佛罗里达州州长。罗恩·德桑蒂斯正在更积极地将他的2024年总统竞选正式化，消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，州长团队倾向于完全跳过探索委员会的启动，而是预计下个月启动全面的总统竞选。
决定跳过探索委员会之际，德桑蒂斯结束了一场咄咄逼人的立法会议，在这次会议上，他推动了强硬的保守派议程，并一头扎进了无数场文化战争，同时面临着来自他可能的对手前总统越来越多的攻击唐纳德·特朗普。
熟悉此事的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，跳过探索委员会的决定是在州长急于通过吹捧他的成就开始向选民提出他的论点，并开始反击特朗普的多次攻击之际做出的。
自3月以来，支持特朗普的超级政治行动委员会(super PAC Make America Great Again Inc .)已经在攻击广告上花费了近1000万美元针对州长。
据熟悉准备工作的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，德桑蒂斯将在距离第一次共和党初选辩论只有几个月的时候参加竞选，尽管他尚未正式宣布，但他的团队已经悄悄开始准备辩论，包括回顾过去的辩论表现。
消息人士本周早些时候表示，特朗普计划跳过前两场共和党初选辩论中的一场或两场。但那些接近德桑蒂斯的人强调，他们正在为任何一种情况做准备，并对两人最终不会在辩论舞台上交锋表示怀疑。
尽管如此，消息人士称，州长在辩论中的策略将更侧重于在全国舞台上介绍州长，而不是与前总统进行拳击比赛。然而，消息人士称，该团队一直在密切关注如何在即将到来的辩论中帮助管理州长的面部反应。
“罗恩总是有一个问题，让攻击影响到他，并明显地被它们动摇，”一位前顾问告诉ABC新闻，他曾参与德桑蒂斯的辩论准备。“不知道特朗普站在他对面会怎样。”
前德桑蒂斯挑战者希瑟·比文是少数几个在辩论舞台上面对前州长的候选人之一。比文是一名民主党人，他在2012年的国会竞选中输给了德桑蒂斯，他形容德桑蒂斯是一个排练得非常好、对自己的信息非常了解的人，但似乎无法在没有讲稿的时候发挥关键作用。
“他很生气。没有幽默的反击，”比文告诉美国广播公司新闻。"他控制着局面，然后突然大发脾气。"
比文是一家教育非营利组织的首席执行官，该组织今年早些时候与佛罗里达州教育部进行了诉讼，他说那些辩论时刻感觉不到排练过。“这只是一层薄皮，”她说。
“他变得有点咄咄逼人，有点喜怒无常，他不喜欢被纠正，”她说。“有种‘你无权质疑我’的感觉。”"
因此，一些接近德桑蒂斯的人对他将如何应对特朗普的潜在攻击表示担忧。消息人士称，虽然一些人敦促州长避免参与诽谤，但其他人认为德桑蒂斯需要正面对抗特朗普。
多个消息来源强调，关于战略的最终决定将最终由德桑蒂斯和他的妻子凯西做出。
“他是一个很好的对手，”2012年在初选中败给德桑蒂斯的共和党人克雷格·米勒(Craig Miller)说。"在他前进的过程中，我很可能会成为他的支持者。"
美国广播公司新闻部联系时，DeSantis的一名代表拒绝置评。
DeSantis likely to skip exploratory committee as team begins debate prep: Sources
Florida Gov.Ron DeSantisis moving more aggressively toward making his 2024 presidential campaign official, with sources telling ABC News the governor's team is leaning toward skipping the launch of an exploratory committee altogether and is instead expected to launch a full presidential campaign next month.
The decision to skip the exploratory committee comes as DeSantis caps off an aggressive legislative session that saw him push a hard-line conservative agenda and dive head-first into numerous culture wars, while facing increasing attacks from his likely opponent, former PresidentDonald Trump.
Sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News the decision to skip the exploratory committee comes as the governor is itching to start making his argument to voters by touting his accomplishments and to start pushing back against Trump's numerous attacks.
Since March, the pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. has spent nearly $10 million on attack adstargeting the governor.
DeSantis will enter the race with just months to go until the first Republican primary debate -- and although he has yet to formally announce, his team has already quietly begun debate prep, sources familiar with the preparations have told ABC News, including reviewing past debate performances.
Sources said earlier this week that Trump plans to skip one or both of the first two Republican primary debates. But those close to DeSantis emphasized that they are preparing for either scenario, and are skeptical that the pair would not ultimately face off on the debate stage.
Still, sources said the governor's strategy heading into the debates will be more focused on introducing the governor on a national stage rather than getting into a sparring match with the former president. However, the team has been paying close attention to how to help manage the governor's facial reactions in the upcoming debate, sources said.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a visit with Britain's Foreign Secretary in London, April 28, 2023.
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"Ron always had a problem with letting attacks get to him and getting visibly shaken by them," one former adviser, who was previously involved in debate prep with DeSantis, told ABC News. "Not sure how that would play with Trump standing across from him."
Former DeSantis challenger Heather Beaven is one of the few candidates who have faced the former governor on a debate stage. Beaven, a Democrat who lost the 2012 congressional race to DeSantis, described him as someone who was very well rehearsed and knew his information well -- but appeared unable to pivot in unscripted moments.
"He goes right to anger. There's no humor punch-back," Beaven told ABC News. "There was him in control, and then flashes of fiery temper."
Beaven, who is the CEO of an education nonprofit that became engaged in litigation with the Florida Department of Education earlier this year, said those debate moments did not feel rehearsed. "It's just a thin skin," she said.
"He gets a little aggressive, he gets a little temperamental, he doesn't like to be corrected," she said. "There's an air of 'You don't have the right to question me.'"
As a result, some close to DeSantis have expressed concerns about how he would handle potential attacks from Trump. While some have urged the governor to avoid engaging in mudslinging, others believe that DeSantis needs to confront Trump head-on, sources said.
Multiple sources have emphasized that the final decision on strategy will ultimately be made by DeSantis and his wife, Casey.
"He was a good opponent," said Craig Miller, a Republican who lost the primary to DeSantis in 2012. "I will likely very much be a supporter of his as he moves forward."
A representative for DeSantis declined to comment when contacted by ABC News.
