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☆ Long-shot Republican candidate Perry Johnson drops out of White House race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate and businessman Perry Johnson speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 20 (Reuters) - Perry Johnson, a businessman and long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, dropped out of the 2024 White House race on Friday. Johnson failed to qualify for the two Republican presidential debates held so far this year because of a lack of donors and negligible support in polls. Another long-shot contender, former Texas congressman Will Hurd, dropped out of the Republican nominating race on Oct. 9. Former Republican President Donald Trump remains the runaway frontrunner to become the party's White House standard-bearer next year.

Persons: Perry Johnson, Brian Snyder, Johnson, Will Hurd, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Reid, Rod Nickel Organizations: New Hampshire Republican Party's, Nation Leadership Summit, REUTERS, Republican, White, Michigan, Republicans, Trump, South, Thomson Locations: Nashua , New Hampshire, U.S, Texas, South Carolina

Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2023. When Troy Scheuermann, a chiropractor in Van Buren County stood up to introduce DeSantis at a campaign stop in Keosauqua (pop. For farmer Lance Lillibridge of Benton County, Iowa, a personal touch from DeSantis, a politician not known for his warmth, is what secured his support. RURAL ROADSIn a recent three-day swing through Iowa, DeSantis traveled through Davis County (pop. The Trump campaign said it has identified 1,800 in-state volunteers to support the campaign, as well as 200 county chairs representing all 99 counties.

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☆ Rainmakers find political hedge in Chris Christie
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party’s First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2023. Several hedge fund rainmakers poured cash into Chris Christie’s campaign over the summer, according to filings released on Monday. But with legal woes hanging over Trump’s campaign, contributions to the most anti-Trump conservative could become a valuable call option for the group that knows something about hedging. It’s notable that Christie has been vocal about attacking Trump, whom he advised during the prior president’s first term. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie raised $3.8 million over the quarter, aided by donations from wealthy investors including Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper and Paul Tudor Jones.

Persons: Chris Christie, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, hasn’t, Wall, Chris Christie’s, Christie, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, That’s, Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper, Tudor Investment’s Paul Tudor Jones maxed, Seth Klarman, Bruce Kovner, Trump, ” Christie, Ramaswamy, Tyler Winklevoss, Paul Tudor Jones, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Republican, New, New Hampshire Republican Party’s, Nation Leadership Summit, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Republican Party, Trump, Duquesne Capital, Management, CAM, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Federal, Former New Jersey, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Nashua , New Hampshire, U.S

☆ A 15-year-old aspiring journalist who had made Ron DeSantis squirm with his questioning was thrown out of a GOP event by police
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Quinn Mitchell is an aspiring journalist known for facing off against Ron DeSantis. event that DeSantis was attending on Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 15-year-old aspiring journalist Quinn Mitchell, known for his pointed questioning of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, was thrown out of a Republican Party event by police on Friday, the Boston Globe first reported. Despite becoming somewhat accustomed to such steely responses, Mitchell did not expect to be thrown out of Friday's event. "I knew that DeSantis was gonna speak there," Mitchell said in a podcast episode where he went through the events of that day.

Persons: Quinn Mitchell, Ron DeSantis, Mitchell, DeSantis, —, Trump, didn't, Jimmy Thompson, Quinn, Thompson, NHGOP Organizations: Service, Republican, Boston Globe, Nation Leadership Summit, CNN, New Hampshire Republican Party, New York Times Locations: Florida, Nashua , New Hampshire, Hollis , NH, Nashua

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