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Former President Donald J. Trump’s pull among likely Republican voters is less dominant in Iowa than it is nationwide, though he still leads his nearest rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, in the key early state by double digits, according to a new New York Times/Siena College poll. The survey of 432 likely Iowa caucusgoers was taken before a third indictment against Mr. Trump was made public on Tuesday, this one charging him with federal crimes connected to his efforts to cling to office after losing re-election in 2020. But any dent in his dominance in the Hawkeye state may have more to do with factors like personality flaws and voters’ fatigue after eight years of Trumpian drama than his latest legal travails. Iowa Republicans showed some real doubts about which candidate — Mr. Trump or Mr. DeSantis — is more moral, likable or able to beat President Biden in 2024.
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Former US president and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, 2023. The dynamic between Trump and his would-be challengers has held firm even as Trump racks up criminal charges in multiple cases, with possible additional indictments forthcoming. Republican presidential candidate former Texas Congressman Will Hurd speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Republican presidential candidate businessman Perry Johnson speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. "If I weren't running, I would have nobody coming after me," he said at the Lincoln Dinner.
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Opinion | The Stagnation of Ron DeSantis
  + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
Pundits have to hope so, since otherwise our advice-giving beat becomes a bit irrelevant. For Ron DeSantis, currently engaged in a campaign reset after months of stagnant polling, there’s no way to sell these case studies to his restive donors. And it’s easy enough to list things that DeSantis could be doing differently. But any benefit from these shifts is likely to be incremental rather than dramatic. Meanwhile, the reset that’s so often urged on DeSantis — the idea that he needs to go hard after Trump’s unfitness for high office — is a theory supported by exactly zero polling evidence.
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DES MOINES — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparred with former Vice President Mike Pence over the war in Ukraine here Friday at the Family Leadership Summit. The two argued over whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government was respecting religious liberty. While on Fox News, Carlson was frequently critical of Ukraine and U.S. support for the country in the war with Russia. Tucker Carlson and Former Vice President Mike Pence speak at the Family Leadership Summit. “I’m really never surprised by Tucker Carlson,” he replied.
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Former President Donald Trump this month will host a screening of "Sound of Freedom," the surprise hit film about rescuing sex-trafficked children that has been embraced in right-wing circles, his 2024 campaign announced Thursday. "Sound of Freedom" has made more than $53 million as of Wednesday, Deadline reported. Utah-based Angel Studios distributed "Sound of Freedom," selling tickets through an online "pay it forward" campaign. Other conservative outlets have defended the film from its critics, and Ballard has pushed back on those linking it to QAnon. That outlandish right-wing internet conspiracy revolves around the idea that Trump was secretly fighting against shadowy, powerful rings of satanic pedophiles.
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Former GOP congressman, David Jolly, told MSNBC that Casey DeSantis has "become America's Karen." and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis — has "become America's Karen." "Look, she's a more effective messenger than Ron DeSantis, but if all she's doing is amplifying the wrong message, she's actually clarifying Ron DeSantis' weaknesses," Jolly told MSNBC. We are going to learn that the more Casey DeSantis gets out there," Jolly added. Casey DeSantis, a former news anchor, has been credited with boosting her husband Ron's 2024 presidential campaign and improving the governor's image.
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Trump's claim he could end the war in a day. Zelenskyy told ABC that the idea is "beautiful" but not grounded in "real-life experience." He argued that Trump failed to achieve peace during his four years as president. Zelenskyy, asked about that assertion, was himself diplomatic, saying the "desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful." Zelenskyy, on Sunday, said that he doesn't have much interest in any peace deal that envisions him ceding land to an invader.
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Trump is accusing Fox News of making him look bad — literally. He also said his staff his long complained to the network about the issue. Not politically — though Trump has long had complaints about that too — but literally. Trump went on to say that his staff has been complaining about the issue "for months, but to no avail." "Fox is just bad news, but I'm leading in the Polls by record numbers, so perhaps their bull….
