The silly posturing of GOPe people of putting up RDS as a competitor to Trump exposes them for who they are.
RDS has been a good gov. But he has yet to repeal red flag laws; he had to be dragged into a favorable redistricting; and his statements on the unconstitutional/illgal Mar-a-Lago raid were tepid at best.
He has a 100% compliant legislature and courts-—virtually no opposition in the state and no one to veto his appointees as a president would. Outside of immigration, he has taken no national or international stands of note, except to back the Uke War (which absolutely does NOT play well with the populist base). In every poll Trump not only beats him, but beats him badly (20-40 points). I understand because he doesn’t have Trump’s money he has to beg from rich donors, but some of these people you do NOT want on your side.
I want to see him as governor for four more years, but I think that Trump’s real MAGA successor, assuming she a) gets elected and b) governs well is Kari Lake.
I pretty much agree with your observation. My biggest problem with RDS (and many other politicians) is that he never really had a private sector job. It is in the private sector that you really feel the impact of idiotic government regulations. RDS may claim to understand, but I don’t think someone can truly understand unless they ran a business and had to deal with all of the issues that are obstacles to success and are constantly pushing your business toward bankruptcy.
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Or ... whomever PDJT picks as VP. That should be VERY interesting. (HINT: It wouldn't be DeSantis, who wouldn't attract a single extra Vote for Trump.)