{"id":1979482,"date":"2023-07-21T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-lawmakers-endorse-desantis-giving-key-boost-in-heavily-republican-state\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T12:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T16:52:28","slug":"utah-lawmakers-endorse-desantis-giving-key-boost-in-heavily-republican-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-lawmakers-endorse-desantis-giving-key-boost-in-heavily-republican-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah lawmakers back DeSantis, providing crucial support in GOP stronghold."},"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\">20<\/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%2Futah-lawmakers-endorse-desantis-giving-key-boost-in-heavily-republican-state%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=1979482&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>Utah Lawmakers Poised to Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis\u200c for White House Run<\/h2>\n<p>More than a dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-president-trump-is-traveling-to-gettysburg-to-meet-with-gop-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Reports: President Trump Is Traveling to Gettysburg to Meet with GOP Lawmakers\">state lawmakers<\/a> in Utah are eagerly throwing their support behind Gov.\u2064 Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in his bid for the White House. \u2062This endorsement is \u2062a significant boost for DeSantis in a heavily Republican state that has shown some hesitation towards \u200dformer President Donald \u2064Trump in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between\u200b DeSantis and the group of legislators took\u200d place in Salt Lake City on Friday, where the Florida governor impressed them enough\u2062 to secure their \u2062endorsement. With \u2064this\u2062 latest show of support, DeSantis now has a total of 270 endorsements from state lawmakers. The meeting was led by Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, who is even hosting\u2062 a fundraising event for DeSantis later in\u200d the evening.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Gov. \u2062DeSantis is\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-lawmakers-endorse-desantis-giving-key-boost-in-heavily-republican-state\/\" title=\"Utah lawmakers back DeSantis, providing crucial support in GOP stronghold.\">strong conservative \u2062leader<\/a> who knows how to get things done and has the record to \u200bprove it,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Adams said in a statement. <strong>&#8220;Now more than ever,\u200d our nation needs\u2064 an energetic executive leader\u200c who will \u200bget right to work for the American people on Day One.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This\u2064 mass endorsement is a significant development for DeSantis in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-turn-deep-red-mississippi-blue-by-flipping-governors-seat\/\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Turn Deep-Red Mississippi Blue by Flipping Governor\u2019s Seat\">deeply red state<\/a>\u200b of Utah. As the\u2062 Florida\u2062 governor seeks to revitalize his campaign \u200cand narrow\u200d the gap between\u2062 himself and Trump, this endorsement elevates his standing. While Trump remains the front-runner in national polling by a wide margin,\u200b he is facing\u2063 a close \u2063competition \u2063with DeSantis in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Utah, known\u200d for \u2062its reliably \u200dRepublican voting patterns, has seen a shift away from Trump since he \u2064left office in 2020. Some state leaders \u2063have openly \u2064expressed their opposition \u200bto the\u2063 former president,\u2062 including Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT), who recently stated in an interview with CBS News \u2062that he \u200bhopes the Republican Party will move\u2064 on from Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think \u200dwe have lots of amazing choices, and I&#8217;m really\u2064 hopeful that we can \u200cturn the \u200cpage and try something else,&#8221; Cox said. <strong>&#8220;Someone who can win, which I\u2064 think is important, and I think any of those \u200dgovernors could win and I certainly hope we&#8217;ll\u200b give them\u2062 a chance.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s visit to the Beehive State comes at a crucial time\u2063 as he aims to overcome financial struggles and lackluster growth in\u2064 the \u200cpolls since launching \u200bhis campaign in May. Last week,\u200c the Florida governor made\u200c headlines by firing approximately a dozen staffers, raising questions\u2064 about his \u200cfuture strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump continues to \u200cmaintain \u200ba significant lead\u200d of at least 30 points \u200cin \u200dnational polling, with\u2063 DeSantis consistently coming in as the runner-up in almost every survey. \u200dAccording to data from FiveThirtyEight,\u2063 an average of around\u200b 51% of voters express their support for Trump, while only 19% back DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over a dozen Utah state lawmakers are set to endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the White House, providing crucial support in a Republican-leaning state that has distanced itself from ex-President Donald Trump. 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