Biden to marketing campaign for DeSantis rival Crist in November Florida journey By Reuters

By Jeff Mason

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will tackle a possible 2024 presidential rival, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, in a November marketing campaign occasion for the Democratic candidate for governor, Charlie Crist.

The White Home stated on Sunday that Biden will journey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Nov. 1 to attend a reception for Crist, a former governor and member of Congress who’s trailing in polls behind the favored Republican incumbent.

Biden and DeSantis have publicly performed good with one another in current weeks within the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Throughout a joint look on a visit to survey storm harm in Florida, Biden stated the 2 leaders had labored “hand-in-glove.”

However the variations between them are stark. And each males may doubtlessly be rivals in 2024 if Biden runs for re-election, which he has indicated he intends to do, and if DeSantis runs for the Republican nomination and succeeds in beating again former President Donald Trump, who’s mulling a comeback bid.

DeSantis is widespread within the Republican Occasion and has clashed with Biden on a number of coverage points together with COVID-19 vaccines, immigration, and abortion rights.

The president’s embrace of Crist and his try to spice up him within the late phases of the marketing campaign might be an indication that Democrats haven’t given up on hopes of toppling DeSantis in his residence state. It may additionally mirror an effort to let Biden make a extra muscular argument in opposition to a person who’s a possible presidential hopeful.

Biden simply accomplished a western journey swing through which he sought to spice up Democrat Tina Kotek, who’s working in a decent race for governor in Oregon. Management of the U.S. Home of Representatives and Senate is at stake within the November midterm elections, however state elections and governors’ races are additionally being carefully watched for his or her potential coverage impacts on abortion and voting rights.