One day after Florida’s next legislative session begins, Gov. Ron DeSantis will enter a campaign gauntlet that now includes three debates in less than two weeks.
The governor’s campaign announced on Dec. 29 that he accepted CNN’s invitation to appear in its own New Hampshire primary debate on Jan. 21 at the New England College campus in Henniker. Meanwhile, he is already committed to appearing in CNN’s Iowa debate on Jan. 10—five days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses—and ABC’s New Hampshire debate on Jan. 18.
“Given the short amount of time between the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire’s primary, participating in multiple debates on different networks is the best way for Granite State voters to hear the contrast between the candidates as well as their closing arguments,” said DeSantis campaign spokesman Andrew Romeo in a press release. “Nikki Haley’s recent flub about the cause of the Civil War shows that she isn’t ready for primetime, but this debate will give her an opportunity to finally clean up her mess with the people of New Hampshire. And for Donald Trump, this debate will provide him with the perfect setting to stop cowering behind his teleprompter and step into the arena.”…
