A.G. Gancarski
Whether Florida’s First Lady runs for Governor or not, a national buzz is forming long before the formal campaign season begins.
And a prominent commentator in one of America’s leading right-of-center publications is suggesting that other people who want the job might be better off standing down.
“I have been approached in recent weeks by (possibly self-appointed) representatives of the gubernatorial hopefuls in Florida, a list currently in formation and including: Attorney General Ashley Moody; Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez; Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson; CFO Jimmy Patronis; and U.S. representatives Michael Waltz, Byron Donalds, and Matt Gaetz,” writes National Review’s Neal B. Freeman.
“Perhaps the GOP should avoid the political frottage of a crowded primary and simply clear a lane for Casey DeSantis.”
Polls conducted as recently as last month back the former National Review editor’s read.
Per a June polling memo released by Florida Atlantic University, she leads a field of candidates with 43% support, ahead of Donalds at 19%, with Patronis and Gaetz further back still.
A poll conducted in April by FAU showed 38% of 372 Florida Republicans polled would choose the First Lady in a head-to-head race against Gaetz, who would receive 16% support in this scenario.
A University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab survey from November 2023 showed the First Lady with 22% support, a lead in a crowded field of potential candidates.
Both the First Lady and the Governor have addressed the speculation.
While she acknowledged the talk is “humbling,” she also maintains that the seeming enthusiasm for her running is due to her “rock star” husband and the job he’s done as the state’s Chief Executive.
“I will tell you this, when people talk about me running for Governor, I think it speaks highly about the Governor himself,” Casey DeSantis said on a May iteration of the Conservative Review podcast. “I think when people see me, it is because they are so happy about everything that this Governor has done for the state of Florida.”
“And so when people start talking about, ‘Oh, you know, you should run,’ that’s because Gov. DeSantis is a rock star and that’s because people are so proud of everything that he’s done for this state,” she added.
Also in May, Ron DeSantis addressed a 2026 run, all but ruling it out on Casey DeSantis’ behalf.
He said that if he “had to characterize her interest in getting into the political thicket as a candidate,” he would “characterize it as zero.”
The First Lady has been prominent in the administration’s policy initiatives since 2019, and the former television newscaster would present a formidable challenge on a debate stage for any of the elected officials who might want to take her husband’s job.
And national commentators certainly notice.
14 comments
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July 3, 2024 at 11:37 am
“Perhaps the GOP should avoid the political frottage of a crowded primary and simply clear a lane for Casey DeSantis.”
Political frottage? The DeSanti are obsessed with sex – they are the real groomers.
I think they just want to continue to live rent-free in subsidized public housing. Grifters.
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MH/Duuuval
July 5, 2024 at 10:03 pm
Despite being a millionaire — Imagine, some publisher gave Dee a million bucks to write a book, oy! — and yet his student loan debt is holding at $17k some two decades after he left school. Typically what happens at this point is the IRS steps forward and starts taking one’s tax refunds. If you’re listening, IRS, do your job!
Linwood Wright
July 3, 2024 at 12:18 pm
King Joe Biden should just have the entire DeSantis crime family imprisoned for life. As long as this is an “official act” it’s legal.
MH/Duuuval
July 3, 2024 at 12:44 pm
“Demo’s are all in on abortion because your party can’t campaign on anything else.”
This comment from the MAGA autocrat who claims to be in favor of women’s rights. Where would Mrs. DeSantis stand on this?
Turns out over 50 percent of the population is female and yet their bodily freedom is being determined by a minority of white MAGA male elected officials.
This is a human rights and civil rights issue, analogous to the 1850s debate over the expansion of human enslavement. It should be center stage, and those who seek to diminish the issue cannot be counted among those who support a woman’s right to independence, bodily and otherwise.
The other, putative issue of the day is immigration, which could have been settled some months ago but Trump wanted to keep the border in chaos to help him at the polls.
If you favor women’s rights, you can’t be a good MAGA. It is possible to be one of the few GOP elected officials remaining who have bucked Trump, but these are women.
(The big, bold white men who adore and fear Trump appear afraid to cross him.)
Joe
July 3, 2024 at 12:58 pm
A former local news personality is the party’s frontrunner for governor simply because she’s married to the governor? RepubliQans have ceased to be a functioning political party and are now literally a cult of personality.
KathrynA
July 3, 2024 at 2:10 pm
Extremely depressing idea!
PeterH
July 3, 2024 at 3:05 pm
Clown bus of losers……today’s GOP!
Frankie M.
July 3, 2024 at 4:07 pm
No way! Casey is Trump’s next running mate not any of those losers AG threw out there. Let’s face it she’s the real brains of the the operation. Plus Trump can do that whole wife swap deal with Melania. She’s gotta be bored to death with Trump by now.
MH/Duuuval
July 3, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Susie Wiles appears to beTrump brains, and she and Dee and his spouse don’t get along. Sorry to kill your dream — or maybe nightmare?.
tom palmer
July 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
When I think of “Flagship” conservative publications, I refer to better known outlets. Never heard of those guys and doubt anyone who is not a political insider has either.
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My Take
July 3, 2024 at 7:24 pm
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Elvis Spits (your common sense boomer)
July 3, 2024 at 7:41 pm
This way Rhonda can pass on the famous governors high heels. Unless they were Casey’s to begin with. No woman should be in politics. Their place is in the kitchen.
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