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Former US president and Florida governor’s remarks give preview of what is to come ahead of 2024 election
Nine Republicans so far have declared their candidacy for the 2024 election, and a handful more will likely announce their runs over the next few weeks, but the election is already shaping out to be a “Ron v Don” battle – and it is still very unclear who will come out on top.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has behind him a flood of cash from the conservative establishment, who find Donald Trump hard to control and a continued political liability with his various legal troubles. Within the first 24 hours of his official campaign launch, DeSantis raised $8.2m, his campaign says. And this was despite the embarrassing technical issues Twitter was experiencing when he made his announcement on the social media site. Trump, in comparison, raised about $9.5m in the first six weeks after he announced his campaign in November.
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