A super PAC to help Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being created after his strong electoral victory raised serious considerations for 2024 success.
The PAC will be led by GOP strategist John Thomas, with the name Ron to the Rescue. The idea for the PAC was initially nixed over former President Donald Trump’s likely run, but Mr. Thomas said the midterm outcomes have changed plans.
“This feels to me very much like 2008 where DeSantis is Obama and then Trump is Hillary,” Mr. Thomas told Insider.
Mr. DeSantis won his reelection in Florida by nearly 20 percentage points against Democrat Charlie Crist, who served as Florida governor from 2007 to 2011.
The governor, who raised his national profile over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, made significant gains for the GOP in Democratic strongholds, including Miami-Dade County, where Mr. DeSantis beat Mr. Crist by 11 points.
