{"id":1959267,"date":"2023-06-28T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-picks-up-19-presidential-endorsements-from-north-carolina-politicians\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:28:37","slug":"ron-desantis-picks-up-19-presidential-endorsements-from-north-carolina-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-picks-up-19-presidential-endorsements-from-north-carolina-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis secures 19 endorsements from NC politicians for presidential bid."},"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%2Fron-desantis-picks-up-19-presidential-endorsements-from-north-carolina-politicians%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=1959267&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--><h2>Gov. Ron DeSantis Receives 19 Endorsements from North Carolina Republican Leaders<\/h2>\n<p>In his campaign run for the 2024 presidency, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">gained significant support<\/a> from North Carolina Republican state leaders. On Wednesday, he received endorsements from 19 influential figures in the state.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Support from North Carolina House Majority Leader<\/h3>\n<p>Among the top state politicians endorsing DeSantis is North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell. In a statement, Bell expressed his admiration for DeSantis, calling him a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wth-rino-dan-crenshaw-praises-liz-cheney-for-voting-to-impeach-president-trump-over-complete-lies-gets-roasted-on-twitter\/\" title=\"WTH? RINO Dan Crenshaw Praises Liz Cheney for Voting to Impeach President Trump Over Complete Lies \u2014 Gets ROASTED on Twitter\">principled leader<\/a> and a defender of individual liberties. He also emphasized that DeSantis is the Left&#8217;s worst nightmare and believes that he will defeat Joe Biden, leading to a Great American Comeback.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Endorsements from State Senators and Representatives<\/h3>\n<p>DeSantis also received endorsements from three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-pa-state-senators-remove-lt-gov-from-chamber-after-refusing-to-unseat-contested-dem-out-of-session\/\" title=\"GOP Pa. state senators remove Lt. Gov. from chamber after refusing to unseat contested Dem out of session\">state senators<\/a>, Bobby Hanig, Danny Britt, and Jim Burgin, as well as North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-picks-up-19-presidential-endorsements-from-north-carolina-politicians\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis secures 19 endorsements from NC politicians for presidential bid.\">14 state representatives<\/a>, including Allen Chesser, David Willis, Dennis Riddell, Jarrod Lowery, Jason Saine, Jeff McNeely, Jennifer Balkcom, Keith Kidwell, Ken Fontenot, Kevin Crutchfield, Matthew Winslow, Sam Watford, Steve Ross, and Wayne Sasser, showed their support for DeSantis.<\/p>\n<h3>Widespread Support for DeSantis<\/h3>\n<p>North Carolina&#8217;s Republican leaders are not the only ones endorsing DeSantis. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-blames-gop-for-texas-natural-disaster-calls-culture-debates-stupid\/\" title=\"Beto O\u2019Rourke Blames GOP For Texas Natural Disaster, Calls Culture Debates \u2018Stupid\u2019\">recent campaign stop<\/a> in South Carolina, he received 15 endorsements from state lawmakers. In total, DeSantis has garnered support from 260 state lawmakers across the country, including 99 in Florida, 51 in New Hampshire, 37 in Iowa, 20 in Oklahoma, 19 in Michigan, 15 in South Carolina, and now 19 in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Endorsement and Poll Numbers<\/h3>\n<p>It is worth noting that last week, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson endorsed former President Donald Trump at the Faith &#038; Freedom Coalition&#8217;s Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C. Recent polls indicate that Trump remains the most popular candidate among GOP primary voters, with DeSantis trailing behind by 38 percentage points, according to a Morning Consult survey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his 2024 presidential campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) gained 19 endorsements from North Carolina Republican state leaders. Notably, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell publicly supported DeSantis. 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