Ron DeSantis talks up wife Caseys likely Florida gubernatorial run: As conservative or more conservative than me

OXON HILL, Maryland — Florida GOP Gov.Ron DeSantis got candid about his wife’s gubernatorial ambitions Friday, when he told a conservative gathering she is plenty capable of carrying his legacy into the future after he leaves office.“She would be as conservative or more conservative than me,” the 46-year-old DeSantis said of wife Casey during National Review’s Idea Summit at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center outside Washington, DC.Casey DeSantis, 44, is reportedly looking to cement her spouse’s political dynasty in the Sunshine State, with a University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll last month showing her with a 57% favorability ranking among state GOP voters — the highest of any potential primary contender ahead of the 2026 governor’s race.Florida’s first lady also heaped praise on her hubby, who is term-limited and will leave office in January 2027, when asked by National Review senior political correspondent Jim Geraghty whether she’d given any thought to a gubernatorial bid.

“This guy’s the GOAT [Greatest of All Time],” Casey said.“I’ve been around politics, and I’ve seen a lot of people — not a lot of people have a backbone like him.”“I have to just applaud him because all of what he has done is extremely fragile, right?” she said.

“You could get somebody in and all of this revert back.”Casey then added: “It’s the long-winded answer of saying, you know, we’ll see.”Sources close to the first lady spilled to The Post in February that the race for a third DeSantis term in Tallahassee — with Casey becoming the first female chief executive in Florida’s history — “has always been in the plans.”“She’s as ambitious as he is,” one source said.“They’ve always seen themselves as a new emerging political power couple.

She is considering a run and is talking to a lot of different people about the possibilities.She wants it very much.”President Trump has already e...