Posted on 05/16/2023 2:39:23 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Jason Miller, longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, spoke to "John Bachman Now" on Newsmax about Gov. Ron DeSantis' chances against Trump and the much-talked-about CNN town hall last week.
"Well clearly, Gov. DeSantis is running for president, but I don't see why," Miller said. "President Trump is ahead by 34 points, according to polling in Iowa, and so Gov. DeSantis is going to have a very tough headwind."
The Florida governor, whose announcement that he's running for president is imminent, has warned about the GOP's "culture of losing."
"When we talk about this culture of winning, I think President Trump is doing exactly that," Miller countered on Newsmax. "Not just because the most recent ABC/Washington Post poll shows him beating President Joe Biden by 7 points, but when you look through the largest tax cut in history, the best economy in history, a secure southern border, no new wars, three conservative Supreme Court justices, that is winning, and that's why people want President Trump to come back and lead on day one."
The Trump adviser told Newsmax: "But as Gov. DeSantis has waited, and as his super PAC has spent somewhere in the $12 million to $15 million range, his numbers only continue to go down while President Trump's numbers go up, and so I think the longer that DeSantis waits, I think we're going to see the same result and quite frankly, after he announces, they always say that your best day as a candidate is on the first day that you announce — that really doesn't bode well for the trend lines where Gov. DeSantis might be headed."
Bachman asked Miller about the recent CNN town hall and a scoop from Axios, which reported that during a commercial break,
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Well here’s another take on things. Kamala really went on the attack against Biden. In the end, they became running mates. This kind of thing happened before too.
Trump only gets one more term; DeSantis as VP gives a GOP advantage of potentially 12 years in the WH. It could work.
First they have to slug it out, and DeSantis has to take it on the chin and throw a few back too.
Most of that wind is coming from Trump’s mouth.
Kamala and biden still hate each other and shes got no hope of becoming president if Biden hangs in there through his term.
That is so surprising!
You bet, we need more professional career lawyer politicians to tell us like it is...Good thinking cable guy. It’s all worked out so well in the past 40+ years that America is now all but dead on the floor.
You guys don’t miss anything.
in all that hot air you typed. the one thing you didn’t say is that I was wrong about it coming from trump.
Ya won't get any lip service and lies from them, right cableguy?
DeSantis is a FOOL if he runs.
He will never overcome the Trump faction of the GOP - he draws no crowds and has zero charisma. The Trump demo will not switch to him, no matter what.
Trump and his supporters will knock DeSamtis’ dick in the dirt - and turn him right into Ted Cruz.
He’s just harming his brand at this point - he had already.
Btw slick, no need to say you’re wrong. My comments speak for themselves. You just missed it all. It went right by you.
Yeas because he is officially running not unofficially running.
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Nope, desantis has shown he's a liar and plays games with people.
Why would Trump want an untrustworthy, back stabbing desantis as his VP?
VPs usually make for terrible presidential candidates. And in many cases they are borderline retarded people.
I think DeSantis finishes his Governship and stop listening to the Rhinos !
I like DeSantis well enough but I think you are right. It is looking like a potential career killer for him to go against Trump this year. He would be an amazing VP candidate for Trump but probably has too much ego to play second fiddle; and besides, Trump might not want him.
whatever you say.
Jason Miller is being kind. Its going to be a tornado.
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