With Trump’s endorsement, DeSantis will have little trouble making himself into the “Make America Great Again” candidate of the Republican primary. This will help him especially with high-propensity voters who are likely to vote in a primary, since the vast majority of them support the President according to 2016 polling data.
Another potential candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination is Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, who is also a strong conservative. With DeSantis’s entrance into the race, it’s less likely that the Speaker will jump in, especially since he won’t be able to raise money during legislative session beginning next week.
