Posted on 02/13/2023 11:10:46 PM PST by Trump20162020
His support among Republicans at this early stage of the primary cycle puts him in rare company.
Is Ron DeSantis the next Scott Walker? It’s a question I’ve been hearing a lot lately.
The premise is that there’s an important similarity between the two: They both earned the affection of conservatives by “owning the libs” as governors, rather than by giving soaring speeches or otherwise demonstrating the skills to win a presidential nomination.
In the end, Mr. Walker’s success in Wisconsin did not translate to the national stage; the implication is that Mr. DeSantis’s success in Florida might not translate either. A wave of articles over the last few weeks has questioned whether he has the charisma, charm and likability to win the nomination. If he falters, the ending of his campaign might read a like lot the story of Walker for President.
But, at least at the beginning of the race, Mr. DeSantis is no Scott Walker. He would start the campaign in a very different and far stronger position, even if there is still no way to know whether he “has what it takes” to succeed against former President Donald J. Trump. What sets Mr. DeSantis apart from Mr. Walker? To be blunt: how many people already say they want him to be president.
In this narrow but important respect, Mr. DeSantis has a lot more in common with Barack Obama or Ronald Reagan than Mr. Walker or the other promising first-time candidates who did not live up to high hopes in recent years, like Kamala Harris, Rick Perry or Wesley Clark.
Overall, Mr. DeSantis has 32 percent support in polls taken since the midterm elections. This is not a fleeting product of a wave of favorable media coverage. Instead, he has made steady gains in the polls over the last two years.
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I don’t care who DeSantis associates with. My biggest concern is who’s BACKING him.
How much money did the RGC pour into Florida in 22 ?
How much money did the RGC spend to elect Rep in Pa ??
( republican governors conference =RGC )
(the answer in PA was 0 - that is zero )
I have ...
Anybody here remember the buildup to Rick Perry?
BINGO!
If the MSM or Paul Ryano or any of their ilk even mention a Republican they immediately get labeled a “globalist RINO” and the Ever Trumpers fall right in line to attack. The ETs are so easily manipulated that it must make the leftards squeal with joy. God forbid Ryano ever comes out and gives an endorsement of any kind to Lockdown Don because ET heads will explode to the point of shifting the earth off it’s axis.
That pretty much sums it up.☺
Funny, I was just thinking how much Trump is his own worst enemy.
“... whether he has the charisma, charm and likability to win...”
So if that’s what it takes to win, how on Gods Green earth do they explain Pedo Joe winning the presidency?
There has never been a presidential candidate more deficient in all those qualities, yet there he sits.
“He’d be smart to skip 2024”
He’d do well to check in with Lyin’ Ted and Little Marco.
Trump will destroy his aspirations and career.
“Just man up and say you don’t want him to run because you think he can beat out your first choice in the primary. “
I WANT him to run because I want to see Trump filet another pretender.
“I don’t care who DeSantis associates with. My biggest concern is who’s BACKING him.”
What has he done to show you he does what his backers tell him? What about what he has done and his policies?
I think it is mistaken to tar someone with the donors he has. If you think Trump is better for president, more power to you. Don’t dis DeSantis because you want Trump. I will vote for Trump if he is the nominee. My concern is that he won’t be elected. I think DeSantis would be. Cheers.
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