DeSantis Struggles to Rebrand in New Hampshire

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces a challenge in New Hampshire, where libertarian-leaning Republicans and independent voters play a significant role in determining the winner of the GOP primary. DeSantis, who has leaned into his credentials as a conservative culture warrior, needs to strike a more moderate tone on some of the cultural issues that have come to define his rise to prominence. While he still discussed fixtures of his typical stump speech, he avoided mentioning the six-week abortion ban that he signed into law in April, an issue that he highlighted repeatedly while he toured culturally conservative Iowa earlier in the week.