Posted on 07/24/2023 3:01:01 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Oh my. My, my my.
In a Paul Ryan Fox News poll, no less.
not to worry ... i have it on the good authority of anti-MAGA FReepers that desantis will catch up and pass Trump in the Iowa polls in 30 days ...
In before the NeverTrumper declares Trump will lose 2024.
Iowa caucus is Taylor made for Desanctimonius. If he doesn’t win there he’s not going to take NH a week later. If he goes down the first two is he really going to take the Navada caucus? His next stand will be SC....he’s currently running third.
It likely won't happen, but it would be MOST interesting.
Iowa caucus is Taylor made for Desanctimonius. If he doesn’t win there he’s not going to take NH a week later. If he goes down the first two is he really going to take the Navada caucus? His next stand will be SC....he’s currently running third.
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Good analysis.
DeSantis will “pitch his tent” in Iowa because that’s his only shot.
When he comes up short the rout is on.
It is true that Trump for now holds a significant lead in the Republican nomination process,and may bully his way to the nomination. Trump’s loyalists are currently gleeful and condescending about his rivals. Trump spent $25M in despicable attack ads against DeSantis in the first six months of 2023, attacking him from the left!
But there is something far more sobering beyond the nomination. Here are the most recent national poll results for the general election:
Harvard / Harris – Trump 45, Biden 40
Monmouth – Biden 47, Trump 40
Yahoo News – Biden 49, Trump 44
Morning Consult – Biden 43, Trump 41
Economist / YouGov – Tied at 42
Messenger / HarrisX – Tied at 44
In 2024, it comes down to electability. Not only is Trump stuck in the low to mid 40s, it has been that way for a long time and there is little to no prospect of him breaking through that ceiling, especially in the swing states. Trump is universally known and 99% of the electorate have already made their minds up about him.
This explains why Senator John Kennedy stated last week that Biden’s DOJ will help to ensure Trump gets the nomination. Trump is the only GOP nominee Biden has a realistic chance of defeating. Which would mean President Kamala Harris shortly thereafter. It’s too bad Trump loyalists can’t seem to foresee this disaster in the making.
All of this says that basically the Republican Party is broken beyond all repair.
In before the NeverTrumper declares Trump will lose 2024.
Well he does have a record of losing. 2020 for example. While he was the sitting president, as I recall.
Surely he has a better chance now that he’s out of office and under indictment.
Yeah, that’s the ticket!
What it is showing is that the desantis supporters/nevertrumpers would rather have biden win the general, than Trump.
TRUMP WON in 2020, if you don’t know that you have NO business on this site!!
You did not disappoint. The fairest election in history too.
Trump is hero, but I doubt he can win the 2024 election.
Amen! Even a Caveman knows the election was stolen.
Trump’s got it unless he dies or they think of a way to jail him. He always did. No one else ever had snowball’s chance.
“What it is showing is that the desantis supporters/nevertrumpers would rather have biden win the general, than Trump”.
Actually what it shows is the Trump has a ceiling of 45% that he has zero chance of breaking through. He is a known quantity and everyone’s minds are already made up about him. Because of that, even a feeble incompetent like Biden could eke out a victory by narrowly carrying the swing states. Trey Gowdy recently said the same thing.
DeSantis, on the other hand, has a chance to introduce himself to the electorate over the coming months. Great conservative record as governor, beautiful family and sunny disposition. He would trounce Biden in the general, although I don’t think the Dems would allow him to run against DeSantis.
DeSantis
It’s too bad Trump loyalists can’t seem to foresee this disaster in the making.
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It’s too bad Trump disloyalists have weak candidates that can’t win a primary, can’t win a general, and can’t accomplish squat.
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