Posted on 06/25/2022 3:26:12 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
According to Ed Rollins, the campaign strategist behind the 1984 Reagan reelection who’s now working with a DeSantis PAC, it’s increasingly looking like a Trump 2024 presidential run is sure to happen.
Speaking on that, Rollins was quoted by the Epoch Times as saying, as of June 14th:
“The information that I’ve gotten the last several weeks is Trump is definitely running”
That could be wrong, however, as it is not congruent with what he said in a pro-DeSantis fundraising email on June 10th. In that email, he said:
“Donald Trump is not running, that’s why we have to prepare for Ron DeSantis running for President if we’re going to have any shot at restoring Donald Trump’s America-First agenda and getting America back on track.”
However, explaining away the difference, Rollins, in his interview with the Epoch Times about the potential for a Trump run and a DeSantis run, said:
“We’re not working at all against Trump, At that point in time, I didn’t know if he [Trump] was running or not. What I’ve said since has made it clear is that he [DeSantis] won’t run against Trump.”
But he does seem to think that DeSantis would be a better candidate, which is why he has kept the DeSantis machine rolling despite being reasonably certain that Trump will run, though the Epoch Times implies that if Trump does run and DeSantis then decides not to do so, then the fundraising apparatus would be turned to helping Trump win.
That might be the most likely situation as, regardless of whether DeSantis and Trump end up competing or if DeSantis backs off beforehand and doesn’t fight Trump, it’s looking like Trump will dominate the field.
Recent polling reported on by the Morning Consult, for example, found that more than half of the GOP supports Trump over anyone else, and though DeSantis was the closes runner up, he still only had 16% of the vote compared to Trump’s 53%. The Morning Consult, reporting on that, said:
June 4-5 survey, 53% of GOP voters said they would vote for Trump over at least a dozen other potential candidates if the 2024 Republican presidential primary were held today — down just 3 percentage points from his potential vote share in a survey conducted before 2022’s primary season heated up.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who for the second year running defeated Trump in an unscientific straw poll of conservative activists at the Western Conservative Summit in Colorado over the weekend — saw his support tick up from 13% to 16%.
16% isn’t bad, and it beats Mike Pence by a few points, but it’s still light years away from Trump’s whopping 53%. Assuming that result holds even somewhat constant heading into 2024, Trump will be the GOP pick; though DeSantis is a rising star and a wonderful candidate, Trump is Trump and it’ll be hard for anyone, even DeSantis, to top him.
So perhaps the DeSantis fundraising will continue, but unless Trump changes course dramatically, it’ll end up in his campaign coffer when he fights Brandon or whoever the Democrats put up.
Furthermore, DeSantis should be Trump’s VP and learn from The Donald how deep state Washington DC operates. I see those two patriots working well together.
desantis has never announced he’s running for president in 2024...
Yup. Trump could groom DeSantis for the job.
Trump could move back home to NY.
I think DeSantis would be wise to stay clear of any Trump administration post of ANY kind.
He will be a stronger candidate in 2028 as governor or Florida than serving under Trump.
Conservative used to love Pence... you see how that turned out, I have a feeling that’s what would happen to DeSantis. I would prefer it didn’t and that he could be president.
and he wont.. until Trump decides.
This isn’t rocket science. DeSantis will not run IF Trump runs. BUT, if Trump doesn’t run OF COURSE HE WILL RUN!!! every politician wants to be president! And DeSantis EASILY gets the nomination if Trump steps aside, and especially if Trump endorses him.
desantis is currently running for reelection for florida governor this year (2022)...
desantis doesn’t worship trump...
stop being stupid...
That ain’t gonna happen.
Actually, the 12th Amendment only prevents an elector from voting for both the President AND the Vice-President if they are both from the same State (Florida) as is the elector. This means that said same State elector could only vote for President OR Vice-President, not both. In a blow-out election it would not matter, but in a close 2024 electoral election you might have a situation whereby you get Trump as the 47th President and a Democrat Vice-Presidential candidate elected as Vice-President instead of DeSantis due to the large decisive number of Florida’s 30 electoral votes in 2024.
dvwjr
I know one thing——
I—along with millions of others-—WILL NOT use a mail in ballot.
WE WILL STAND IN LINE AT THE POLLS.
No reason to do so.
DeSantis can build a larger coalition & run in 2028.
Probably Zelensky.
No reason to do so.
DeSantis can build a larger coalition & run in 2028.
Young is as young does.
Young is as young does.
I doubt DeSantis wins in 2024 if Trump doesn’t run.
The ddmocrat cheat machine will make eaay work of him.
Trumps going to run. After speaking in Mendon IL today, there is no doubt.
I never said or implied that DeSantis worshiped Trump and never would suggest such a thing.
But I do think that DeSantis learned from Trump’s example (how to fight) And is utilizing what he learned in a more palatable way.
Yes, and there are many here wanting DeSantis instead of Trump......traitors!
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