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Ron DeSantis may be Republicans’ best chance to prevent Donald Trump’s return

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A sculpture of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) in Coconut Creek, Fla., on Nov. 4, 2022. Former President Donald Trump and DeSantis, the Republican Party's top two stars, are campaigning separately in the midterms' last days. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)Credit: New York Times / Redux / eyevineFor further information please contact eyevinetel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709e-mail: info@eyevine.comwww.eyevine.com
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AND ON the eighth day, God created Ron DeSantis. At least according to his campaign, that is. A few days before being re-elected as Florida’s governor on November 8th by a hefty 19-point margin, Mr DeSantis’s wife, Casey, tweeted out a campaign advertisement, in which Mr DeSantis appears as the “fighter” whom God chose to protect his “planned paradise”.

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