[Dilbert San Diego]

I don’t understand why so many people say that Ron DeSantis is not going to be a contender in 2028.

Many presidential candidates do not get the nomination the first time they run for president.

People here talk as if you get one shot in the primaries , and if you don’t make it through that time, that you can never run for president again. History simply disproves that.

[tennmountainman]

Ron will never be President.
Nor will Lying Ted Cruz.

[wiseprince]

From my perspective he’ll be seen as the guy who allowed himself to be uaed by the GOPe to take out Trump, nothing more. Shady Ron shouldn’t be trusted

[SoConPubbie]

Many presidential candidates do not get the nomination the first time they run for president.

The only way that works is if, like Reagan, they are actually honorable (DeSantis is not), or, if like GHB, the move to the right in their policy positions (like Abortion). Otherwise, in todays hyper-vigilent and knowledgeable GOP Voter Base, there is no way this will occur. Add in the now perceptible large minority of MAGA voters in the voter base, and DeSanctimonious doesn't have a chance.

[FormerFRLurker]

I don’t understand why so many people say that Ron DeSantis is not going to be a contender in 2028.

In 2028 DeSantis will be a former governor and many Americans will have forgotten all that he did to stop wokeness in Florida. The attention span of the average American voter is very short. So it really is now or never for DeSantis and I think he knows that. That's one of many reasons why I support DeSantis 2024: Trump, as a former president, will always have name recognition. Naturally, if Trump gets the nomination I'll vote for him in the general because I can't afford another 4 years of Bidenflation. I just wish more OnlyTrumpers felt the same way.