The Legislature is controlled by the GOP, and all seven state Supreme Court justices were appointed by Republicans, four by DeSantis. A survey in the nation’s first primary state, New Hampshire, found the two statistically tied in a primary, but another survey found Trump with a lead. The poll also showed DeSantis might win a majority of Hispanic voters in Florida, which no Republican governor has done in 20 years. The $66 million DeSantis has in the bank compares with about $70 million Trump had in his Save America committee in mid-October. “In that event, Ron has a different set of issues he has to contend with if he wants to run against Trump.”
