政府。罗恩·德桑蒂斯周三，他的一名支持者质问他，为什么不去追捕前总统唐纳德·特朗普更直接。
周三，在爱荷华州沃基城的一次市政厅活动中，75岁的克里斯托弗·加西亚尖锐地问德桑蒂斯，为什么他没有在特朗普之后“直接走”。
“我的意思是，在我看来，你对他太软弱了，”选民加西亚说。
德桑蒂斯反驳说，他“在竞选活动中一次又一次地阐述了所有的差异。”
但是他的支持者回击了。
加西亚:如果特朗普在他担任总统的四年里保持沉默，他会以压倒性优势获胜。这是真的吗?
听着，我-
加西亚:让我说完
德桑蒂斯:他是自己最大的敌人。这是毫无疑问的。
德桑蒂斯偶尔会加强对特朗普的攻击。十月他说，这位前总统将激励那些想在2024年击败他的民主党人。
2023年1月3日，在爱荷华州的沃基城，共和党总统候选人兼佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯在一次竞选活动中做手势。
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在德桑蒂斯和加西亚之间的激烈交流之后，美国广播公司新闻部高级国会记者雷切尔·斯科特问佛罗里达州州长关于对抗的问题，他的策略是否奏效，以及他是否需要与特朗普形成更鲜明的对比。
“我们来辩论一下。我们上台吧。让我们为国家交换愿景，”德桑蒂斯说，呼吁特朗普参加下一场辩论。特朗普跳过了所有的初选辩论，称鉴于他在民调中的巨大领先优势，他认为没有必要。
“有明显的对比，我认为最大的对比就是，简单地说，我做到了。我承诺，然后我实现。这就是我们所做的。我说的任何事情，我都会有一个完成的计划，”德桑蒂斯补充道。
德桑蒂斯几乎把所有的时间都花在了这个州的竞选活动上——走访了所有99个县，并赢得了爱荷华州州长的支持。据统计，他仍落后特朗普30多个百分点538爱荷华州的最新平均民调.
与佛罗里达州州长对峙的支持者说，他对自己的回答不满意，对德桑蒂斯感到失望。
“我对他……没有一场好的竞选感到失望，”加西亚说，他说自己在2016年和2020年投票给特朗普。
“他的民调支持率下降了10%妮基·黑利。他是她两倍的候选人，你知道，他已经被证明了。他向自己展示了他在佛罗里达的能力。那么，他为什么要让特朗普保持现状呢?我不会这么做的。"
南达科他州共和党州长克里斯蒂·诺姆:妮基·黑利担任川普的副总统将是一个“错误”
在竞选活动的其他地方，南达科他州州长克里斯蒂·诺姆(Kristi Noem)周二表示，前总统选择前联合国大使妮基·黑利作为他的竞选伙伴将是一个“错误”。有人提出，诺姆是特朗普的潜在副总统人选。
提问者新闻最大的埃里克·博林周二晚上如果特朗普选择哈利作为他的竞选伙伴将是一个“错误”，诺姆回答说“是的”，然后咯咯地笑了。
她接着说，“我会告诉他我不同意他的观点，但我会支持他，因为他仍然是总统，总统仍然做出决定。”
“这些年来，我和妮基·黑利有很多分歧，我只是不知道哪个妮基·黑利会每天出现，”诺姆继续说道。"她是一个不同的人，这取决于她的政治议程。"
诺姆的最新评论是在她周三晚上在艾奥瓦州苏城举行的特朗普竞选代理活动前夕发表的，该活动将在全国第一次党团会议的最后阶段开始一系列特朗普竞选活动。
克里斯蒂告诉《观点报》，如果特朗普和拜登对决，他“急于看到”第三方的选择
前新泽西州州长。克里斯·克里斯蒂周三在美国广播公司的“观点”节目中表示，如果2024年的总统选举成为乔·拜登总统和特朗普总统之间的复赛，他会考虑投票给第三方候选人。
“我要说的是，如果结果是特朗普和拜登，我急于看到第三个选择可能是谁，”克里斯蒂告诉《观点》的共同主持人。“嗯，不是RFK!我知道那是谁，”他补充道。
克里斯蒂此前曾表示，他不会投票给拜登或川普，主持人乔·贝哈称这是“逃避”
早在10月，他拒绝了一个没有标签的出价，但他在节目中的回答表明了思维的潜在转变。
这位前州长继续辩称，德桑蒂斯和哈利正在竞选2028年，称这是“完全的智力欺诈”，然后挑出哈利，因为到目前为止，他没有排除特朗普选择副总统的可能性。
“当政客们不想做出承诺时，他们就不会去做。这意味着它正在考虑这一点，所以请相信德桑蒂斯:他说在任何情况下他都不会在特朗普手下担任副总统。我说过我不会选副总统特朗普。妮基·黑利不会说的。”
DeSantis confronted by supporter: 'Why haven't you gone directly after
Gov.Ron DeSantiswas confronted by one of his own supporters Wednesday, demanding to know why he hasn't gone after former PresidentDonald Trumpmore directly.
