“… Members of DeSantis’ team have argued that, despite continously trailing the former president in the polls, the governor’s base of support will expand as soon as he officially declares that he’s running…”
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As a Trump supporter who also likes DeSantis, I’d have to characterize this as a MISCALCULATION.
This sounds suspiciously like the “Jeb Bush is inevitable” talk.
Team DeSantis has let us see the men behind the curtain, and there’s no going back.