The Political Tightrope of Ron DeSantis: Balancing Trump Supporters and Presidential Ambitions.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces a conundrum as he prepares for a potential presidential bid, with his base split between those who support former President Donald Trump and those who don't. A recent poll shows that DeSantis loses ground against Trump almost exclusively because of "Never Trumpers," who say they would back other candidates. DeSantis risks alienating Trump supporters if he criticizes the former president, but campaigning as the heir to Trumpism risks repelling one-fifth of Republicans who don't like Trump. DeSantis has also approved a bill banning abortion in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy, pleasing the party's powerful anti-abortion activists.