a 2024 run, according to multiple Republican sources. He won\u2019t be sworn in to his second term in the governor\u2019s mansion until January, and he\u2019s likely to wait until after the Florida Legislature\u2019s 2023 session, which runs from March until early May, to make an official call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think if he does do it, he wants to go into it with some big wins from session,\u201d one Florida Republican said. \u201cAnd even then, I think there\u2019s still going to be the question of whether this is the right time.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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