{"id":1915606,"date":"2023-04-16T10:12:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shadow-campaign-three-politicians-testing-the-waters-for-a-presidential-run\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:14:02","slug":"shadow-campaign-three-politicians-testing-the-waters-for-a-presidential-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shadow-campaign-three-politicians-testing-the-waters-for-a-presidential-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow campaign: Three politicians testing the waters for a presidential run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshadow-campaign-three-politicians-testing-the-waters-for-a-presidential-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1915606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">S<\/span>everal candidates have already declared their candidacy for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a> presidential election, but there are a few politicians who are still testing the waters. <\/p>\n<p>These candidates haven&#8217;t declared themselves to be candidates for president, but they&#8217;re&#8217;re acting as though they are running a political system from the background.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/desantis-scrambles-undercut-trump-florida-defections-mount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLORIDA GOP Resignations Support DESANTIS SCRAMBLES TO Outbid TRUMP.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>DeSantis, Ron<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeSantis, Ron<\/a> (R-FL) has visited several key primary states, including Iowa, New Hampshire, Georgia, California, and New York, among other states. Many of the tour stops were to promote his book <i>The Courage to Be Free: Florida\u2019s Blueprint for America\u2019s Survival<\/i>, which was released in February. <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis apparently admitted to running for president in private and told sponsors that he is the only Republican who is defeat President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, the Florida governor&#8217;s&#8217;s name has been associated with the presidential race, with one super PAC encouraging DeSantis to go and another supporting former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/fact-and-fiction-trump-super-pac-attacks-on-desantis-on-entitlements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">releasing an attack advertisement<\/a> against him.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is expected to run for president, according to all signs. Following the conclusion of the state&#8217;s&#8217;s legislative session, he is reportedly anticipated to make a White House pay announcement in late May or early June.<\/p>\n<p><b>Newsom, Gavin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsom, Gavin<\/a> (D-CA) has insisted that he is not running for president but appears to be quietly positioning himself as a candidate for president in either 2024 or 2028. <\/p>\n<p>The Campaign for Democracy, a social organization founded by Newsom, seeks to challenge Democratic officials in many states by focusing on their coverage. In his news movie, he vowed to&#8221; come on the road to take the fight to states where independence is most under harm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom was seen in Florida <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/newsom-taunts-desantis-on-home-turf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting with students at the New College of Florida<\/a> the week after the organization&#8217;s&#8217;s announcement. DeSantis has faced fierce opposition from Newsom, who predicted last week that Trump had&#8221; roll&#8221; him in the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Trump is going to roll him ,&#8221; he said. Trump will simply move him, thumped. Sincerely, I would advise him to pile up and wait a few years if I were giving him political information, Newsom said. &#8221; And definitely carry out some of the laborious tasks, which really entails governing more than just identity and cultural conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"dsk-banner-ad-g\"><\/div>\n<p>Newsom has supported Biden for 2024 and has repeatedly refuted rumors of a presidential campaign the following summer, but he has made no comments regarding running in 2028.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dsk-banner-ad-g\"><\/div>\n<p><b>Mr. Pence<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Pence<\/a> has made appearances in pivotal primary states, including Iowa and New Hampshire, and spoke at the NRA&#8217;s annual conference this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Pence has hitherto claimed to have&#8221; a lot of motivation&#8221; to enter the 2024 GOP primary and has hinted that a decision will be made quickly.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <i>RealClearPolitics<\/i> poll regular, he has been trailing Trump and DeSantis in the Democratic primary. Pence hasn&#8217;t been afraid to criticize his erstwhile boss since leaving office after serving as a devoted foot soldier for Trump for four years. On January 6, 2021, it appeared that their relationship had been <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per<\/a>manently damaged.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Ok.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A presidential exploratory committee was announced last week by Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Scott<\/a>( R-SC ), who had long been thought to be running a shadow campaign for 2024. Scott has emerged from the dark, but he has not yet declared himself a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, former governors, are the only significant Democratic applicants who have declared. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>, an entrepreneur and author, as well as <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikki Haley<\/a>( R &#8211; SC ), <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/asa-hutchinson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asa Hutchinson<\/a>, and others. Author Marianne Williamson and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have declared on the Democrat side, and Biden is anticipated to make a bet later this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several candidates have already declared their candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, but there are a few politicians who are still testing the waters. These contenders have not said they are running for president, but they&#8217;re making moves as if they are running a presidential campaign from the shadows. 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