February 16, 2023
FORMER President Donald Trump was the first to announce his intent to run in the 2024 elections, but now others are beginning to come forward. Known as a Trump supporter, Nikki Haley is now announced as his competition, with the former vice-president Mike Pence and Florida governor Ron Desantis expected to announce their bids for the top job soon.
Photos: Charlie Neibergall (Pence)/Wilfredo Lee (DeSantis)/Mic Smith (Haley)/Alex Brandon (Trump)/AP
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STATESIDE: Republican competition for presidential nominee warming up
WHAT state seems to be the centre of the American political universe these days? Some feel that it’s Florida, home now to both former president Donald Trump and his most talked-about potential heir, governor Ron DeSantis. The governor, aided by the Republican-controlled legislature, is plowing headlong into one culture war after another, from packing with conservatives the board of trustees at quirky, progressive New College in Sarasota to casting doubt about school curricula that teach youngsters about the history of African-Americans.
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