DeSantis takes key step toward likely presidential bid
- The PAC shakeup could mean a 2024 announcement is imminent
- Another PAC supporting DeSantis has staff in 18 states, AP reports
- DeSantis has repeatedly dodged questions on a presidential run
FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves as he departs an event Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Washington. DeSantis has yet to enter the 2024 presidential race, but former President Donald Trump is aiming to drum up support in the Florida governor’s backyard, securing endorsements already from about one-third of the Republicans in the state’s congressional delegation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NewsNation) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis made a step Tuesday toward announcing his anticipated announcement of a 2024 presidential campaign.
Politico reports DeSantis severed his ties with his state political committee. It’s a key move because the governor is not able to use money raised by that political action committee (PAC) for a race at the federal level, according to Politico.
However, a super PAC promoting a 2024 DeSantis run plans to have dozens of staff in place in the first 18 states on the Republican presidential primary calendar in the coming weeks, another move indicating that his expected 2024 announcement is drawing closer, The Associated Press reports.
The plans, shared with The Associated Press, are part of the group Never Back Down’s strategy to begin political organizing for DeSantis all the way through Super Tuesday on March 5. It is a point to a novel approach the super PAC is attempting ahead of a likely DeSantis run.
The super PAC spokesperson, Erin Perrine, says the moves put Never Back Down in a “dominant” position in the four early states.
“We are ahead of the game in expanding our operations outside of the first four primary states as the energy behind Governor Ron DeSantis to run for President and defeat Joe Biden in 2024 continues to grow,” Perrine said in a statement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
