I believe half the country would not vote for Trump under any circumstances. And there is nothing Trump can do to change that at this point.
DeSantis is more focused and disciplined than Trump, but Trump is more entertaining.
We need a vigorous primary contest to see who the strongest candidate is. Coronations are for monarchies.
You do both realize don’t you, that if you ignore the cheat, Trump already soundly defeated Biden in 2020? So with all due respect, your theories about Trump being too polarizing, etc. make no sense. If he beat Biden soundly in 2020, how could he possibly do worse against him in 2024 now that people can see first hand how bad Biden is? He couldn’t, and wouldn’t. That’s how you know this poll is a work of fiction.
And by the way, a vigorous primary is great, but let’s be honest. If all we’re given is a choice between Trump and a slew of career politicians, just like we did in 2016, Trump will easily prevail, as he should. And for all DeSantis’s merits as a governor, he’s still a career politician. He did nothing but talk a good game throughout Obama’s presidency. When it came to challenging Boehner’s or Ryan’s leadership, it was crickets.