GOP 2024 White House Hopefuls Step Up Preparations

The Washington Post reports:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just restarted his Google and Facebook ads, targeting a national audience ahead of a state legislative session he believes will highlight causes that will help him in a presidential primary, according to a Republican consultant familiar with his operation.

Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s team has reached out to potential staff in early primary states. Former vice president Mike Pence is looking to add fundraising aides. And Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is talking with donors and gauging his ability to fund a campaign through an “endurance race.”

Read the full article. Other potential GOP candidates include Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Kristi Noem, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, and Glenn Youngkin. At one point in late 2015, there were 17 declared GOP candidates for president.

So far, Trump is the only major candidate who has officially announced his 2024 bid.

But both publicly and behind the scenes, major Republican figures are laying the foundations for potential campaigns. https://t.co/8gMGlMVnRW

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