His long-awaited nomination was chaotic Ron De Sandys to the presidency, and his Twitter live stream has been delayed due to technical issues. Despite the problems, the 44-year-old Florida governor, who won the most conservative positions, is expected to become his most worthy opponent. Donald Trump in the race for the anointing. His candidacy comes at a critical time for Republican Partybeing asked to choose between rallying around Trump again or rallying around a new presidential contender.

Wednesday’s candidacy announcement proved problematic, with technical issues and broadcast outages in front of Twitter platform owner Elon Musk. After a 25-minute delay, De Sandys finally managed to speak: “I’m running for President of the United States to lead America’s great recovery.”

Prolonged technical problems kept 500,000 users waiting patiently, while the crashes were criticized and ridiculed by a large portion of Twitter. Trump’s son Don Jr. commented on this in one word: #DeSaster (a combination of De Sandys’ name with the word “catastrophe”). President Biden posted a campaign donation button on his Twitter account with the caption, “This link works.”

Many Republican voters are looking for an alternative to Trump.

Despite a troubled start to his campaign and a steady decline in his approval ratings compared to Trump in recent months, DeSandis still enjoys significant benefits: generous funding, a strong campaign apparatus, and a string of conservative legislative successes in Florida since his decisive re-election last time. year autumn. The governor says his statewide policy could be a blueprint for America’s conservative renaissance, especially on social issues.

The DeSandis campaign invited major backers to an event in Miami on Wednesday, who had to wait 30-plus minutes in a hotel room to watch the nomination announcement on huge screens. “Elon needs a little more staff and computing power. However, once the first hurdle was cleared, the crowd showed their enthusiasm,” said Brandon Rosner, campaign sponsor from Milwaukee.

“Trump is not invincible, and De Sandis is a formidable adversary. Many Republican voters are looking for an alternative. Someone who can stand up to the left and win the election,” said veteran Republican consultant Mike Murphy. De Sandys’ chances of receiving a nomination depend on the number of candidates in the race. Multiple nominations will mean the election season will play out much like it did in 2016, with Trump dominating.

De Sandys will now need strong results in the first two primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire to rally anti-Trump voters. Advisers and allies see a DeSandis win in conservative Iowa as necessary and are looking for second place in the New Hampshire primary. De Sandys has strong funding. His campaign raised record funds for a Republican candidate, exceeding $120 million. De Sandys’ decision to go to the right of Trump and base his campaign arguments on his legislative work in Florida risks alienating moderate Republican voters. In Florida’s current legislative session, the governor approved a ban on abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, expanding the use of the death penalty, expanding gun rights, restricting medical care for transgender children, cutting the school’s sexual identity and orientation program, and cutting funding for women’s studies. At the same time, De Sandys was signing into law the details of his official travel in private jets and other luxury vehicles were classified.