New Hampshire strategists warn Ron DeSantis may be TOO conservative for early state primary: Florida Gov.
- New Hampshire strategists warn that Ron DeSantis may be too conservative
- The 2024 candidate showed his chameleon ability by not brining his six-week abortion ban and other far-right parts of his New Hampshire agenda
- Ron and wife Casey DeSantis toured Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina last week for Florida’s first official campaign swing
Ron DeSantis shows early on that he knows how to tailor his messaging to different states, as strategists warn he could be too conservative for purple states that lean Democratic, such as the early New Hampshire state primary.
The Florida governor is coming off his first official campaign swing with voters awed by his posts after eight years of Donald Trump being the face of Republicans on the presidential campaign trail.
Last week in Iowa and South Carolina, DeSantis praised the ultra-conservative agenda he has led in Florida, such as a six-week abortion ban and banning classroom education on gender identity and sexual orientation.
But in the Northeast, he didn’t bring up some of the more far-right achievements.
“This is usually a state where issues like abortion excite Democrats and divide Republicans,” University of New Hampshire political science professor Dante Scala said. said Hill. “I heard DeSantis speak for about an hour and he never once mentioned abortion.”
New Hampshire strategists warn that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be too conservative for the state of New England — but the 2024 nominee showed his ability to be chameleons through his six-week abortion ban and other far-right parts of his agenda. to feed
Republicans in New Hampshire tend to lean more libertarian — so issues like abortion bans and perceived anti-LGBTQ stances won’t get far in the state’s key to securing a presidential nomination.
“We’re less conservative culturally, so there’s definitely a difference there,” Jim Merrill, New Hampshire’s veteran Republican adviser, explained to The Hill. “We have a more fiscally conservative, more socially moderate general electorate. The pro-life community here isn’t as big as it is in Iowa.”
He continued, “Candidates here really need to think about their strategy — appealing not just to grassroots Republican activists, but also that undeclared vote and what might attract them.”
Several Republicans think DeSantis did well on his first stop in New Hampshire after announcing his presidential candidacy last month.
However, polls still show the Florida governor trailing leader former President Trump, who still dominates most surveys by at least 20 points.
In the Four-City swing through Iowa on Thursday, DeSantis still discussed key elements of his stupid speech, such as touting his ongoing war with the Walt Disney Co., voicing “awakened” institutions and political ideology, and boasting that Florida is like New York City. Hampshire is because they both have no income tax.
Ron and wife Casey DeSantis toured Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina last week for Florida’s first official campaign swing
Something that could help DeSantis in New Hampshire is legislators’ support for him in the Granite State.
New Hampshire State Representative James Spillane announced Thursday during DeSantis’ tour of the state that he is reversing his endorsement of Trump for the Florida governor. He noted that the former president’s recent attack on his former press secretary Kayleigh McEnanay shows his growing lack of “control” since leaving the White House.
Multiple Republican candidates are campaigning through New Hampshire as it shows the most likely early state of the primaries switching from supporting Trump in the 2016 primary to another candidate.