The Florida governor may have missed an opportunity to gain momentum for his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday night.
's shadow during Wednesday night's GOP primary debate once again hindered his White House ambitions, analysts say.who took the stage in Simi Valley, California, in the second televised debate of the campaign. Similarly to the first primary debate in Wisconsin, the former president refused to take part.
"DeSantis leads the pack, and while he didn't have any obvious moments of weakness, he also isn't doing anything more than treading water," Sean Freeder, an assistant professor of political science at the University of North Florida, told."That's not acceptable in the world of campaigns—if you're not building momentum, you're going to lose it to someone else eventually.
Tom Preston, a professor of communication at the University of North Georgia, questioned whether DeSantis was able to actually convince enough voters to back him over Trump, even in the former president's absence.
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