Ron Desantis

"I do NOT support a vaccine passport."

"You ain't running over this governor. I'm punching back."

"So first of all what you're saying is wrong."

"You want the fox to guard the henhouse?"

"Let me be clear there is no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory."

"That ain't happening in Florida."

Here's a look at exactly who leads that field as it begins to take shape.

Some Republicans have already signaled their support for DeSantis becoming the 2024 presidential nominee.

"I think unfortunately this poll is probably going to trigger a lot of the media again."

Florida has "lower per capita COVID mortality than the national average," he says.

"How the hell am I going to be able to drink a beer with a mask on?"

"Hospitals that do not do a good job of getting the vaccine out will have their allocations transferred to hospitals ...

"At the end of the day, let’s focus on where the risk is."

"It's not for me to do."

"This will be very, very important to the industry."

"Akin to a Navy SEAL operation."

He believes the state of Florida will be prepared in November.

"The spread of COVID-19 that will result from the unsafe reopening of schools."

DeSantis insists there was no reason not to reopen.

"We're very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open up the schools."