Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skipped a White House event with state and territory governors, and with it an in-person meeting with a president he may face on the ballot in 2024.
Octavio Jones/Getty Images file ; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images fileGovernors from both parties — from 37 states and territories — came to the White House Friday morning to meet with President Joe Biden and talk about the nation’s economic health.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
“DeSantis is the bigger threat for the Biden ticket, for sure,” said Jose Parra, a Florida Democratic strategist. “You see it in the DNC’s emails and the attacks they’re leveling constantly against DeSantis. DeSantis is Trump, but in a much better package: more polished and disciplined. And that makes him more dangerous.”
One Democratic strategist with ties to the White House similarly said DeSantis was simply a “fill-in-the-blank for Republicans who want anybody but Trump.”
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