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DeSantis cancels SC campaign travel, returns to Florida facing tropical storm and shooting aftermathFlorida 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to headline next month a barbecue billed as South Carolina's largest annual gathering of Republicans.
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July 22, 2023 — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits South Carolina and becomes the first GOP presidential hopeful to register for the state's primar; the latest state employment numbers; a potential 2024 primary challenger for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); and more.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, became the first Republican presidential candidate to file for South Carolina's GOP presidential primary.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork on Tuesday for South Carolina’s 2024 presidential primary. He's the first presidential candidate from a major political party on the ballot for South Carolina's first-in-the-South contest.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to file his 2024 candidacy for South Carolina's Republican presidential primary when he's in the first-in-the-South voting state next week, becoming the first GOP hopeful to do so.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis picks up backing from 15 South Carolina lawmakers as he makes a campaign swingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is rolling out endorsements from 15 South Carolina lawmakers. The list was shared first on Thursday with The Associated Press ahead of DeSantis' town hall in North Augusta. The endorsements come from 11 state House members and four state senators.