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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is telling Republicans that he's in an existential fight against former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley — without telling them that.
The two candidates have emerged as the leading alternatives to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination — a position DeSantis once held alone. For several days, they have been engaged in a heated exchange over the unfolding war in the Middle East, with DeSantis on Thursday reiterating a debunked charge that Haley wants to admit Palestinian refugees to the U.S.
But the skirmish may be noteworthy less for the substance than for what it says about the state of a race in which Trump is still the dominant figure, according to Republican strategists who are not affiliated with either campaign.
For months, DeSantis and his allies have contended that the governor was in a two-man battle with Trump for the nomination. Their new focus on Haley betrays a different concern: that DeSantis is locked in a fight with her for second place.
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