Posted on 06/01/2023 7:43:47 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Less than a quarter of Americans believe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) virtual presidential campaign launch went “somewhat” or “very well,” a survey found.
Instead of a traditional campaign rally announcement, DeSantis opted for a virtual campaign launch in the form of a Twitter Spaces chat with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. However, DeSantis’s launch was plagued with technical difficulties, leading many to mock his announcement, including the Republican primary frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.
As Breitbart News reported:
The Twitter Spaces call, scheduled to launch at 6:00 p.m. Eastern, began several minutes late as one unidentified voice whispered that it was “quiet.” David Sacks, the entrepreneur hosting the event, began to introduce Elon Musk and asserted that this was “historic” before the audio cut out. From then on, the audio continued to cut in and out several times, with continued echoing and seemingly random voices — not the voice of the governor, whom the conversation was all about.
An Economist/YouGov poll taken days after DeSantis’s launch found that just 24 percent of voters consider the launch a success. Specifically, 17 percent believe the launch went “somewhat well,” and just seven percent say it went “very well.”
On the other hand, 45 percent of Americans believe the campaign launch went somewhat or very badly, with 24 percent saying, “somewhat badly” and 21 percent saying, “very badly.”
An additional 31 percent of respondents were unsure how to rate DeSantis’s campaign launch.
The poll also found that more Americans would rather Trump become the Republican presidential nominee than DeSantis. Trump received 29 percent support among all respondents, compared to 21 percent for DeSantis.
However, Trump’s lead significantly expands when looking at the answers from Republicans.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Of the surveyed Republicans, 52 percent would rather see Trump become the nominee, while 27 percent want DeSantis to advance to the general election.
More Americans also believe Trump has a better chance of winning the 2024 general election, with 39 percent compared to 24 percent for DeSantis. However, 37 percent were unsure who had the best chance of winning the general election.
The Economist/YouGov polled 1,500 U.S. adult citizens between May 27 and May 31. The survey’s margin of error is ±2.9 percent.
I’ve heard some people say, that the whole Twitter glitch, is a metaphor for the DeSantis campaign.
He’s the Governor of Florida, right?
Obviously he shouldn’t be president, because after all, twitter had some technical problems for a few minutes, and that is a clear disqualification for holding the office of president.</sarc>
The reason DeSantis has been planted into the MAGA movement is because the cabal intends to kill the MAGA movement.
DeSantis, like all globalist operatives, is like a virus, or a cancer cell. It’s the only way globalists can operate: pretending to be something other than what they are.
Obviously he shouldn’t be president, because after all, twitter had some technical problems for a few minutes, and that is a clear disqualification for holding the office of president.</sarc>
Yup. What I don’t understand is that if America’s best governor stands no chance at the presidency, why is Trump scared to death of him?
Why is southern republican peeing in his pants and nervously posting so much anti-DeSantis propaganda?
Flak. Target.
I’d say 80% of Americans haven’t even seen DeSantics’ launch still today.
Given the buzz his launch created, it went very well. It is pretty positive that Twitter (Twitter!!) ran out of capacity. If you think otherwise, you are not paying attention.
“Less than a Quarter of Americans Say DeSantis Campaign Launch Went Somewhat or Very Well”
This is great news! Less than a quarter of Americans voted for Trump in 2016.
That statement shows that you know nothing about DeSantis or his record here in Florida.
I would be surprised if 10% of Americans knew that DeSantis was launching a presidential campaign.
I would be surprised if half of Americans are familiar with DeSantis or know what his current job is.
In past elections at this point, Ron Paul would be leaading the GOP polls. The vast majority of voters aren’t even paying attention right now.
what, isn't he a famous Swiftie or something?
I am somewhat surprised that Breitbart carried this as a headline story.
I stopped visiting BB along time ago.
So I’m not that familiar with how the site leans today.
But when Benny Shapiro was there it definitely leaned Trump hating and gave a lot of weight to the clowns at the National Review.
If you believe that you'll believe anything CNN tells you.
All that money has not provided saint Desantis the yellow brick road he thinks he is entitled....
Little Ron sure needs his sugar daddies.
DeSanchez has bad timing
On a general level, I know everything about DeSantis and his record in Florida.
Like I said, he’s a cancer.
The cancer cell pretends to be a normal cell.
In the same sense, DeSantis pretends to be a pro-MAGA candidate.
Non Sequitur much?
None.
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