The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in his presidential bid has a plan for the Republican National Committee’s first primary debate next week: defend former President Donald Trump “in absentia,” attack fellow candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who is threatening him in some polls, and tell an anecdote about his wife and children while “showing emotion.”

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