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A new poll<\/a> shows that if a presidential primary were held now, Governor Ron DeSantis and Former President Donald Trump would be virtually tied.<\/p>\n

However, the Governor and Former President have downplayed the prospect of a DeSantis Presidential run in 2024 in recent days.<\/p>\n

The latest comments put a damper on a common line of attack DeSantis has faced from his likely 2022 opponents.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Both Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Congressman Charlie Crist have repeatedly suggested if Governor Ron DeSantis were to win re-election, he\u2019d resign and run for President in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe’s running for President in 2024 and he’s forgetting Florida in 2022,\u201d said Crist at a Democratic event in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then if he was to be successful, he’d be leaving halfway through his four-year term,\u201d said Fried in a June interview.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-71189 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Appearing on FOX News last Thursday, DeSantis said his focus is on Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI’m not considering doing anything beyond doing my job,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>In a Yahoo Finance interview Sunday, the Former President had this to say about a potential DeSantis-Trump face off in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don’t think I will face him, because I don’t see that if I did it. I don’t see that. I think most people would drop out. I think he would drop out,\u201d said Trump.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-71189 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000004-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Chairman of Chairs for the Florida Republican Party Evan Power told us it\u2019s no surprise DeSantis has attracted rumors of a Presidential run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he’s done in Florida is made Florida model for the nation. And I think he’s invested as much as anything into selling how Florida has won. That of course makes him a national leader,\u201d said Power.<\/p>\n<p>As for the rumors of a potential Presidential-run working against the Governor in 2022; Republicans say they aren\u2019t worried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it’s kind of a comical strategy for Democrats, cause they’re basically saying our Governor is doing such a great job that he’ll probably become President,\u201d said Power.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-71189 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000006-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000006-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/10\/04\/desantis-and-trump-downplay-potential-primary-face-off\/republican-showdown00000008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000008-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000008-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Republican-Showdown00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Another idea that has been floated is the prospect of a Trump DeSantis ticket in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a possibility former President Trump has said he\u2019d be open to.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the possibility of a potential Presidential run, the Governor\u2019s Office referred us to a response DeSantis gave in early September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the speculation about me is purely manufactured. 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