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By Natalie Venegas
Weekend Reporter
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After Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended his 2024 presidential campaign, the Republican has returned to his home state of Florida only to be in the midst of "Trump's shadow," according to a Florida newspaper.
DeSantis, once viewed by some political experts as the Republican with the greatest chance to outlast Trump in the primary, struggled to gain traction as Donald Trump continued to dominate state and national polls. DeSantis dropped out of the Republican presidential primary Sunday evening, saying he does not see a "clear path" to win following his second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. However, the Florida governor did endorse Trump, describing his rival as "superior to the current incumbent."
His announcement came just days before the second nominating contest in New Hampshire, where polls showed him placing a distant third behind Trump and former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley—the last two prominent Republicans left in the race.
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On Tuesday, daily newspaper the Miami Herald published an opinion column by the Miami Herald editorial board, in which the column discusses how the rest of DeSantis' three year term as governor will continue to play out amid his failed attempt at presidency, adding that DeSantis is now living in "Trump's shadow."
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"His path forward is murky, to be sure. He still lives in the same state with Trump, the man whose endorsement gave the Florida governor an essential boost when he was a little-known congressman running for governor. So he is almost literally in Trump's shadow even now," the column read.
The column, titled "With a public smackdown, DeSantis flexes on Florida. We have three long years to go" continues to ask how the Republican will go forward in making decisions in his official capacity as the column criticizes DeSantis' campaign efforts.
"So how he'll go forward in Florida, Trump's home state, after months of jabs between the two candidates is unclear. He was reluctant to fully take on Trump during the campaign, never really going hard against the former president, perhaps afraid to alienate the MAGA base for just this moment. How much more reluctant will he be now that Trump is likely to be the GOP candidate?" the column added.
However, the column warns Florida residents, adding that DeSantis did endorse Trump and may have a role if Trump is elected.
"He did endorse Trump as he ended his own presidential campaign. And if Trump were to win another term — as terrifying a possibility as that is — there's the open question of whether DeSantis might find a role in Washington," the column said.
"That leaves Florida with a wounded, grudge-bearing governor who is out to prove he still can exert power. And an insurrectionist ex-president intent on revenge for losing the seat four years ago. In other words, it leaves Floridians right in the cross-hairs, for three interminable years," the column said.
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