DeSantis gets his biggest endorsement yet.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Even with Youngkin on the ticket, DeSantis isn't winning VA.

[DaleCooper]

Even with Youngkin on the ticket, DeSantis isn't winning VA.

It's equally ridiculous to the suggestion that he'd win New Hampshire with Sununu on the ticket.

[Schiff for Senate]

If this is true at all this is very big for DeSantis...

VA Governor Youngkin, Lt. Governor Sears and Attorney General Miyares are set to endorse the Florida Governor shortly after the VA Legislative Primaries on June 20th
https://twitter.com/VApoliticalmeme/status/1669211060979523587
Don't get my wrong, the Stitt Endorsement was nice BUT getting the 3 VA Statewide Officeholders all at once and them acting as Top Surrogates in IA, NH and SC is monumental.

To some extent, I wonder if endorsements might actually be a negative for DeSantis if Republican voters feel like "the establishment" is trying to force DeSantis upon them. Mind you Youngkin and especially Stitt aren't exactly the Republican's base favourite politicians in general.

Feel like a large part of Trump's appeal to voters (even today) is being anti-establishment and winning even when it seems like the entire political system is against him. Having all these "establishment" Republican politicians endorsing DeSantis might re-inforce this belief for many. One could also argue those voters were never going to be swayable in a primary anyways.

What's wrong with Stitt? Did I miss something? He seems pretty solidly conservative and MAGA to me.

I mean I know he underperformed in OK-GOV last year quite a bit but I supposed that was mainly due to Hofmeister being a great quality candidate.

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

If this is true at all this is very big for DeSantis...

VA Governor Youngkin, Lt. Governor Sears and Attorney General Miyares are set to endorse the Florida Governor shortly after the VA Legislative Primaries on June 20th
https://twitter.com/VApoliticalmeme/status/1669211060979523587
Don't get my wrong, the Stitt Endorsement was nice BUT getting the 3 VA Statewide Officeholders all at once and them acting as Top Surrogates in IA, NH and SC is monumental.

To some extent, I wonder if endorsements might actually be a negative for DeSantis if Republican voters feel like "the establishment" is trying to force DeSantis upon them. Mind you Youngkin and especially Stitt aren't exactly the Republican's base favourite politicians in general.

Feel like a large part of Trump's appeal to voters (even today) is being anti-establishment and winning even when it seems like the entire political system is against him. Having all these "establishment" Republican politicians endorsing DeSantis might re-inforce this belief for many. One could also argue those voters were never going to be swayable in a primary anyways.

What's wrong with Stitt? Did I miss something? He seems pretty solidly conservative and MAGA to me.

I mean I know he underperformed in OK-GOV last year quite a bit but I supposed that was mainly due to Hofmeister being a great quality candidate.

Stitt is like Tate Reeves. Generically conservative on social issues but just so horribly incompetent and a Brownback-like economic libertarian that literally everyone hates them.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

So, VA GOP primaries were two days ago.  I can't find any coverage of Youngkin, Sears, or Miyares endorsing DeSantis. Are they waiting, or possibly reconsidering?