Trump & DeSantis 2024 Primary Race: What Will GOP Powerbrokers Do?

As Florida governor Ron DeSantis and former president Donald Trump circle each other in the early stages of the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, they are being watched by two important, risk-averse groups of powerbrokers within the Republican Party: conservative talk-radio hosts and Republican statewide elected officials.

Talk radio, is, potentially, one of the most powerful forces in the nominating contest. It is more trusted among Republican-leaning voters than the mainstream media. Collectively, it even has wider reach than Rupert Murdoch’s empire of conservative news outlets (the New York Post, the Wall Street Journal, and Fox News).

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Peter Spiliakos

Peter Spiliakos lives in Massachusetts and is a former columnist for the online version of First Things.

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As Florida governor Ron DeSantis and former president Donald Trump circle each other in the early stages of the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, they are being watched by two important, risk-averse groups of powerbrokers within the Republican Party: conservative talk-radio hosts and Republican statewide elected officials.

Talk radio, is, potentially, one of the most powerful forces in the nominating contest. It is more trusted among Republican-leaning voters than the mainstream media. Collectively, it even has wider reach than Rupert Murdoch’s empire of conservative news outlets (the New York Post, the Wall Street Journal, and Fox News).