DeSantis Achilles heel is that he’s endorsed by and takes money from the hated Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. This alone will sink his candidacy. McConnell and Ryan control Republican Elite money but Trump has the votes.
People are going to throw money at DeSantis because he has a proven record of winning elections.
McConnell, Ryan, McCarthy, McCain, Romney, Ben Sasse, and Susan Collins? All received Trump's endorsement.
The only "winning" Trump has been doing lately is in sending Democrats to Washington.
Not too many Republicans know that or even what it means.