DeSantis advisors are urging him to 'show emotion' when talking about his family at the first GOP debate, leaked memo reveals

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigning in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on August 6, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigning in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on August 6, 2023.

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Karen Pence said that she 'never' feared for her life on January 6 and felt 'such a peace and God's presence' as she was evacuated from the Senate chamber

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Republican presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, cover their hearts during the Pledge of Allegiance at the Clinton County GOP Hog Roast in Clinton, Iowa, on July 30, 2023.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp needles Trump over his refusal to sign a loyalty pledge committing to back the eventual GOP presidential nominee and says the 2024 race is 'too important for political games'

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Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia.

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The once-mighty Iowa Democratic Party is struggling as the GOP dominates the onetime swing state: 'I can't even describe to you how bad it is'

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President Joe Biden campaigned in Iowa in 2020 but was unsuccessful in his efforts to flip the state.

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Trump says Chris Christie 'is eating right now' and tells audience not to call the former governor a 'fat pig'

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Trump and Christie at the White House in March 2017.
Trump and Christie at the White House in March 2017.

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RFK Jr's super PAC is mostly funded by a GOP megadonor who spent millions on Trump and bankrolled an effort to build a border wall in Texas

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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on July 25, 2023 in New York City.
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on July 25, 2023 in New York City.

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Ron DeSantis needs to 'show charisma' and be 'about looking people in the eye' if he wants to actually become president, says New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.

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A Florida Republican running for Congress says DeSantis may have tanked his own political career in the state by running against Trump

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, left, and former President Donald Trump.

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A Trump strategist compared Ron DeSantis' candidacy to New Coke, which was released to much fanfare in 1985 but quickly flopped

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida speaks with patrons at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire, on May 19, 2023.

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GOP Rep. John James, one of the party's highest-profile Black lawmakers, blasts Ron DeSantis over Florida's new slavery curriculum: 'You've gone too far. Stop.'

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Rep. John James of Michigan.

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