Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his first visit to New Hampshire as a declared presidential candidate on Thursday by turning his focus to President Joe Biden and criticizing him for championing a move to demote the early-voting state from its prominent role picking presidential candidates.
returned to the campaign trail in Iowa, marking the first time both Republicans were pitching themselves before voters as official candidates.
The governor, appearing in Laconia, repeated an oblique jab he’s made lately at Trump, a celebrity and former reality show star, saying that “leadership is not about entertainment.” But he focused more on Biden and said the president was wrong to back a Democratic National Committee move to have New Hampshire hold a primary the same day as Nevada to vote on Democratic presidential candidates. The
‘s calendar is separate but the Democrats’ changes have irked members of both parties in New Hampshire.He used a similar line tailored to the local voters when acknowledging that New Hampshire, like Florida, does not collect personal income taxes. “You’ve got this one little outpost in New England that’s holding the line,” he said.
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