Persons: Trump, , Donald Trump, Fox, Ron DeSantis — Organizations: Fox News, Service, Florida Gov Locations: New Hampshire
Ron DeSantis of Florida are set to hold dueling events on Tuesday in New Hampshire, but from vastly different political positions: one as the dominant front-runner in the state, the other still seeking his footing. Mr. Trump sees the first primary contest in New Hampshire as an early chance to clear the crowded field of rivals. And members of Team DeSantis — some of whom watched from losing sidelines, as Mr. Trump romped through the Granite State in 2016 on his way to the nomination — hope New Hampshire will be the primary that winnows the Republican field to two. “Iowa’s cornfields used to be where campaigns were killed off, and now New Hampshire is where campaigns go to die,” said Jeff Roe, who runs Mr. DeSantis’s super PAC, Never Back Down. Mr. Roe retains agonizing memories from 2016, when he ran the presidential campaign of the last man standing against Mr. Trump: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.
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But for a critical slice of Republicans — those who represent competitive districts in state legislatures or in Congress, who support some degree of abortion rights, or, in some cases, presidential candidates — the issue presents a particularly difficult balancing act. Their decisions and calculations are at the heart of the tensions over the abortion debate within the Republican Party in the post-Roe era. “I was hearing from both sides strongly,” said State Representative Mike Caruso of Florida, a Republican who opposed a measure — ultimately signed by Gov. “It was pretty much a ban on abortion.”“I’ve got seven children, been through nine pregnancies,” he added. “We should suffer electoral consequences if we don’t do what we said we would do.”
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The LA Dodgers' LGBTQ Pride Night turned controversial when an activist group that offended the religious right was invited. But their claim to have successfully boycotted a Dodgers game for its LGBTQ Pride participation and guests — notably echoed by presidential candidate Ron DeSantis — appears to be false. Ron DeSantis, who recently launched his 2024 presidential bid, tweeted in support of the protesters and claimed the stadium was "virtually empty." "The virtually empty stadium for the game itself was a powerful image," DeSantis said in his tweet. Jareck declined to answer Insider's other questions about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the protesters.
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An ex-Florida lawmaker told WaPo that many in Tallahassee are "terrified" of DeSantis and his team. "There's no inner circle because they just chop off heads and move on," the former lawmaker said. This year, boosted by a GOP supermajority, DeSantis ramped up his conservative policymaking agenda. DeSantis has earned the endorsements of 100 of the 113 Republican state lawmakers in Florida, with 12 remaining neutral and only one backing former President Donald Trump. A former Republican state lawmaker told The Post that people are "terrified" of DeSantis and his political operation.
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Casey DeSantis sought to model herself after Melania Trump as she prepared to become Florida's first lady, per WaPo. DeSantis inquired with an aide about the sort of clothes that Melania Trump wore, per the report. Casey DeSantis, a former television journalist, was known by her colleagues for skillfully preparing for assignments and interviews during her professional career. But Casey DeSantis also made it clear that she wanted to pursue a different course than Florida's previous first ladies. Throughout her husband's political career, Casey DeSantis has been a huge force that has helped guide him.
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A former Trump advisor is now campaigning with Ron DeSantis and trash-talking his old boss. Steve Cortes, once one of Trump's most senior advisors, asked on Twitter: "Who would work for Trump???" Ron DeSantis — Trump's primary opposition for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Steve Cortes, a senior advisor on Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns, has loudly supported DeSantis since he announced his endorsement in a Newsweek op-ed in May. "This young leader will be an amazing president," Cortes tweeted on Saturday while campaigning with DeSantis in Nevada.
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Friday said Gov. Suarez made the comment as he critiqued the governor's endorsement record among Florida Republicans. While on "Fox & Friends," Suarez said that he was a "people person" who could connect with voters. Ron DeSantis isn't "a relationship guy" as he sought to explain the governor's struggles with securing endorsements among the Sunshine State's plethora of GOP House members. "You know, the governor is not particularly a relationship guy," Suarez said on the program.
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On Thursday, Ron DeSantis dared Gavin Newsom to run for president. Ron DeSantis threw out a challenge to his Californian counterpart, Gov. In July, DeSantis attacked Newsom after Newsom put up an ad in Florida enticing Floridians to move to California. Newsom told MSNBC in April that he thought DeSantis was better off waiting "a few years" instead of running in 2024. Newsom has been beefing up his baseWhile DeSantis continues to wrestle with a twice-indicted Trump, Newsom has been working to shore up his platform.
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Greg Abbott bused 42 migrants from the state's border area to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that the migrants were not given food or water during the 30-hour busride. The bus ride from the Texas border area to Los Angeles was about 30 hours without food or water, said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, director of communications for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. Eight of the migrants are children, including toddlers and babies, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass excoriated the Texas governor, accusing him of pulling a cheap "stunt" that treated humans like "pawns."
