[Tom in SFCA]

I agree with you 100%. If Trump runs it doesn’t matter who else is in, the nomination is his.

Honestly I don’t think DeSantis runs even if Trump bows out. I expect he’ll have taken a 2024 Presidential bid off the table between now and November as part of his reelection campaign for Governor of Florida.

What seems a best-case scenario to me at this point is for Trump to announce fairly early after November, most conservatives stay out, Trump strolls to the nomination, and then names DeSantis to the ticket in the summer of 2024. DeSantis can then say he is grateful and honored to serve Florida but the nation calls.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Perfect

[Reddy]

“What seems a best-case scenario to me at this point is for Trump to announce fairly early after November, most conservatives stay out, Trump strolls to the nomination, and then names DeSantis to the ticket in the summer of 2024. DeSantis can then say he is grateful and honored to serve Florida but the nation calls.”

From your lips/typing fingers to God’s ears.

And Trump is featured and HONORED heavily in every way at every juncture from 2024 until the end of his (hopefully long) life.

[masadaman]

Both are Florida residents. Article II of the Constitution effectively prohibits the Electoral College from choosing a President and a Vice President from the same state. Recent example is when Cheney changed his residence to Wyoming from Texas to accommodate W.

[TontoKowalski]

The only problem (potentially, if I understand correctly) is that Trump and DeSantis are both Florida residents.

I don't think that there is a Consitutional prohibition preventing them both from being in the same state, there may be a prohibition for Florida electors voting for both of them.

This is a History Channel article explaining the Article III provision. Take it for what it's worth...

https://www.history.com/news/can-the-president-and-vice-president-be-from-the-same-state

[flaglady47]

“What seems a best-case scenario to me at this point is for Trump to announce fairly early after November, most conservatives stay out, Trump strolls to the nomination, and then names DeSantis to the ticket in the summer of 2024. DeSantis can then say he is grateful and honored to serve Florida but the nation calls.”

All depends on DeSantis’ wife’s state of health. She has breast cancer. same reason he won’t run for Prez this time around. He won’t go up against Trump anyhow.

[tennmountainman]

Does not matter when Trump announces.
He will mop the floor.