{"id":32382,"date":"2023-05-24T16:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=32382"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:23:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:23:52","slug":"desantis-makes-it-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/05\/24\/desantis-makes-it-official\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis makes it official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially entered the 2024 presidential race Wednesday after months of anticipation, launching a campaign that will lean heavily on culture war battles and a contrarian COVID-19 record that brought him national attention and made Florida a leading laboratory for conservative governing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/desantis-1.webp?resize=464%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31581\" width=\"464\" height=\"309\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis emerged from the pandemic as one of the Republican Party&#8217;s top figures and most promising presidential prospects, putting him on a collision course with former President Donald Trump, who began attacking him months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis enters the presidential race\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theledger.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/05\/04\/desantis-donors-trump-2024\/70170348007\/\" target=\"_blank\">weakened by Trump\u2019s constant attacks and polling well below his peak<\/a>\u00a0after a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theledger.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/11\/09\/when-could-gov-ron-desantis-announce-campaign-against-donald-trump\/8313610001\/\" target=\"_blank\">dominant re-election win last year<\/a>, but still with considerable goodwill among Republicans,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theledger.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2023\/05\/04\/desantis-trump-campaign-funds-2024-election\/70174822007\/\" target=\"_blank\">a huge amount of campaign cash<\/a>,\u00a0and much less baggage than the twice-impeached Trump, who is facing 34 criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Wednesday at 2:24 p.m., making his campaign official. He has a live, online event scheduled at 6 p.m. Wednesday with Twitter CEO Elon Musk to discuss his campaign launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. 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