Democracy Dies in Darkness

In new state polling, Ron DeSantis falls back into the 2024 pack

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National columnist
July 24, 2023 at 11:34 a.m. EDT
Parade spectators showed mixed emotions for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he and his family took part in the Fourth of July parade in Wolfeboro, N.H. (John Tully/The Washington Post)
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Attempting to put the best possible face on the state of his candidate’s campaign, a spokesman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s bid for the 2024 Republican nomination summarized the state of the race for Axios.

“No matter how much the media and D.C. elites try to destroy Ron DeSantis,” Andrew Romeo said, “they can’t change the fact that this is a two-man race for the nomination.”