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Despite Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 departure from the presidential race ahead of the New Hampshire primary, political experts agree the Florida governor likely isn\u2019t done pursuing high-profile political office.<\/p>\n

\u2018My own personal assessment is that he\u2019s got three years left as governor of the third-largest state in the country, and that\u2019s a pretty, pretty awesome place to be to drive conservative change,\u2019 Justin Sayfie, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush\u2019s spokesman and a top policy adviser, told Fox News Digital. \u2018I\u00a0expect him to focus on governing and governing with his unique conservative populist style.\u2019<\/p>\n

DeSantis announced the end to his campaign Sunday afternoon in a video posted to his X account, while also throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the race to the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018If there was anything I could do to produce a favorable outcome \u2014 more campaign stops, more interviews \u2014 I would do it,\u2019 DeSantis said in the Sunday video announcement. \u2018But I can\u2019t ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don\u2019t have a clear path to victory. Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,\u2019 he said. \u2018He has my endorsement because we can\u2019t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents.\u2019<\/p>\n

DeSantis launched his presidential bid in May after his emergence as a celebrated Republican governor during the pandemic, when he reopened schools and businesses while other states shuttered under stay-at-home orders and strict social distancing measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Florida Republican began his bid for the White House polling strongly against Trump in national and early state polls, but the support soon waned as the 45th president unleashed attack ads against DeSantis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Trump\u2019s barrage of attacks was the beginning of the end of DeSantis,\u2019 veteran New Hampshire-based Republican strategist Michael Dennehy previously told Fox News Digital, adding DeSantis \u2018just didn\u2019t have the charisma to connect with voters in Iowa and New Hampshire.\u2019<\/p>\n

DeSantis\u2019 campaign was also mired in campaign finance hiccups and woes. The Florida governor\u2019s campaign was bolstered by support from super PAC Never Back Down, which had promised $200 million for the campaign, but headlines in recent months were dominated by reports of in-fighting between the super PAC\u2019s board and the campaign, with several high-profile super PAC leaders quitting.<\/p>\n

\u2018His presidential campaign did not go as he and his supporters had hoped. There were so many problems \u2014 rookie mistakes, a poor start \u2014 and he just wasn\u2019t particularly good on his feet,\u2019 GOP pollster Whit Ayres of North Star Opinion Research told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ayres said DeSantis, 45, could make a run for the Senate in the future but likely only if a seat should open up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018If a Senate seat should open up, which right now doesn\u2019t look like it will happen, you never know. I can\u2019t see him primarying Marco Rubio or Rick Scott. At this point, you kind of need to wait for another opportunity to open up. He\u2019s young,\u2019 he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sayfie, who noted he doesn\u2019t have direct information from the DeSantis camp, said any hiccups in the campaign were a learning moment for the Florida governor, who would likely employ those lessons in a potential future run for political office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Every candidate and every campaign finishes the campaign much smarter and much wiser than they did the beginning of the campaign. \u2026 The experience that he\u2019s gained by running for president this year will serve him well should you ever decide to run again,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sayfie said it wouldn\u2019t come as a surprise if DeSantis made another run for the White House, pointing to the GOP\u2019s history of nominating candidates who had previously performed well in presidential campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018The Republican Party has a tradition of nominating candidates who have won previously and have done well in previous presidential campaigns. Mitt Romney didn\u2019t win in 2008, but he became the nominee in 2012. And there are other examples. Bob Dole, running and then finally becoming the nominee in 1996. So, based on that historical precedent, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see Gov. DeSantis run for president again,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeSantis assumed his gubernatorial office in 2019 before winning re-election in 2022. He will serve as the Sunshine State\u2019s governor until 2027, which aligns nicely with the 2028 presidential election, Sayfie said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018If he finishes his term as governor strong, and if he wanted to run for president, that would propel him into a solid run in \u201827 and \u201928. The experience of having campaigns in Iowa and New Hampshire and South Carolina, those are three really important states,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

After Trump won the Iowa caucuses, the 45th president won the New Hampshire primary against former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Tuesday. Haley said after the New Hampshire results \u2018the race is far from over,\u2019 and she is heading back to her home state of South Carolina to gear up for its Feb. 24 primary.<\/p>\n

Trump told Fox Digital in an exclusive interview shortly after New Hampshire was called he is \u2018very honored by the results\u2019 and said Haley \u2018should\u2019 drop out of the race so his campaign can focus on defeating President Biden in the general election.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump said he is \u2018looking forward to going against the worst president in the history of our country.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Brooke Singman and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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