Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for an hour Friday with New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu — a potential rival for the GOP presidential nomination — ahead of his campaign launch as he swung through the first-in-the-nation primary state.
Sununu, who is seriously considering a presidential bid and has urged the GOP to move on from Donald Trump, has also recentlybattle with Disney, which Sununu and some other Republicans consider at odds with “free market” conservatism. But Sununu nodded to common ground with DeSantis during a brief interview Friday after their meeting.
“We have a great relationship,” Sununu said in a hall of the State House. He said he meets with “everybody” as 2024 hopefuls flock to his state. Asked if he and DeSantis discussed any areas of disagreement, such as Disney, Sununu said they covered a range of topics. His spokesman, Ben Vihstadt, said they discussed strategies on how to perform well in the New Hampshire primary, among other subjects.Friday was DeSantis’s second trip this year to the Granite State.
He was echoing a broader argument about Trump’s electability that DeSantis and allies have made increasingly explicit. They contend the Florida governor can win the general“You have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing,” DeSantis told donors to a supportive super PAC on a call this week,. “Biden, Trump and me. And I think of those three, two have a chance to get elected president — Biden and me, based on all the data in the swing states.
Sununu has also argued that Trump cannot win a general election — more bluntly and publicly. “Donald Trump is positioning himself to be a four-time loser in 2024,” he said
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