“ DeSantis will have done better in the general.”
Possibly. But that’s not how the system works. Running against Trump was the most boneheaded political move in modern American political history. The fact that he chose to makes me seriously question his judgement. He should have laughed his “advisors” out of the room when they suggested he do it.
He could have had any job other than VP handed to him on a silver platter if he’d just backed Trump. Then in ‘28 the nomination would have been his for the asking. Today’s Republican base was never, ever going to nominate anyone but Trump this cycle.
He should have known this.
Instead he chose to waste months of his time and hundreds of millions of dollars that both could have been better spent working down ticket.
And it’s such a damned waste.
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If Trump wins, Gavin Newsom will be a shoo-in to win the election, based on our political history the past 40 years.