Thanks, and you're likely true as well. To the best of my recollection, only in recent times was Ronald Reagan able to turn a losing 1976 primary campaign into a winning 1980 campaign.
Since then, it seems that all of our presidents have largely appeared out of nowhere and charged to the top.
I've resigned myself to the fact that Trump is the likely GOP nominee. I hope he can emerge victorious. I will say, recent polling has me slightly more confident that I was a few months ago.
But Trump will not live forever. We need a solid back bench. And with this, I don't see anything wrong with DeSantis tossing his hat into the ring in 2024 and garnering the experience of running a primary campaign. And if he holds Trump's feet to the fire, it will be better for both of them.
The notion that Trump deserves an unchallenged primary, free of criticism, I'm not buying. Trump needs to make his case, --not to the MAGA faithful, but to everyone else.
But Trump will not live forever. We need a solid back bench. And with this, I don’t see anything wrong with DeSantis tossing his hat into the ring in 2024 and garnering the experience of running a primary campaign. And if he holds Trump’s feet to the fire, it will be better for both of them.
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The backbench is a young and talented Governor from the great state of Florida.
The alliance between Tallahassee & Mar-a-Lago needs to happen before the end of the year.
We need our strongest champions going into the “War for 2024.”