When Peggy Nichols heard Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was coming to this rural stretch of Wisconsin for a neighborhood Republican Celebration fund-raiser, she pulled out her button-making machine and crafted 10 pink “Ron DeSantis 2024” pins.
“He ought to hurry up and bounce within the race,” mentioned Ms. Nichols, who was sporting considered one of her creations whereas ready for Mr. DeSantis to handle a crowd of greater than 570 folks. “I made them to encourage him.”
However the governor, who simply wrapped up Florida’s…
