In Campaign Reboot, Struggling DeSantis Pitches Himself in New Hampshire as a Trump Who Can Get Things Done

Plus, ‘if you elect me, you get two terms, not just one.’

Caroline McCaughey/The New York Sun
Governor DeSantis, left, campaigning in New Hampshire with the former Massachusetts Senator, Scott Brown. Caroline McCaughey/The New York Sun

Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, has been pursuing his “reboot” with a four-day stop in New Hampshire, but so far his pitch for his faltering campaign is unchanged: that he’s a more electable, more effective candidate than former President Trump. The question is whether enough Republican primary voters will finally abandon Mr. Trump and coalesce behind a DeSantis candidacy.

At Rye on Sunday at “No B.S. BBQ” hosted by Mr. Trump’s ex-ambassador to New Zealand, Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts senator,  Mr. DeSantis said if elected he’d secure the southern border, fight “woke” indoctrination in schools, “drain the swamp,” and roll back regulations. He is expected to lay out his economic policy this week.

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