Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) laid the blame for his declining poll standings—which place him far behind former President Trump for the lead in the 2024 Republican primary—on media outlets.
DeSantis asserted that "corporate media" is concentrating on him because they do not want him to win the nomination during an interview on Fox News on Thursday.
He questioned, "Well, I believe if you look at the people like the corporate media, who are they after?" "Which candidates do they not want to nominate? They are pursuing me.
DeSantis also mentioned that Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico, had urged Americans not to support him, and the governor claimed that this was because López Obrador "knows who'll be strong on the border and hold him accountable and the cartels."
So, he asserted, "I believe that if you look at all these people who are accountable for a lot of the ills in our society, they are targeting me as the candidate they don't want to see."
Since before he began his campaign in May, DeSantis has consistently placed second in Republican primary polling, but Trump has accumulated sizable leads over all of his current GOP rivals for the nomination. However, DeSantis has been the only candidate besides Trump to consistently receive support in the double digits.
His favorability rating is high, and he expects to be able to increase it, he said, adding that his campaign has just begun and is currently putting its organization together.
Additionally, DeSantis asserted that he has the "best record of defeating the left" on a number of issues, and he plans to make that argument to voters in the upcoming months. He claimed that rather than taking the current polling lead, he is running to win the January and February caucuses and primaries.
The governor made his remarks after Steve Cortes, the head of the super PAC backing him, referred to Trump as the "runaway front-runner" for the nomination. Later, Cortes stated that he believes DeSantis has a good chance of receiving the nomination.
DeSantis asserted that "corporate media" is concentrating on him because they do not want him to win the nomination during an interview on Fox News on Thursday.
He questioned, "Well, I believe if you look at the people like the corporate media, who are they after?" "Which candidates do they not want to nominate? They are pursuing me.
DeSantis also mentioned that Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico, had urged Americans not to support him, and the governor claimed that this was because López Obrador "knows who'll be strong on the border and hold him accountable and the cartels."
So, he asserted, "I believe that if you look at all these people who are accountable for a lot of the ills in our society, they are targeting me as the candidate they don't want to see."
Since before he began his campaign in May, DeSantis has consistently placed second in Republican primary polling, but Trump has accumulated sizable leads over all of his current GOP rivals for the nomination. However, DeSantis has been the only candidate besides Trump to consistently receive support in the double digits.
His favorability rating is high, and he expects to be able to increase it, he said, adding that his campaign has just begun and is currently putting its organization together.
Additionally, DeSantis asserted that he has the "best record of defeating the left" on a number of issues, and he plans to make that argument to voters in the upcoming months. He claimed that rather than taking the current polling lead, he is running to win the January and February caucuses and primaries.
The governor made his remarks after Steve Cortes, the head of the super PAC backing him, referred to Trump as the "runaway front-runner" for the nomination. Later, Cortes stated that he believes DeSantis has a good chance of receiving the nomination.
