The 2024 US election

Ron DeSantis. Kimimasa Mayama / AP  

 

Details: DeSantis is getting ready with an office move  

 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his staff are about to take concrete steps toward announcing that the 44-year-old is entering the race to become the Republican presidential nominee next year. This is stated by sources for NBC.  

 

What is believed to be his campaign group is to move to new premises in Tallahassee, Florida, from premises belonging to the Republicans, and the move is said to require administrative action that makes the plans known to the public within 15 days. 

 

- This move starts the countdown, says a source.  

 

DeSantis is described as the main challenger to Donald Trump and according to CNN, both are in Iowa on Saturday for political events. However, a spokesperson for Trump believes that it is a coincidence that they are in the state at the same time. 

 

Stock photography, Kamala Harris. Carolyn Kaster / AP  

 

Allies should help Harris to a strong role on the abortion issue  

 

Kamala Harris has quietly formed a group of women union leaders and human rights activists, hoping to bolster the image of the vice president standing up to the Republican abortion ban. This is according to sources for Axios. 

 

It is described as an important role for the Democrats to achieve success in 2024. The party's position on the abortion issue is considered to have been an advantage in the mid-term elections in 2022, when expected Republican successes largely failed.  

 

As recently as this week, Harris is said to have held a meeting with 14 women described as allies. There she is said to have asked for advice on how the White House can reach out widely with its message on the abortion issue. 

 

Shutterstock The streaming war  

 

The US TV market back to 1992 - before cable 

 

TV 2.3 million US households canceled their TV subscriptions in the first quarter. On an annual basis, this corresponds to a drop of 6.9 percent, which is the biggest drop that has been measured. That's what an industry analyst at SVB Moffett Nathanson writes, according to Market Watch and Variety. 

 

Fifteen years ago, over 80 percent of American households paid for traditional television. Now the percentage has decreased to 58.5 percent. Such a low level has not been seen since 1992, which was two years before cable TV broke through on a wide front.  

 

SVB Moffett Nathanson writes that the entire industry is fading away in favor of streaming services. The regional sports channels have gone out of business, while the news channels are cutting their budgets and the entertainment giants are moving their best content to the streaming world.