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Ron DeSantis pledges to support Trump if he defeats him at the polls

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By Evaristo Lara

03 Nov 2023, 1:46 PM EDT

Ron DeSantis, candidate for the Republican nomination heading to the primaries, reaffirmed his commitment to supporting Donald Trump if the New Yorker becomes the presidential candidate for 2024.

During an interview with the television channel MSNBC, the current governor of Florida made it clear that He will respect his word to support any other political opponent if he manages to overcome him in the elections of his party.

“I signed a commitment. That’s the promise.” He indicated trusting that he will be the one who will end up convincing the voters.

The 45-year-old politician He reiterated that a candidate convicted of a crime should not be nominated by Republicans.

“I think Republican voters will understand that as we get closer to the vote. It would be fatal in a general election. I don’t think the party should nominate in that situation.“He expressed regarding the four criminal accusations he faces. Donald Trump, the favorite candidate with 59% preference, This is according to the data from the latest surveys.

Ron DeSantis’ objective is to take advantage of the fact that the next Republican debate will take place in Miami. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The polls place DeSantis in second position, with 13% support, a figure that indicates a decline, since months ago he had 20%. Now, the worst thing for her cause is that Nikki Haley has managed to improve her numbers to the point of having superiority in some states like South Carolina and New Hampshire.

In any case, that does not seem to worry the Florida president who, time and again, rejects the polling data.

“I don’t think any of that matters. What will happen is that none of the polls will matter when people start voting. That is what will determine everything,” she stressed.

The only thing clear for Ron DeSantis is that any Republican candidate will be preferable to experiencing a second term for Joe Biden in the White House.

“We cannot continue living this way. We can not do that. I will tell you right now, at this point, Anyone would be better than Joe Biden, but it’s going to be me and I’m going to make sure we do what it takes to get American families back on track.“, he expressed.

DeSantis’ hope is that one of the legal proceedings against Donald Trump will prevent him from continuing to campaign.

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