The 2024 GOP Primary has officially kicked off after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis threw his hat into the race last night in a live Twitter Space with Elon Musk and David Sacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though the announcement was riddled with technological glitches, which had the mainstream media practically foaming at the mouth<\/a>, DeSantis was able to announce his candidacy for President and showcase his ability to reach audiences in a post-cable world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got so many people here that we are kind of melting the servers,\u201d Sacks said at one point during the livestream event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Commentators on the right, like Elle Purnell of The Federalist, for example, have already weighed in to discuss just how different the 2024 election will be from the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWithout the gatekeeping of media activists, DeSantis had the chance to tell Americans his unfiltered opinions about issues such as the border crisis, woke corporatism, the threat of cancellation (financial or otherwise) to conservatives, digital currencies, and bureaucratic overreach,\u201d she writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrump and DeSantis are both wise to run their campaigns on their own terms, not the corporate media\u2019s. Whichever Republican ends up facing Joe Biden in 2024, he will need to be adept at cutting through dishonest media framing and flat-out lies if he hopes to reach voters who aren\u2019t on Twitter or Truth Social,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat both men who currently lead the pack are already rejecting the media\u2019s traditional monopoly on political conversations is a good sign,\u201d Purnell concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though the GOP outcome for 2024 is still a ways away, and even with the fact that anything can happen in the upcoming months, it\u2019s fair to say the biggest contenders will be Trump and DeSantis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump, who is already using his platform, Truth Social, to motivate his base, followed the DeSantis announcement with this \u201ctruth.\u201d Prompting account Vince Manfeld to come through with a much needed translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n