At a town hall event in Waukee, Iowa, Wednesday, 75-year-old Christopher Garcia asked DeSantis pointedly why he hasn't "gone directly" after Trump.
"I mean, you're -- in my viewpoint, you're going pretty soft on him," Garcia, a voter, said.
DeSantis pushed back, arguing he's "articulated all the differences time and time again on the campaign trail."
But his supporter fired back.
Garcia: If Trump had kept his mouth shut for the four years that he was president, he would have won in a landslide. Is that true?
DeSantis: Look, I –
Garcia: Let me finish –
DeSantis: He's been his own worst enemy. There's no question about that.
DeSantis has occasionally sharpened his attacks on Trump.In Octoberhe said the former president will energize Democrats who want to beat him in 2024.
After the testy exchange between DeSantis and Garcia, ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott asked the Florida governor about the confrontation, if his strategy is working and whether he needs to draw a sharper contrast with Trump.
"Let's have a debate. Let's get up on the stage. And let's trade visions for the country," DeSantis said, calling on Trump to show up for the next debate. Trump has skipped all of the primary debates, saying he saw no point given his large polling lead.
"There are clear contrasts, and I think the biggest contrast is, simply, I deliver. I promise and then I deliver. That's what we've done. Anything I'm saying, I'm going to have a plan to get done," DeSantis added.
DeSantis has spent nearly all his time campaigning in this state -- visiting all 99 counties and scoring the endorsement of Iowa's governor. He's still more than 30 points behind Trump, according to538's latest Iowa polling averages.
The supporter who confronted the Florida governor said he's not satisfied with his answer and disappointed in DeSantis.
"I'm disappointed in the fact that he … doesn't have a good campaign," said Garcia, who said he voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020.
"He's dropping in the polls byNikki Haley. And he's twice a candidate that she is, you know, he's proven. He showed himself what he can do in Florida. So why is he letting Trump go the way he is? I wouldn't do it."
South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem: Nikki Haley as Trump's VP would be a 'mistake'
Elsewhere on the campaign trail, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, whose name has been floated by some as a potential vice president pick for Trump, said Tuesday it would be a "mistake" for the former president to pick former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley as his running mate.
Asked byNewsmax's Eric Bolling Tuesday nightif Trump picking Haley as his running mate would be a "mistake," Noem, responded "yes," followed by a chuckle.
She then went on to say, "I would tell him I disagree with him, but then I would support the ticket because he's still the president and the president still makes the decisions."
"I've had a lot of disagreements with Nikki Haley over the years, and I just don't know which Nikki Haley is going to show up every day," Noem continued. "She's a different person, depending on whatever works for her political agenda."
Noem's latest comment comes on the eve of her Trump campaign surrogate event in Sioux City, Iowa, Wednesday evening, which is set to kick off a series of Trump campaign events in the final stretch of the first-in-the-nation caucus.
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Christie tells 'The View' he's 'anxious to see' third party options if it's Trump vs. Biden
Former New Jersey Gov.Chris Christiesaid Wednesday on ABC's "The View" that he would consider voting for a third-party candidate if the 2024 presidential election turns out to be a rematch between President Joe Biden and Trump.
"I would say this, I am anxious to see who a third choice might be if it turns out to be Trump and Biden," Christie told "The View" co-hosts. "Well, not RFK! I know who that is," he added.
Christie has previously said he wouldn't vote for either Biden or Trump, which host Joy Behar called "a cop-out."
Back in October, he brushed away a No Labels bid, but his answer during the show indicates a potential shift in thinking.
The former governor continued to argue that DeSantis and Haley were running for 2028, calling it "complete intellectual dishonesty," before singling out Haley for, so far, not ruling out the potential to be Trump's pick for vice president.
"When politicians don't want to commit to something, they don't. And what that means is it's counting it in, so give DeSantis credit for this: He said he would not take vice president under Trump under any circumstances. I've said I wouldn't take vice president Trump. Nikki Haley won't say it."
