The Presidential Election of 2024 has begun for the Republican Party.
The easy victory of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis puts him in the forefront of a challenge to former President Donald Trump.
The two men are clearly no longer “friends”, but instead are hostile rivals, and Trump influence already seems far less influential, as a number of Trump endorsed candidates are clearly not doing well in early returns, although final results are not yet available.
That does not mean that DeSantis is on the way to the Republican Presidential nomination, as there is a whole slew of candidates who will enter the race, including those who are clearly not favored by Donald Trump, but also will not sit by and just allow DeSantis to be “coronated”!