Interesting. So does that mean you think Trump's attacks against him are misguided? I for one believe he has jumped the gun, which is his right, but it has repercussions.
As far as whether DeSantis will run or not, I think it depends on how things play out. I also think DeSantis has been playing it smartly cool, and that will continue for a good long while.
He still has lots of money from his campaign left over, and Boris Epstein who is one of Trump's attorneys said on the Bannon show the other day that the money collected by DeSantis for his campaign for Governor cannot legally be used to run for President.
So I don't expect DeSantis to do anything different than celebrate his victory, serve as the Governor of Florida, and wait to see if Trump further self destructs, or is indicted, has a health issue etc.
2024 is a long way off for him to decide to enter, so while he won't be entering in the Presidential race anytime soon, I don't think, he very well may later. Whether Trump continues to hound him for not announcing remains to be seen.
Until the National GOP gets fixed, and that basically means some people have to literally die, *cough* China Mitch *cough* before that happens. Lest DeSantis would have one arm tied behind his back, as did Trump.
So I don't expect DeSantis to do anything different than celebrate his victory, serve as the Governor of Florida, and wait to see if Trump further self destructs, or is indicted, has a health issue etc.
...Which is exactly why Trump doing what he did was so dumb. It was completely predictable that a lot of Republicans would be ticked off at him publicly mocking two very popular and successful GOP Governors. The Asian component of his comments about Youngkin was particularly stupid.
So the irony is that Trump's own pre-emptive attacks that he apparently thinks will discourage challengers actually have the opposite effect because they weaken his support and make a potential challenge more likely to be successful.
I imagine both DeSantis and Youngkin are just sitting back and hoping that he keeps doing it.
“the money collected by DeSantis for his campaign for Governor cannot legally be used to run for President.”
A lot of the money has not yet gone into his campaign funds a can easily used to support a presidential run.