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Florida governor, expected to announce run soon, tells fundraising event Trump does not have serious chance of being elected

The rightwing governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, reportedly told top donors only he, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are credible candidates for president in 2024 and he is the only Republican who can beat the incumbent Democrat.

You have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing, DeSantis said during a call on Thursday run by a fundraising committee, the New York Times said, adding that a reporter was listening.

Biden, Trump and me. And I think of those three, two have a chance to get elected president Biden and me, based on all the data in the swing states, which is not great for the former president and probably insurmountable because people arent going to change their view of him, DeSantis said.

DeSantis has long been expected to run but reports indicate he will make it official on Wednesday, filing documents with the Federal Election Commission and releasing an announcement video.

A meeting of donors is reportedly scheduled for Miami the same day, with a rally to follow in DeSantiss home town, Dunedin, between 30 May and 1 June, according to Bloomberg and the Miami Herald.

Trump faces unprecedented legal jeopardy, from criminal and civil cases arising from his treatment of women to investigations of his business affairs, his retention of classified documents and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the January 6 attack on Congress.

A decision on indictments in the investigation of election subversion in Georgia is expected in August, sources told the Guardian and other outlets.

Nonetheless, by presenting himself as the victim of political witch-hunts, Trump has established big polling leads.

DeSantis lags by more than 30 points in polling averages but is way ahead of other candidates, declared or not, the former vice-president Mike Pence and the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley chief among them. The South Carolina senator Tim Scott is expected to announce his campaign on Monday.

Polling pitting DeSantis against Biden produces narrow wins for either man.

DeSantiss bold words on Thursday also reflected his formidable fundraising. Groups including the Super Pac Never Back Down, which organised the call, and Empower Parents (previously Friends of Ron DeSantis) have amassed big war chests.

The name change of the latter group indicates DeSantiss pitch to voters: as the champion of culture-war attacks on progressive values, including restrictions on the teaching of LGBTQ+ issues and a six-week abortion ban, one of the toughest in any state.

But a battle the Times said DeSantis did not mention on his call could cast a pall over his campaign.

On Thursday, Disney, one of the biggest employers in Florida, pulled out of a $1bn office development in Orlando. DeSantis is battling the entertainment giant over its opposition to his so-called dont say gay public education law, a fight that has cost him donor support.

Progressives, Democrats and many observers think DeSantis may have marched too far right to win a general election.

On the Thursday call, the Times said, DeSantis said many Republicans thought Weve got to win this time, a veiled jab at Trumps defeat in 2020 and bad results in midterm elections either side of that contest.

He also claimed: The corporate media wants Trump to be the nominee.

Quoting a voter he said he spoke to in Iowa, he said: You know, Trump was somebody, we liked his policies but we didnt like his values. And with you, we like your policies but also know that you share our values.

Of his hardline legislative record, DeSantis said: When we say were going to do something, we get it done.

The governor also boasted about sales of his book, The Courage to be Free, which he said outpaced similar volumes by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The Times said that claim was roughly in line with the true totals.

DeSantis said: I think the voters want to move on from Biden. They just want a vehicle they can get behind [but] theres just too many voters that dont view Trump as that vehicle.

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Mike Pence, former vice president and possible 2024 presidential candidate, gives takes on key issues in New Hampshire town hall event

