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\n The Republican Party of Florida on Friday night scrapped plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty oath, siding with former President Donald Trump over Gov. Ron DeSantis in a proxy war that tested the strength of the two rivals\u2019 support in their home state.\n <\/p>\n

\n The party had quietly agreed in May to institute a pledge, mandating candidates promise to endorse the GOP nominee in order to make next year\u2019s primary ballot \u2013 a move seen by Trump allies as a maneuver intended to boost DeSantis. Pro-Trump forces in the party, led by state Sen. Joe Gruters, pushed to reverse course Friday, arguing that the state GOP violated national party rules that bar such changes to candidate eligibility requirements within two years of an election.\n <\/p>\n

\n Gruters, a former chairman of the Florida GOP, made a motion to remove the language and won out in a voice vote by an \u201coverwhelming\u201d margin, he told CNN.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cCommon sense prevailed at the Republican Party of Florida tonight,\u201d Gruters said.\n <\/p>\n

\n The vote by the state GOP\u2019s executive committee took place during the organization\u2019s quarterly meeting in Orlando, an event that should have been a celebration of the party\u2019s recent electoral successes and a chance to lay the groundwork for the campaign to keep Florida red in 2024.\n <\/p>\n

\n Instead, the meeting exposed deepening divisions in the state party over its two presidential candidates. The outcome suggests that Trump maintains the upper hand over DeSantis in their shared home state.\n <\/p>\n

\n Republican Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\n <\/p>\n

\n In a statement to CNN after the vote, DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin said, \u201cOnce Ron DeSantis secures the party\u2019s nomination, we hope everyone in the field will join him in that fight.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe believe anyone who wants to run for president as a Republican should be willing to pledge their support for our eventual nominee,\u201d Griffin said. \u201cIt is surprising that anyone interested in seeing the defeat of Joe Biden in 2024 would disagree.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n On Friday night, the two 2024 rivals had dueling speeches in Washington, DC, about two miles from each other at separate Christian conservative events. DeSantis at the Pray Vote Stand Summit hosted by the Family Research Council and Trump at the Concerned Women for America Summit, where DeSantis made remarks earlier in the afternoon. The former president later spoke at the Pray Vote Stand Summit as well.\n <\/p>\n

\n In August, DeSantis signed the Republican National Committee\u2019s loyalty pledge to support the party\u2019s eventual nominee, one of the requirements to appear on the debate stage. Trump has not signed the RNC\u2019s loyalty pledge.\n <\/p>\n

\n On Thursday, Trump told conservative host Megyn Kelly he does not plan to debate his fellow Republicans, pointing to his commanding lead over the 2024 primary field.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI don\u2019t see it,\u201d Trump told Kelly. \u201cWhy would I do it?\u201d\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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