What leads you to believe that the 2024 election “should be a comfortable victory for Republicans?” Was it the same source that predicted a “massive red wave?” We long ago crossed into territory where fraud and treachery have at least as much effect on the outcome of elections as actual legitimate votes do, and replacing Trump with DeSantis would do nothing to change that. In fact, only Trump can attract a significant number of democrat and independent voters, and thus have at least a chance to generate vote totals that might be capable of overwhelming the fraud. There is also a significant segment of the Republican base that will not vote for anyone other than Trump. Given all of those factors, Trump is the only hope for a difficult, but at least possible victory given the forces of darkness arrayed against any possibility of a fair election. And finally, don’t forget that the types of establishment apparatchiks backing and advising DeSantis are the same people who refused to lift a finger to fight election fraud.
I believe we have reached the point in this country, that no matter who the President is, at least 40% of the country will hate his guts.
I’ll concede it may not be a comfortable victory. But, as a person who has voted for Trump 2x and will vote for him again... it’s ok to question his thin skin and discipline.