Posted on 09/21/2023 11:12:27 AM PDT by conservative98
WHY IS DESANTIS TANKING? A new poll Wednesday from the University of New Hampshire shook up the world of political obsessives who watch each twist and turn in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. No, there was no change at the top — former President Donald Trump is still in the lead in New Hampshire, 26 points ahead of the nearest competitor. The news was that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), for a long time Trump's chief rival, has slipped to fifth place in New Hampshire, the second state to vote in the GOP primary contest.
Fifth place! How did that happen? How did DeSantis come to trail not only Trump, with 39% of the vote, but, in order, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, with 13%; former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, with 12%; and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, with 11%? DeSantis's 10% of the vote in New Hampshire puts him at what might be called the bottom of the second tier. The first tier, of course, is Trump all by himself. The second tier is the group from Ramaswamy to DeSantis. After that, the third tier is Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), with 6%, former Vice President Mike Pence, with 2%, and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, with 1% each.
The first thing to consider is whether the new Granite State poll is an outlier. The answer is, it appears not. There haven't been many polls in New Hampshire — just one so far this month, two in August, and three in July — but DeSantis has been bobbing around between 8% and 11% since the summer. Before that, in polls going back to January, he was significantly higher.
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So it's probably wise for DeSantis to stay in the race in case they wind up putting Trump in handcuffs."
If President Trump is imprisoned for something full-on soviet like a gag order, this presidential race becomes completely incidental to what-happens-next; and no, Greasy would not rocket to the top in that calumny, but would have to do what (he should do anyway, go back to the state capital) every other governor would have to do and restore civil order...
Fixed.
Because anyone perceived as a threat to Donald Trump must be destroyed.
And I say this as someone who will be voting for Trump in both the primary and the general election. We *need* Donald Trump as our next president. I could just do without this pattern of destroying those who are a challenge to Trump.
“I’m just saying from a strategy perspective, if I was DeSantis, why it might be wise to stay in the run longer even if Trump seems like the sure win.”
In more normal times I would agree with you. If they kill or imprison President Trump there will no longer be any American politicians, judges, or bureaucrats. We have very slim hope for saving our nation...and frankly the world. That hope is President Trump. Pray for him...
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