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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

DeSantis beats Trump in conservative group straw poll for 2024 nomination

Florida governor Ron DeSantis waves as he arrives to signs a record $109.9bn state budget on 2 June.
The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, waves as he arrives to signs a record $109.9bn state budget on 2 June. Photograph: Stephen M Dowell/AP

Conservative activists in Colorado have again placed Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, a rising star in Republican circles, above former president Donald Trump in their preference for their party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

DeSantis won 71% of the vote to the former president’s 67% in the straw poll, which was taken during the weekend’s Western Conservative Summit in Denver and means little in itself. Participants are allowed to offer multiple responses.

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