The private activity is the latest indication the second-term Republican governor is laying a foundation for a potential White House bid.
DeSantis’s political team has already identified multiple potential hires in early primary states such as New Hampshire and Iowa, according to one of the Republicans, who said experienced operatives have expressed interest. This Republican also said that Phil Cox and Generra Peck — two key members of DeSantis’s 2022 reelection team — are involved in ongoing talks about 2024.
Another Republican with knowledge of the conversations said DeSantis advisers met recently to discuss the 2024 election. The Republicans spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks.Some in DeSantis’s orbit expect Cox and Peck would play roles in a DeSantis run, if it happens.
DeSantis is one of many Republicans making moves toward entering the 2024 presidential race. Alternative possible candidates include members of Trump’s administration, such as former vice president Mike Pence, and a host of other governors — some of them aligned with Trump, and others who have vocally criticized the former president.
He has cast himself as an enemy of the “woke” left and embraced fights over divisive social issues, working with the Republican-led Florida legislature to restrict school discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity andIn his second term, DeSantis has leaned further into fights that galvanize the GOP base. In the span of a few weeks he has
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