JD Vance +"DeSantis, Eyeing 2024, Rallies With the Trump-Backed Far Right"
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/us/politics/desantis-mastriano-jd-vance.html?unlocked_article_code=ROZhzPYmsFxiLOizC0R2p1adZIt3wowebJa0wF21xdmnQEllXqOIjvBWxsGQO0zIyMwTwBLvku7RiY_a0loMfxb_6Z9kPXbTlHbutNM6cH0N9NwwlJh9vjidtyR9F1PGLIFC9BDCcw9sqQbR9fcXF4qwANVqmz44VVkVIcZ621oflumgKNaFHh9-wTwbe8EZPD09j_33chEm73XBFL73XVXYU98so1Nvvk7XIdQlNU9Cr7vL-iVPtX9V0UGJxJepWcJLTBqXheAgcuw_p7Yr2l280k_p0PEZQndwPrut2jR92VGCXHAZjENvNEYbHWnVsTaON2buyt3-G1pWoVxnUtoLOEAI_5DEUg&smid=share-url
snip-"As he aims to wrest control of the conservative movement, Mr. DeSantis is appearing with some of its highest-profile and most incendiary figures — midterm candidates who, unlike him, have relentlessly pushed the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen. His rallies on Friday for Mr. Mastriano and J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for Senate in Ohio, came five days after an event for Kari Lake, the G.O.P. pick for governor of Arizona, and Blake Masters, the nominee for Senate there."
snip-" Supporters of Mr. DeSantis believe he can appeal to many Republicans as a figure who fights the same cultural battles as Mr. Trump but without the chaos and with the ability to win over some moderate voters beyond the party’s base."
snip-" His appearances have been organized by Turning Point Action, a conservative youth group led by Charlie Kirk, 28, who is close to the Trump family and has been a leading purveyor of misinformation about topics including the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 election and climate change."
snip-" In Ohio, the DeSantis rally is in the congressional district of Representative Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee for Senate, who is giving Mr. Vance an unexpectedly close challenge in a state that has tilted reliably red in recent years."
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