Conversation with the Candidate

Updated: 7:31 PM EDT May 19, 2023

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is considering launching a White House bid, touched on a number of topics recently in a "Conversation with the Candidate" town hall event with New Hampshire voters. Watch the full conversation in the video player above or the links below. Included is a 30-minute, online-only portion of the conversation:Watch Part 1: Pence says he was angry with Donald Trump after Capitol riotWatch Part 2: Pence tells voters he supports national abortion restrictions, says he favors all-of-the-above energy policyWatch online exclusive: Pence talks about support for NATO, ensuring security of schoolsLearn more about Mike Pence's backgroundPence was the 48th vice president of the United States.Prior to serving in the Trump administration, he was the 50th governor of his home state of Indiana, where he enacted the largest tax cut in its history, halved the unemployment rate and created the first state-funded pre-K plan.Before his executive experience, Pence served six terms in Congress, representing east-central Indiana.He has also hosted a talk radio show, practiced law and wrote the bestselling autobiography "So Help Me God."The former vice president said Americans are yearning for "leadership that can unite the country around our highest ideals."Pence graduated from Hanover College and earned his law degree from Indiana University, where he met his wife, Karen. Together, they have three children.See the full "Conversation with the Candidate" event through the following links:Watch Part 1: Pence says he was angry with Donald Trump after Capitol riotWatch Part 2: Pence tells voters he supports national abortion restrictions, says he favors all-of-the-above energy policyWatch online exclusive: Pence talks about support for NATO, ensuring security of schools Addressing low poll numbers, Pence says he's 'really grateful for that 7%'When asked about low polling numbers for his candidacy, Pence, who has not officially declared he's running for president, said that he's really grateful for those who support him, especially given his humble beginnings."Well, No. 1, I'm really grateful for that 7% and very humbled by it. I'm not a candidate right now," Pence said. "The fact that ever since I left office, there's always been a certain percentage of Republicans that have mentioned us for the highest office is deeply humbling to me."Pence recalled his roots when talking about his opportunity. "I'm just a small-town guy from southern Indiana who grew up with a cornfield in my backyard. The idea that many Americans talk about me for the highest office in the land is a great joy," Pence said.Pence said while former President Donald Trump was the right candidate to beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, it's time for a change atop the ticket."I think different times call for different leaders," Pence said. "And if I'm spending more time here in New Hampshire, I'm very confident that once we begin to talk about the issues, the future of the country, Republican primary voters will choose just the right standard-bearer to meet this moment, elect a Republican president and we'll turn this country around."Pence calls for more mental health institutions to deal with crisisPence said the country is going through a mental health crisis for children and other groups of Americans. "I think some of it comes out of COVID," Pence said. "I think some of it comes out of the isolation in COVID for young people. I think it also comes out of the isolation in social media, which sounds like an oxymoron, but actually, kids that are living on their phone instead of interacting with friends in person end up really struggling with depression and with loneliness."The Republican answered a question from psychologist Laura Landerman-Garber, of Hollis, about solutions for what Pence called a "mental health epidemic." Landerman-Garber suggested a mental health czar and commission to be established, but Pence offered a different idea.Pence proposed that the country gets back to "institutional mental health care.""At the end of the day, when it comes to people that might represent a threat to themselves or a danger to others, I think we've got to get back to institutional mental health care. I really do," Pence said. Landerman-Garber then said great leaders will listen to experts in their fields, to which Pence agreed. See the full back-and-forth in the video player below:See the full "Conversation with the Candidate" event through the following links:Watch Part 1: Pence says he was angry with Donald Trump after Capitol riotWatch Part 2: Pence tells voters he supports national abortion restrictions, says he favors all-of-the-above energy policyWatch online exclusive: Pence talks about support for NATO, ensuring security of schoolsOther "Conversation with the Candidate" events will be held throughout the campaign season. The full list of candidates who participate will be updated here.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is considering launching a White House bid, touched on a number of topics recently in a "Conversation with the Candidate" town hall event with New Hampshire voters.

Watch the full conversation in the video player above or the links below. Included is a 30-minute, online-only portion of the conversation:

Pence was the 48th vice president of the United States.

Prior to serving in the Trump administration, he was the 50th governor of his home state of Indiana, where he enacted the largest tax cut in its history, halved the unemployment rate and created the first state-funded pre-K plan.

Before his executive experience, Pence served six terms in Congress, representing east-central Indiana.

He has also hosted a talk radio show, practiced law and wrote the bestselling autobiography "So Help Me God."

The former vice president said Americans are yearning for "leadership that can unite the country around our highest ideals."

Pence graduated from Hanover College and earned his law degree from Indiana University, where he met his wife, Karen. Together, they have three children.

