He has been a good governor but has read bad timing and needs more seasoning. Desantis 2036. That's when Trump's VP will be done with their term.
Posted on 04/12/2023 10:28:26 AM PDT by conservative98
Is this the right time for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to run for president ?
Potential candidates calculate odds, take polls, and count dollars to determine whether they should run. But it’s often not an easy decision; timing is the biggest conundrum in politics.
DeSantis once seemed to have a glide path to the Republican Party's presidential nomination. His strong popularity among Republicans nationwide, together with his big reelection win and former President Donald Trump’s flubbing the midterm elections, put him in the driver’s seat. But now that the nomination is hitched to the wild uncertainties of indictments, some DeSantis supporters are questioning whether their man should enter the fray. If DeSantis runs now, they fear, he risks a yearlong bloodbath with Trump. A fight from which he may never recover. Moreover, DeSantis may not be able to beat Trump, especially since the New York indictment has fired up the Republican base.
GOP pundits increasingly worry about DeSantis's readiness for the brutal scrutiny of a national campaign. There is also unease about his personal appeal. Polling, too, has set off alarms. Eight national surveys of Republican primary voters conducted during February had Trump leading DeSantis by an average of 15 points. Four polls taken after the New York indictment show Trump gaining strength, leading DeSantis by an average of nearly 34 points.
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Yes. Next question.
Run....this was never intended to be a one candidate country.
He can do what he wants. I’m voting for Trump, even if I have to write his name in.
I’m hoping that a fiscal conservative runs for President.
Agree. YES.
He should run, if only to be prepared and able to jump into the race if the Democrats somehow get something to disquqlify Trump.
Sure, let the best candidate win (in the primaries, at least).
Fraud will determine the general election winner, just it has in the last two eletions. How can it be otherwise since it worked and no one has done a damn thing to stop it.
He has that freedom, but it will destroy him…
He should travel, get name recognition, meet people, and raise gobs of money. However, fairly soon it would be smart to back off and endorse Trump and campaign for Trump.
I suspect DiSantis is part of the Bush, Cheney, Paul Ryan wing of the party...
“But now that the nomination is hitched to the wild uncertainties of indictments, some DeSantis supporters are questioning whether their man should enter the fray.”
His flip from the correct position on Ukraine (wanting the war to end), to the Neocon position also didn’t help him, as that left Trump owning the anti-WW3 Republicans.
Yes. A number of people should run, for the experience, so when it is really their time, they will be ready.
NO!
He said it is not our business, and Putin is a thug. Both are true. Ukraine is a distraction from China, and from Marxism here.
Yes he absolutely should, as should others because Trump needs competitors.
Writing in Trump is a vote for the democrat.
You suspect? Based on what?
I’ll say this as often as necessary.
Yes. DeSantis should run for president. Only to the extent that Trump, his big mouth and his bigger ego will self immolate and leave no one else but DeSantis.
Now if I’m wrong, and Trump does a 180 and manages to stop snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.... then yes. I’ll support and vote for Trump.
If...
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