Ron DeSantis

This episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 5, 2023 features a look at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recent swing through the Palmetto State; the 4th Republican debate coming up on Wednesday; Sen. Lindsey Graham’s take on the Israel-Hamas conflict; and more.Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!You can subscribe to South Carolina Lede in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Twitter @SCLedePod.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 11, 2023, a look at the third Republican presidential debate with analysis by reporter Meg Kinnard of the Associated Press and Alex Strohman, Republican strategist and former Director of the SC Republican Party; a rundown of the big local election wins; and deciphering what the actions in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia during this off-year election could mean for November 2024.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 7, 2023, the third Republican presidential debate takes place tonight in Miami; the South Carolina “first in the nation” Democratic presidential primary happens on Feb. 3; and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scores a major endorsement.

Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, became the fifth Republican presidential candidate to file for South Carolina's Feb. 24 GOP primary.

South Carolina natives Nikki Haley and Tim Scott had the early-voting state to themselves Aug. 28 as each court voters for the GOP presidential nomination.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis canceled a day of presidential campaign appearances in South Carolina to deal with crises at home as his state mourns a racist fatal shooting in Jacksonville and prepares for a tropical storm.

Just a few days after the first GOP presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, two of the contenders will be hitting the same stage in front of the largest annual gathering of Republicans in early-voting South Carolina. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had already been set as the headliner at Rep. Jeff Duncan's Faith & Freedom BBQ on Aug. 28.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to South Carolina reporters Aug. 3 about his 2024 campaign and whether he can break through in a state home to challengers Nikki Haley and Tim Scott.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has criticized fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting new standards that require teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that "could be applied for their personal benefit.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to headline next month a barbecue billed as South Carolina's largest annual gathering of Republicans.