See the full "Conversation with the Candidate" event through the following links:

When asked about low polling numbers for his candidacy, Pence, who has not officially declared he's running for president, said that he's really grateful for those who support him, especially given his humble beginnings.

"Well, No. 1, I'm really grateful for that 7% and very humbled by it. I'm not a candidate right now," Pence said. "The fact that ever since I left office, there's always been a certain percentage of Republicans that have mentioned us for the highest office is deeply humbling to me."

Pence recalled his roots when talking about his opportunity.

"I'm just a small-town guy from southern Indiana who grew up with a cornfield in my backyard. The idea that many Americans talk about me for the highest office in the land is a great joy," Pence said.

Pence said while former President Donald Trump was the right candidate to beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, it's time for a change atop the ticket.

"I think different times call for different leaders," Pence said. "And if I'm spending more time here in New Hampshire, I'm very confident that once we begin to talk about the issues, the future of the country, Republican primary voters will choose just the right standard-bearer to meet this moment, elect a Republican president and we'll turn this country around."

Pence said the country is going through a mental health crisis for children and other groups of Americans.

"I think some of it comes out of COVID," Pence said. "I think some of it comes out of the isolation in COVID for young people. I think it also comes out of the isolation in social media, which sounds like an oxymoron, but actually, kids that are living on their phone instead of interacting with friends in person end up really struggling with depression and with loneliness."

The Republican answered a question from psychologist Laura Landerman-Garber, of Hollis, about solutions for what Pence called a "mental health epidemic." Landerman-Garber suggested a mental health czar and commission to be established, but Pence offered a different idea.

Pence proposed that the country gets back to "institutional mental health care."

"At the end of the day, when it comes to people that might represent a threat to themselves or a danger to others, I think we've got to get back to institutional mental health care. I really do," Pence said.

Landerman-Garber then said great leaders will listen to experts in their fields, to which Pence agreed.

See the full back-and-forth in the video player below:

See the full "Conversation with the Candidate" event through the following links:

Other "Conversation with the Candidate" events will be held throughout the campaign season. The full list of candidates who participate will be updated here.

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May 19, 2023Updated: May 19, 2023 8:38p.m.

Alex M. (center) and Maddy Landry (second from right) spray bubbles and soap during the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on May 19, 2019.

In a tradition that dates back more than a century, thousands of people will participate in San Franciscos Bay to Breakers race this Sunday, dashing from one end of the city to the other in varying levels of dress and many in no dress at all.

As always, the revelry is expected to continue to spill out across the city throughout the day. Street closures will be in effect to make way for the 7.5-mile route; you can go here for the race route, map of closures and a full rundown on public transportation options.

The racing action gets underway (along with the serious runners) at 8 a.m., but the main event for most participants and spectators is the costumes as always, expect zany getups, inflatable dinosaurs, tutus, full-body paint and, probably, all of those things happening in an outfit at once.

Photos from The Chronicles archive show Elvis costumes have been a standby for decades, as are costumes with a nod to current events a crowd of dancing Ruth Bader Ginsbergs in 2019, for instance, or side-by-side Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Here are some of the best photos from our archive of Bay to Breakers costumes and revelry through the years.

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The Yip Yip Martians arrived at the top of Hayes Street Hill during the 2014 Bay to Breakers in San Francisco.

Jessica Hall, dressed as Ariel from The Little Mermaid, does the limbo during the Bay to Breakers race on May 20, 2018.

Participants dressed as vampireslie down on Fell Street during the Bay to Breakers race in 2019.

Women dressed as Supreme Court Justice RuthBader Ginsburg dance at the start of the Bay to Breakers race on May 19, 2019.

Ben Rawner of San Francisco wears a mask as he waits for friends during the running of the 103rd Bay to Breakers in 2015.

Participants dressed as grapes make their way down Fell Street during the 2018 Bay to Breakers.

Juliana Cliv, Mike Cliv and Sarah Cliv, dressed as gold awards, dance in the streets during the Bay to Breakers in 2018.

Participants on Fell Street during the 2018 Bay to Breakers.

