# Ron DeSantis 2024 (Campaign suspended on January 21, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 12, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592 "2020-04-12T00:26:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 351
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592/351 "2023-07-26T15:12:25Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Then of course the FloDems despaired and ran Charlie Crist in 2022, making Rondee win hugely and look like the Great “White” Hope. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Gillum, his 2018 opponent, also might, uh, not have been the best person to replace DeSantis as governor: [Andrew Gillum - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gillum#Personal_life) It was either Crist, Fried, or Demings. > [@FL Governor's race -- for Crist's sake. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-governors-race-for-crists-sake/941398/6): > > Mr. Crist, Ms. Fried, and Ms. Demings are the frontrunners on the Democratic side. 2018 Democratic nominee Mr. Gillum from Talahassee fell from grace and won’t be running again. I doubt Mr. Nelson will be coming back from NASA, which is as I understand it his dream job. There are a slew of dark horse candidates, too. ~Max ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-2024-campaign-suspended-on-january-21-2024/851592)._