The vote at the Florida Republican convention represented a rare loss for the governor with his home-state Republicans.
, the Republican Party of Florida voted Friday night to get rid of a loyalty pledge that was backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by former President Donald Trump. It would have required GOP presidential candidates to support the eventual party nominee in order to get on the state’s March 19 primary ballot.
“We believe anyone who wanted to run for president as a Republican should be willing to pledge their support for our eventual nominee,” he said. “It is surprising that anyone interested in seeing the defeat of Joe Biden in 2024 would disagree.” Since DeSantis has risen to national fame within Republican circles over the past few years, he has generally received what he wanted from Florida GOP leaders — making the loyalty oath vote a notable loss.
As part of Trump’s lobbying effort, during the day Friday, he sent invites to Florida GOP officials for a dinner on Nov. 9 at Mar-a-Lago — an event seen as his team flexing on DeSantis supporters who appeared to be losing ground in their efforts to convince their home-state party to back the governor.
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