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Richard Luscombe in Miami

A once or future king? Floridians ask if DeSantis is looking forward or back

shadow of a man climbing on to a stage in front of american flags and signs reading 'desantis'
Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign blew through $160m to garner barely 23,000 votes in Iowa. Photograph: Nikhinson Julia/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

Two weeks have passed since Ron DeSantis crashed out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but many in Florida are questioning if the rightwing governor is still auditioning.

On his return to Tallahassee following his national humiliation there was no period of quiet contemplation, or pause to refocus on his day job. Instead, DeSantis got straight down to business, little of it having immediate consequence to Florida or its voters.

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