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Ronny & Nancy of Tallahassee

In some ways, the DeSantii are the political marriage of our times. Were it not for Casey DeSantis, her husband might be just another ambitious Ivy League Republican with presidential aspirations. The former TV anchor is increasingly viewed as the brains of the operation—and the brawn.

Ron and Casey
Florida Governor Ron and First Lady Casey DeSantis. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Tina Nguyen
June 22, 2022

A few months back, a G.O.P. operative was telling me about an old employee of his who had sought a job with Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor on a meteoric rise through the MAGA stratosphere, with all vectors pointed at a White House run in either ‘24 or ‘28 depending on the smoke signals emanating from Mar-a-Lago. The employee had already been through multiple rounds of interviews, and passed background checks. Having been deemed worthy of a meeting with the principal, he was called in for one last evaluation. To his surprise, this final interview was not with Ron DeSantis. It was with his wife, Casey.