Analysts Caution Against Counting DeSantis Out After His ‘Bad Week’ in Washington

DeSantis’s bad week won’t sink his campaign, and by some measures his position, even in the polls, looks pretty favorable.

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Governor DeSantis during a news conference April 17, 2023, at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. AP/John Raoux

After a disappointing visit to Washington, D.C., and amid slipping poll numbers, some are calling Governor DeSantis’s presidential campaign dead before it even begins. If history is a guide, though, the battle for the 2024 Republican nomination is only getting started.

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