Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are all two-term Republican governors who once made headlines as presidential contenders before failing and fading into obscurity. However, DeSantis is still the popular incumbent governor of the nation’s third-most-populated state, with term limits ending in January 2027. His national profile has cooled, but his wife Casey DeSantis believes that 2024 was “their moment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DeSantis and his wife Casey believed that 2024 was “their moment,” believing that the governor’s skills were uniquely matched to the current political climate. However, early signs of a DeSantis defeat became obvious, and he dropped out on Jan. 21, 2024, after placing a distant second in the Iowa caucuses. Trump warned him that DeSantis would lose the cherished and massive MAGA vote and never be able to successfully run for office again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least for 2028, DeSantis is a non-factor whose name is barely mentioned. A popular betting site shows the governor with only a 3 percent chance of winning the GOP nomination. A primary poll average has him supported by just 10.7 percent of Republican voters, although he leads Rubio, who has 8.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vance is the one now enjoying the “moment” dreamed about by Ron and Casey DeSantis, with 49 percent support among Republican primary voters and at two leading betting sites, a 55 percent and 53 percent chance of winning the nomination. For DeSantis, nagging questions remain: where will the former governor land in January 2027? How will he stay relevant and newsworthy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n