DeSantis advisers are actively preparing 2024 presidential run trends now
Advisers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are actively preparing for a 2024 presidential run - and his team has already identified potential hires in key primary states.
The Florida governor is yet to declare his candidacy for the 2024 election, but following a triumphant performance in the midterms, he is widely believed to be preparing for a White House campaign.
Now, two Republicans with knowledge of such conversations have told the Washington Post that DeSantis' advisers met recently to discuss the election.
It was also revealed that the governor's political team has identified multiple potential hires in early primary states including New Hampshire and Iowa.
Recent polling has shown DeSantis, who is considered Donald Trump's main rival for the GOP nomination, pulling ahead of the former president. Polls have also shown that DeSantis would defeat President Joe Biden if the election was held today.
Advisers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are actively preparing 2024 run for the White House - and his team has already identified potential hires in primary states
The Florida governor is yet to declare his candidacy for the 2024 election, but he is widely believed to be preparing for a White House campaign. Pictured: DeSantis with his family after being sworn in for his second term during an inauguration ceremony in January 2023
One of the Republicans with knowledge of the conversations told the Washington Post that Phil Cox and Generra Peck are involved in ongoing talks about 2024.
Both were two key members in DeSantis's 2022 reelection team are expected to play critical roles in the governor's presidential run - if that should happen.
DeSantis has won praise for his November campaign for re-election as governor, which saw him win over voters even in Democrat strongholds such as Miami.
He is thought likely to announce his candidacy this spring, but has said little about his 2024 plans and has avoided questions about running.
Biden, meanwhile, is said by aides to be very seriously considering a shot at a second term - despite him being, at 80, the oldest person to ever inhabit the White House. Trump is the second oldest person ever inaugurated as president.
Trump announced his plans to run again in 2024 shortly after last November's mid-terms. He is hitting the trail this weekend with planned stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Among others expected to fight for the GOP nomination are South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and former Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.