Anya Louisa and Dan Tarcy help Cosima Felten, 4, carry their Tesla float during the Bay to Breakers race in 2018.

Rocky Angel applies sunscreen before participating in Bay to Breakers in San Francisco on May 18, 2014.

People dressed in costume pose together for photos on Fell Street during the 2019 Bay to Breakers race.

Bay to Breakers participants from the Flying Elvis Monterey chapter during the event on May 16, 1993.

Bay to Breakers participants dressed as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton run the race on May 15, 2016.

People in bee costumes dance during the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on May 19, 2019.

Brooke Bray (left), Lizzy Gregory, Kate Jamboretz and Michelle Meyer of the Impala Racing Team listen to the Pledge of Allegiance before the start of the Bay to Breakers annual race in 2018.

A participant dressed as Barney makes his way down Hayes Street in the 2018 Bay to Breakers.

A man dressed as a bather in a bathtub makes his way down Divisadero Streetin the 2019 Bay to Breakers.

A person in Donald Trump costume at the Bay to Breakers event in 2019.

JT Dermody as High Five Jesus greets runners by the Panhandle Park during the 2019 Bay to Breakers race.

Participants dressed as robots dance in the street at the Bay to Breakers race in 2018.

Police officers watch participants of S.F.s Bay to Breakers annual race on May 21, 2017.

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Bill Perkins, who for 24 years as a legislator from Harlem championed his community by, among other things, challenging Donald J. Trumps aggressive demand for the death penalty when five teenagers, who were later exonerated, were arrested in connection with a rape in Central Park in 1989 died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 74.

His death was announced by his wife, Pamela Green Perkins. She did not give a cause, but Mr. Perkins had undergone treatment for colon cancer and, according to Richard Fife, a family spokesman, had developed dementia.

Raised with his brothers and a cousin by a single mother, Mr. Perkins was a relentless advocate in the New York City Council and the New York State Senate for raising the minimum wage, protecting children from being poisoned by lead paint in their apartments, instituting health screening programs in municipal hospitals, and protecting the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people.

In 1989, when five Black and Hispanic teenagers were charged with the rape of a white jogger in Central Park, Mr. Perkins was among the first Black civic leaders to publicly raise questions about the evidence and to suggest that there had been a rush to judgment. At the time he was president of the tenants association of Schomburg Plaza, the Manhattan apartment complex where several of the defendants lived.

Few other public officials or civic leaders, white or Black, questioned the police investigation at the time, particularly since the defendants had confessed.

Mr. Perkins also took on Mr. Trump, then a wealthy real estate developer, who took out full-page advertisements in city newspapers after the attack calling for New York State to adopt the death penalty for murder cases. Mr. Trump did not explicitly call for the death penalty for the five defendants, but he made clear that he was referring to that case.

This was taking a moment, a very unfortunate and one might say racially tense moment in our city, and fueling a lynch mob, Mr. Perkins said when Mr. Trump was running for president in 2016.

The defendants, who became known as the Central Park Five, were convicted and imprisoned. But they were exonerated in 2002 after another man confessed to the crime.

In our darkest hours, when it seemed like the whole world was against us, Bill Perkins bravely stood behind and with us, one of the defendants, Yusef Salaam, said in a statement after Mr. Perkinss death. His bravery and commitment to justice were unwavering, and he is a big reason we were eventually exonerated.

William Morris Perkins was born on April 18, 1949, in the Bronx to Helen Perkins. He said he never knew his father.

Inspired by his mothers faith in education, he won scholarships to the Collegiate School in Manhattan and Brown University in Providence, R.I., where he graduated with a bachelors degree in 1972.

He was a community organizer, a social worker and a tenant leader before running for the City Council. He served there from 1997 to 2006 and again from 2017 to 2021, ultimately rising to deputy majority leader. From 2007 to 2017 he was a state senator, representing Harlem, the Upper West Side and Washington Heights.

Among his major accomplishments was sponsorship of the Childhood Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Act of 2004, which required landlords to ameliorate hazardous paint conditions in their properties.

The Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez wrote of Mr. Perkins, who was a marathoner, It took the stamina of a long-distance runner to prevail against the citys powerful landlord lobby, which has resisted stronger lead paint removal laws for decades.

Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the State Senate majority leader, said in a statement after Mr. Perkinss death that he never waited for the right thing to become popular before taking action.

He had no qualms about challenging Khalid Abdul Muhammad, a Nation of Islam minister known for his anti-white diatribes. And in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary campaign, when Senator Hillary Clinton of New York was running, he was among the first Black elected officials to endorse Barack Obama.

In 2021, when he was already ailing, he lost a primary to retain his Council seat.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Perkins is survived by his children, Kiva Perkins-Watts, Medjha White, William Perkins, Margaret Perkins, Maximilian Perkins and Rebecca Marimutu; his brothers, Gerry, Richard and Michael; and four grandchildren.

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By Selim Algar and Josh Christenson

May 19, 2023 | 5:19pm

Critics bashed an online profile Friday of the wife of expected presidential contender and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling the piece misogynistic and vicious.

The Politico article, The Casey DeSantis Problem: His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability, quoted anonymous former DeSantis staffers, alleged insiders and Democratic strategists who accused the first lady of Florida of being blindly ambitious in an effort to help her husband become the next US president.

Gov. DeSantis is expected to announce his bid for the presidency next week.

The story labeled the 42-year-old former Jacksonville TV anchor, breast-cancer survivor and mom of three paranoid and vindictive while quoting a male DeSantis supporter who said she needed to take a more traditional role and a Trump operative who called her similar to Lady MacBeth.

If youre a Democrat and a woman, youre fierce or an unapologetic or whatever, a senior DeSantis adviser raged to The Post. If youre a Republican or a conservative, you turn into a cartoon villainess.

The double standard is shameful. And the people who do this are always the most outspoken feminists on Twitter.

The Politico piece cited a months-old quote from longtime Trump loyalist Roger Stone on his Telegram account that read, Have you ever noticed how much Ron DeSantis wife Casey is like Lady Macbeth?

Nate Hochman, a speechwriter for DeSantis, responded while referring to a Politico article last year that covered how gender roles can still be weaponized in political attacks against women such as former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, first lady Jill Biden and Gisele Fetterman, the wife of Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).

Politico, November 2022: Comparing women in politics to Lady Macbeth is a sexist trope, Hochman tweeted.

New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat referred to the Friday articles inclusion of a quote from ex-Republican strategist Rick Wilson, who said, Never cross Casey.

The fascinating arc of history in which the founder of a NeverTrump organization is touting a piece about Casey DeSantis organized around a Lady MacBeth analogy thats based on a quote from, um, Roger Stone, Douthat wrote.

A disgusted Twitter user added, I just started seeing these attacks on Mrs. Desantis, and WOW.

These people have no shame from behind their keyboards, sad sad time we live in.. you dont have to like or support her husband, but you also should be a decent human being!

DeSantis staffers disputed all the characterizations in the article.

When activist media like @politico et al have no real access but want to push their narrative anyways about @GovRonDeSantis or @CaseyDeSantis, they quote liberal activists and pretend theyre insiders, the governors press secretary, Bryan Griffin, seethed on Twitter.

Christina Pushaw, a former press secretary for Ron DeSantis, responded in support of Griffin,Fact check: TRUE.

Casey DeSantis recently accompanied her husband on a four-leg world tour, with visits to Japan, South Korea, Israel and the UK to tout Floridas economic strength.

The couple met in 2006 while the Florida governor, a Harvard Law School grad, was stationed as a Navy officer in Jacksonville and were married three years later at Disney World.

On Friday, he traveled to New Hampshire to talk about his record as the twice-elected governor of the Sunshine State ahead of his anticipated campaign launch next week.

He was photographed at a roundtable in Bedford, NH, kissing babies and slamming diversity, equity and inclusion consultants for raking in cash while hectoring people about how capitalism is racist.

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