Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be positioning himself to jump back into the 2024 Republican presidential primary should former President Donald Trump — the presumptive nominee — be forced out of the race. Over the past several weeks, DeSantis has held several events nationwide supporting an Article V constitutional convention to institute term limits. Additionally, the Florida Governor has renewed his attacks on Trump and continued to blame conservative media for the collapse of his presidential primary bid in January.
The DeSantis presidential campaign has continued to hold delegate calls and huddles with political allies, even after the primary bid was suspended following his loss in Iowa in January. According to POLITICO, a political operative who has been privy to the calls believes DeSantis is still trying to present himself as an alternative to Trump and would reenter the race should the former President face a felony conviction.
“I believe everything you’re seeing is part of a concerted effort by DeSantis world to keep the door open in the event that something in the race changes in the coming weeks that takes Trump out — like a criminal conviction and jail or prison sentence,” the operative allegedly claimed.
Despite having endorsed Trump after the Iowa Republican Caucus, DeSantis has continued to take potshots at the former President. DeSantis’s criticism of Trump, combined with his continued out-of-state travel, has left some with the impression he’s continuing a shadow campaign for the 2024 or at least the 2028 election. Others, however, liken DeSantis’s action to being more akin to therapy. Rob Stutzman, a former adviser on the 2008 Mitt Romney presidential campaign, questions the moves by DeSantis. “I question how strategic he’s being,” Stutzman said, adding: “I’d lean towards catharsis. Cheaper than therapy.”
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