After almost a year of glowing media attention in the race for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination…..
And?
Gaining (and passing in some polls) on front runner ex-President Donald Trump ….
Other GOP party sweepstakes runners are turning on him…..
Republican’s contiune to eat their own to the delight of Democrats…..
Potential Republican presidential candidates and their allies are stepping up attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he emerges as the early front-runner for the GOP’s 2024 nomination.
In recent days, DeSantis has found himself on the receiving end of criticism from fellow GOP heavy hitters, like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu. He’s also rankled former President Trump, who’s running for the White House once again and sees DeSantis as perhaps his biggest obstacle to securing the GOP nod…
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“They’re searching for something; just testing things out to see if they can get some traction,” Naughton said. “They want to slow down DeSantis a little bit so that they have a chance. The thing is, I don’t think that’s going to be easy to do.”
Sununu took a swipe at DeSantis last week in an interview with Fox News, saying that while he ultimately agreed with the Florida governor’s effort to target “woke” policies — a term that has become an inseparable part of DeSantis’s political brand — DeSantis’s posture against private businesses that disagree with him crosses a line….