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Ron DeSantis — including hosting the candidate's kickoff event on Twitter — demonstrate how Sacks is working to become a GOP kingmaker. A DeSantis campaign spokesman did not return a request for comment before publication. Sacks, according to Puck, serves as one of the group's directors. Kevin McGrann, a lobbyist at government relations juggernaut Forbes Tate Partners, is also linked to Bay Strategies, according to Hall. And Sacks said during a recent episode that he plans to ask the DeSantis campaign for the Florida governor to agree to an interview.
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DeSantis and his state PAC are being accused of violating campaign finance laws in a new FEC complaint. The group cites reports that they directed or transfered more than $80 million to a super PAC. Ron DeSantis and his state political action committee allegedly violated federal campaign finance laws by directing or transferring more than $80 million to a federal super PAC, Never Back Down, the nonpartisan watchdog group Campaign Legal Center says in a new complaint. "Soft money undermines federal campaign finance laws because it is, by definition, money raised and spent outside the scope of those laws," Saurav Ghosh, the Center's director of federal campaign finance reform, said in a statement. Never Back Down is a federal super PAC that raises unlimited funds to make independent expenditures.
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If you had to describe Joe Biden as an animal, what animal would you pick? If you had to describe Joe Biden as an animal, what animal would you pick? Perhaps the most surprising answers came when we asked the 11 if they saw Mr. Biden as a strong leader and as someone who shared their values. If anything, this focus group underscored that Mr. Biden has vulnerabilities and that at least some Democrats and independents are open to other Democrats challenging him for the nomination. For now, many of these 11 voters seemed inclined to back him as the lesser of two evils — a phrase we heard time and again during the conversation.
Trump had kind words for Tim Scott in the lead-up to the senator's WH campaign launch, per The Times. We're just going to say nice things about Tim," Trump reportedly told the newspaper. Ron DeSantis of Florida over his now-declared presidential campaign, calling his onetime ally "disloyal" and dismissing the ex-congressman's readiness for national office. And according to a recent New York Times report, Trump still had positive feelings regarding Scott in the lead-up to the conservative lawmaker launching his presidential campaign last week. We're just going to say nice things about Tim," Trump said, according to an unnamed individual who spoke with The Times.
DeSantis said Trump is running from the "left" as the Fla. governor has now entered the 2024 race. In a range of interviews, DeSantis sought to assert himself as the true conservative in the primary. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Thursday wasted little time going after former President Donald Trump after announcing his White House run, accusing the ex-commander-in-chief of "going left" on fiscal and cultural issues. Despite DeSantis' appeal among many conservatives looking to move past the Trump era, the former president remains the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. As of May 27, the national polling average on FiveThirtyEight had Trump ahead of DeSantis 53.9%-20.4%.
Leaked audio from FloridaPolitics.com revealed that donors were concerned about DeSantis' abortion ban. The DeSantis campaign shared talking points with fundraisers over how to discuss the issue. Ron DeSantis campaign strategy as he kicks off his early state voting tour next week. Toward the end of the conversation, however, he acknowledged, "I totally understand how difficult that is when you're talking to a pro-choice donor." "I don't think if you're talking to a pro-choice voter you skip over it," he said.
Polling has him second to Trump, who has been living in Florida at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. Donald Trump's permanent residence is in Palm Beach, Florida, at his Mar-a-Lago oceanside estate. New Jersey, therefore, is set to become the new go-to spot for the GOP right around the time that the DeSantis campaign kicks off. On Monday, DeSantis' political team moved to a new office in Tallahassee, NBC News reported. The DeSantis political operation declined to share details of the governor's plans, including formal rollouts and events that may come later.
Florida legislation that was designed to hamstring Disney could end up helping the company, at least in relation to a lawsuit in state court over development at Walt Disney World near Orlando. Ron DeSantis and Disney have been sparring for more than a year over a special tax district that encompasses Disney World. The fight started when the company criticized a Florida education law labeled by opponents as “Don’t Say Gay” — angering Mr. DeSantis. A few days later, the Florida Legislature, at the request of Mr. DeSantis, passed a bill that prohibited the district from complying with the contracts. Mr. DeSantis signed it into law on May 5.
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