[Reno89519]

I agree that DeSantis has not run a great campaign, but maybe the best possible in the circumstances. He's getting better, just look at his debate with Newsom. While Trump remains in and the favorite, all DeSantis can do is tread water. The first votes are still 40 days away. A lot can happen.

Haley is not qualified and is only being pushed by Trumpees to sideline DeSantis. They did the same with Ramaswamy until he self-destructed.

Trump currently has an insurmountable lead at the moment. But clearly it is a weak lead as Trump and supporters are clearly afraid of DeSantis. He is the natural candidate-in-waiting and may still, once voting starts, be competitive with Trump.

Trump has lots of continued misteps, his and supporter insults lose not gain votes. If it is Biden vs. Trump, Trump might win, but if it is anyone but Biden, Trump likely will lose.

Again 40 days until the first votes...

[backpacker_c]

Like I have said before, there’s two constants...

1 desantis and his supporters lie about any and everything...

2 and they don’t care that they are lying

And I may have to add a 3rd - they are delusiional

[backpacker_c]

Trump currently has an insurmountable lead at the moment. But clearly it is a weak lead as Trump and supporters are clearly afraid of DeSantis. He is the natural candidate-in-waiting and may still, once voting starts, be competitive with Trump.

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I guess being competitive with Trump is the same as how desantis would be competitive

once desantis announces he’s running

once his campaign kicks off on twitter

once he starts his ground game, door knocking

once he has his reboot,

once he debates.

once he reboots his reboots... several times more

once he debates newsom
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some people are delusional

[wiseprince]

There could be 1000 days left. Desanctus isn’t a good candidate and the more I learn the more it makes sense to go with Haley over him because he’s just as much a stooge as she is but not good at campaigning. Trump is wisely not taking anything for granted. His strategic decision to continue attacking him is wise because there are only 3 people in the “race” who poll above 1 and of them only Desanctimonius has any appeal to the base and even that has been very much diminished. If this were a general election and the media was hammering him would he be just as quiet in response. He’s just watching Hillary Haley take his support and he still hasn’t had a response. An inability or unwillingness to adjust to changing realities isnt a good leadership quality and ia just as bad as a campaign strategy.