[1/3] Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, listens to him speak at his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida, November 8, 2022.
"She is a very strong woman," said Teeman, a 62-year-old retired IT professional who had come to hear Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential pitch.
Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted on May 9-15 showed Trump is backed by 49% of Republicans, with Ron DeSantis in a distant second place at 19%.
Casey DeSantis has been credited by DeSantis and others around him as his closest adviser and a partner in his political activities.
At the Laconia event on Thursday, Casey DeSantis stayed in the main hall longer then her husband, greeting voters and posing for pictures.
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Casey DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Marco Bello, Lisa Teeman, Donald Trump, cower, Suzanne Nelson, Trump, DeSantis, Melania, Ivanka, Joe Biden, Jeanette Hoffman, Casey, Hoffman, I'm, Doug Lambert, Lambert, Nathan Layne, Jim Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Christopher Cushing
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REUTERS, Florida, Republican, Reuters, Democratic, Republican Party, Thomson
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Florida, Tampa , Florida, Marco Bello LACONIA, New Hampshire, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Laconia, Belknap , New, Bluffs , Iowa