Influence away, but it won’t change anything...
Trump, short of some major black swan event is the nominee. I know all sorts of establishment/nevertrumper’s are whispering in Desantis’s ear to run... but I think honestly he’s quite foolish to run this round.
The breadth and depth of Trump’s support is bigger than anything I’ve seen in decades.. the Establishment continues to miscalculate. Odds of Desantis harming his long term prospects are far greater than the odds of victory IMHO.
Desantis won’t even show his face at CPAC, but he’s going to somehow unite the party and win?
Sounds like the same nonsense the same bunch of fools were feeding regarding OZ last cycle.
At this point Desantis is viewed positively by most, he takes on Trump and it gets ugly, that viewpoint will turn in a heartbeat... go ask Cruz about that. He was generally viewed well by the GOP voters, until his horrible misteps in the 16 cycle.
I see possible long term damage to Desantis way more than the likelihood of short term gain.
We’ll see how this plays out, but I fully expect the Primary to go much like the last CPAC Straw Poll... Trump will dominiate... may be a stray state here or there where someone can win like OHIO last time, but it won’t be enough to stop the juggernaut.
Folks will have been waiting nearly 4 years to ensure their voices are heard after the flagrant theft of 2020, establishments thinks these folks are going to abandon Trump, or stay home, they are smoking some really really good stuff.
Great post.
DeSantis is so far going about this smart. He’s the logical alternative should Trump suddenly have to drop out (he’s 77) for health reasons, but DeSantis is really putting himself in position for 2028.