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TALLAHASSEE—Gov. Ron DeSantis is eyeing a 2028 presidential run while his wife, Casey, readies a 2026 gubernatorial bid. But ahead of them lies a political minefield unlike anything the Sunshine State’s Republican power couple has experienced previously.
DeSantis wants another crack at the White House after coming up miserably short in the Republican primary last year versus President Donald Trump and would prefer to take his shot in 2028, the governor’s GOP allies and other party operatives and officials in the state capital told The Dispatch this month.
David M. Drucker is a senior writer at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was a senior correspondent for the Washington Examiner. When Drucker is not covering American politics for The Dispatch, he enjoys hanging out with his two boys and listening to his wife's excellent taste in music.
