Meanwhile, recent polls demonstrate a boost for Trump as DeSantis’s figures drop or remain stagnant. For instance, a Harvard/Harris survey released this week found Trump leading the hypothetical 2024 GOP primary field by 26 points over DeSantis. This week’s Morning Consult survey told a similar story, with Trump expanding his lead over DeSantis to +28 percent in the last week alone.
Trump is definte one term President and DeSantis is the current best choice to follow Trump after another solid term as Florida gov.
DeSantis would even be a great VP choice for Trump.
DeSantis has recently proven he is not ready for the top job.
It would seem to me that it’s simplicity itself to let Trump play out. One way or another this is it for Trump. DeSantis is young, he’s got the time. Why would anyone try to stop or hijack the Trump train? This is why I’ve begun to suspect that DeSantis, who I liked, was put up by someone to take out Trump.
Just more wishcasting by the usual suspects...
Haha. DeSantis hasn’t even announced that he’s running yet.
And don't start with the CIA garbage...he was appointed and held it for a little over a year when he was appointed as Secretary of State...a position in which he excelled.
He has some experience that DeSantis simply doesn't have.
I’ve always thought he should team up with Trump and support him in 2024 and then run for the Presidency in 2028 after finishing another term as Governor in Florida. And, I think that was DeSantis’ original plan. However, the establishment donors of the GOP somehow managed to convince him differently and advised him to separate himself from Trump, and it appears he is going to run in 2024. I think it is a bad decision on his part.
Take a look at the consultants, GOP think-tanks and groups, and politicians who are supporting DeSantis. That should give conservatives pause when it comes to supporting DeSantis in 2024. The more I hear from them, the more unsure I am of even supporting him in 2028. Hopefully someone else will emerge more worthy of my support by then. With DeSantis, we would be returning to the Bush/Cheney/Romney/McCain GOP era of governance.
Some of us have been saying from day one that we should let Trump finish his job and then elect DeSantis.
DeSantis could have been Vice President in 2024 and President in 2028. Now thanks to petulance, immaturity and accepting the influence of neo cons, he will never hold either office. Sadly he had real potential and could have played a significant role in the restoration of the American nation. All hope literally now lies with Trump.
I think there are 3 declared candidates so far, and DeSantis isn’t one of them. Still, it’s RD who Trump is focused on. If DeSantis isn’t viable why would Trump pay him any attention?
Unfortunately for America, there is a strong plurality of Republica primary voters who while have obviously gotten tired of winning, have most certainly not gotten tired of losing.
As it stands today, Trump is favored to win the GOP nomination. He will then be soundly defeated in the General Election, taking the House down with him and any chance of regaining the Senate.
MAGA!
Duh! Of course he should wait for 2028 - who didn’t know that?
Hopefully I’ll be dead before 2028 rolls around so I don’t have to see what loser Presidential candidates the RNC will shove down our throats.
It’s too bad that he can’t see himself as VP for one term and then a two-term President.
Trump should get two more terms by all rights and if there were justice.
If he backs President trump now he will be a shoe in for 2028
We will remember what he does now ...
I have said it before and I will say it again. Trump WILL be the nominee. Period. It’s not even close. GOP voters are milquetoast voters for primary races and always have been. The MAGA base is the strongest source of support any Republican has enjoyed since Reagan and you could never put a price tag on it.
I am so confident of this that I think Trump should focus on the general race with little attention paid to his “opponents” (he won’t do this - he is incapable of it).
DeSantis will NEVER be President if he runs against Trump. It won’t happen. I don’t know who is pumping sunshine up his rear end, but he needs to get a clue or get better advisors. He seems to think he can get in the weeds with Trump and emerge victorious, but he won’t for 24 and he will be damaged goods beyond because the MAGA base holds a grudge.
I was hoping that DeSantis would finish his term in Florida and run for 28, but with his core “supporters” I am honestly having second thoughts about him at all because some of the republicrats who support him the most are those I can’t stand. Paul Ryan, Karl Rove, the Bush family, the editorial board of the National Review, and the Murdochs are all pushing DeSantis. Every person on the political right should wonder why........
All DeSantis will do by running is damage Trump’s chances to win in 24 because DeSantis will get a few points of hardcore support who get mad at Trump. He will do great damage to his political future by doing this. He is young for Presidential politics and this is not yet his time.
The GOPe is sending Karl Rove and the rest of the Bushes out pushing DeSantis. All they will accomplish is making DeSantis unelectable in 2028. Political suicide!!
Wait Until 2028!
2028, please. We need him to finish out his term as governor here in Florida until he is termed out. I don’t think he or Trump or anyone can make material changes to the deep state and we need Florida to become as self sufficient as possible in the short time we have. Desantis has done great things here and we need him to keep doing them.