Former President Donald Trump's grip on women voters and the Republican voter was loosened recently, and the results of the midterm elections reflected poor indicators of Trump's support among Republicans and independents.
This prompted many of them to ask themselves whether it would be better to find a candidate who embraces the views of former President Donald Trump, and does not possess his negatives, atrocities, and scandals at the same time.
Ahead of the midterm elections, former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said, "A lot of people want to bury Trump and his legacy in a grave, but Donald Trump is still above the ground. He still walks the ground and has a lot more political influence with voters within the party than he does with voters within the party than he does." People might want to admit it."
De Santis' friends believe that one of his most important dreams is to reach the White House and lead America, and they believe that his relatively young age gives him multiple opportunities to reach the presidency, unlike most of his Republican counterparts and competitors.
The lack of sweeping Republican victories in the midterm elections has raised doubts about the extent and strength of former President Donald Trump's dominance over the party and its electoral base.
The results also heightened doubts about Trump's ability to attract independent voters to vote alongside Republicans in the upcoming presidential election.
This prompted a view south of Florida and its governor, "Ron DeSantis" as an heir representing Republican aspirations to return to the White House after two years.
No one knows what the governor of Florida is thinking about his political future. De Santis is 44, and his political aspirations have plenty of time to translate his dreams into political reality.
De Santis' friends believe that one of his most important dreams is to reach the White House and lead America, and they believe that his relatively young age gives him multiple opportunities to reach the presidency, unlike most of his Republican counterparts and competitors.
Trump takes credit for De Santis' victory in the 2016 election, and has said that De Santis' victory in 2016 was because of his support for him.
De Santis won the year 2018 by a margin of less than 33,000 votes, while last Tuesday he won a second term with a wide majority of more than 1.5 million votes.
The midterm campaigns did not see any participation that brought Trump together with De Santis, while Trump mocked the Florida governor, calling him a "disantictemonios."
Trump does not want any competition from Republican primary candidates, and is looking for the full support of the party and its traditional, hard-line and extremist bases.
A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll last month found that de Santis beat Trump when GOP voters were asked who they trust to guide the party into the future.
In a recent poll conducted by the network in late July, nearly 57 percent of Republicans polled said Trump should not run in 2024.
De Santis may choose to engage in a confrontation with Trump, who will announce his intention to enter the presidential race as a representative of the Republican Party, or to wait and avoid confronting Trump, and wait for the 2028 elections.
The primaries for the 2024 presidential elections are still more than a year and a half away, and de Santis has not announced his candidacy or seeking the presidency, but he also did not rule out that during his media interviews.
De Santis had risen to stardom after America knew widespread closures due to the outbreak and spread of the Corona virus since the beginnings of 2020, as de Santis took the initiative to ease restrictions imposed on companies and schools in defiance of federal principles and directives, and also dismissed local officials who sought to maintain the commitment to impose the wearing of face masks.
De Santis also enacted several conservative bills that won favor with the Republican Party and independent members, including banning teachers and teachers from discussing gender identity with young children.
On the other hand, de Santis supporters hope that the results of the midterm elections, in addition to the investigations of the January 6 incident and the storming of Congress by Trump supporters, will hinder Trump's bid to run in the 2024 elections.
Weeks ago, the conservative Washington Examiner surprised its readers by publishing an editorial, following the conclusion of the House investigations into the January 6 incident, which stated that “Trump is not qualified to be anywhere near power again.” Shame, Republicans have much better options to lead the party in 2024. Nobody should think otherwise, let alone support it again."
Not much is known about De Santis' foreign positions, but it is certain that he takes positions similar to Trump, especially in his unlimited support for Israel, his rejection of the agreement with Iran and militancy with China.
In October 2017, DeSantis spoke at a conference for an American far-right group, and said that religious Muslims cannot be loyal Americans.
Since his election as a Republican in the House of Representatives in 2012, he has chaired the National Security Subcommittee and de Santis submitted a draft resolution to classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.
De Santis also introduced the "Palestinian Accountability" law in 2013, through which he demanded to stop US aid to the Palestinian Authority until it officially recognizes Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, and to sever all ties with Hamas.
After being elected governor of Florida in 2018, de Santis vowed to be "the most pro-Israel governor in American history."
Some Democrats argue that de Santis would be a better contender because, unlike Trump, he would not threaten the foundations of America's constitutional democracy, but they also know that they have no candidate qualified to defeat de Santis in the 2024 presidential election.