Florida governor battling to appeal to former president’s base while weathering persistent attacks from him
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“The governor is trying to walk a fine line between not attacking Trump and not looking like he’s avoiding the question,” said Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor who has backed Trump. “Trump’s base doesn’t want to see DeSantis attack the former president, and DeSantis will ultimately need those voters to support him if he does run for the White House.”
A Morning Consult survey, also out this week, painted a similar picture, with 54 per cent of potential primary voters saying Trump was their top choice, compared to 26 per cent for DeSantis – his lowest level of support since the poll began last year. DeSantis later told Morgan his comments were “mischaracterised”. But the remarks backfired, not only among more traditional conservatives – earning a rebuke from the Wall Street Journal editorial board and several senior Republican legislators – but also Trump’s most loyal supporters, who said the governor was doing a poor imitation of the former president.
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