Ron DeSantis is widely viewed as Donald Trump’s biggest potential competition for the Republican nomination, although the Florida Gov. currently sits more than 30 points behind the former president.

Ron DeSantis may reportedly be on his way to becoming one of the most prominent political figures to have made a record boost in the American public scene, and the Republican Party in particular, in a short period of time.

Splits hit the US Republican Party, after the disappointing midterm elections, after achieving smaller-than-expected gains in the House of Representatives, and after the Democrats won control of the Senate.