I don’t think he’ll run if Trump announces he will because his own political career will never recover from it. Still, I’d rather he did than Trump. I get why Trump pushed the vaxxes so they couldn’t use the pandemic to artificially shut down the economy. I don’t think Trump would have a bad second term but they already have a very successful playbook they used against him that they could just use again. And the fake Jan 6 thing to hold over his head.
I believe that Ron DeSantis is going to run in 2024 regardless of what Trump does.
Have you seen his interview on the Ruthless podcast? It will give you a better insight into DeSantis's personality. He is not the type of guy to run away from a challenge. He is not going to let 2024 pass him by.
He has seen what happened to politicians like Mario Cuomo in 1992 and Chris Christie in 2012 who didn't strike when the iron was hot and missed their chance when they had a shot at winning.
Ron's whole brand is liberty over COVID. There is no way he can maintain his popularity until 2028.
He knows 2024 is his only chance.
I think many people are going to be very surprised when he runs and makes a strong case for why he should be the nominee over a failed shot pushing geriatric narcissist.
I still think Trump would destroy him. He has to know that. Trump destroys everybody. Trump destroyed Biden and dude probably went more demented over it. The corpse of someone Trump destroyed. I can’t think of anyone Trump didn’t decimate. He does it effortlessly.
I’d rather have DeSantis but I can’t see him beating Trump if he did win. Would be kind of hilarious if he did beat Trump though. I don’t think his rep would ever recover. Losing the presidency when the whole world worked against you and had to cheat is one thing. If he just loses the nomination, that’d be a real blow.
I think DeSantis can definitely beat Trump in a primary by attacking him on his series of personnel selection failures, COVID failures and inaction on BLM riots by attacking him from the right of Trump.
The Trump we have today in 2022 is a pathetic defeated shell compared to the beast he was in 2016.
2022 Trump just impotently screeches about the stolen election, brags about Operation Warpspeed and makes terrible endorsements. He doesn't focus on solutions to pertinent issues.
In two years Trump is only going to get more pathetic than even now.
People want him to focus on issues that matter to them and present solutions to those issues.
DeSantis has a lane where he can present himself as more successful at fighting the left than Trump.
The primary is in 2024, I believe DeSantis can defeat the Trump we see now and definitely the even weaker 78 year old Trump of 2024.
I know this is an article from the MSM but it is still clear that DeSantis has not committed to a pledge to not run if Trump runs.
I mostly read that as DeSantis testing the waters. I do hope Trump doesn’t run again but I can’t see him not, unless he made up some reasons like his wife having cancer or something to bow out.
I think DeSantis objectively has things against Trump, but all it’d take is one nickname to take him out. Would be hilarious if he went after Trump for being pro vax. Might also hurt his own chances if he did since so many believe in the vax though.
I laughed today when talking to someone about Covid because I knew someone that got it and had it rough and they asked if she’d had the vax’s and I said yeah, then the boosters and I said yeah, then the new ‘pills’ and said I don’t know, and they said “that has to be why it was rough for them then, gotta have the pills.” Some people get Covid bad and most don’t, but the mental gymnastics people do about it is probably worse. What would even be the point of the vax if you also need ‘the pills’?
Do you think, if DeSantis were to win the R nomination that he would bring Trump on as VP? Would Trump's ego allow that? Would a DeSantis campaign need to treat Trump as an enemy, destroying him in the lead up to the primaries?
I think Trump needs to be pressed by a candidate during the debates. His post presidency has been awful and he needs someone to the right of him to crack the whip.
I don’t think he’ll run if Trump announces he will because his own political career will never recover from it. Still, I’d rather he did than Trump. I get why Trump pushed the vaxxes so they couldn’t use the pandemic to artificially shut down the economy. I don’t think Trump would have a bad second term but they already have a very successful playbook they used against him that they could just use again. And the fake Jan 6 thing to hold over his head.
I believe that Ron DeSantis is going to run in 2024 regardless of what Trump does.
Have you seen his interview on the Ruthless podcast? It will give you a better insight into DeSantis's personality. He is not the type of guy to run away from a challenge. He is not going to let 2024 pass him by.
He has seen what happened to politicians like Mario Cuomo in 1992 and Chris Christie in 2012 who didn't strike when the iron was hot and missed their chance when they had a shot at winning.
Ron's whole brand is liberty over COVID. There is no way he can maintain his popularity until 2028.
He knows 2024 is his only chance.
I think many people are going to be very surprised when he runs and makes a strong case for why he should be the nominee over a failed shot pushing geriatric narcissist.
I still think Trump would destroy him. He has to know that. Trump destroys everybody. Trump destroyed Biden and dude probably went more demented over it. The corpse of someone Trump destroyed. I can’t think of anyone Trump didn’t decimate. He does it effortlessly.
I’d rather have DeSantis but I can’t see him beating Trump if he did win. Would be kind of hilarious if he did beat Trump though. I don’t think his rep would ever recover. Losing the presidency when the whole world worked against you and had to cheat is one thing. If he just loses the nomination, that’d be a real blow.
I think DeSantis can definitely beat Trump in a primary by attacking him on his series of personnel selection failures, COVID failures and inaction on BLM riots by attacking him from the right of Trump.
The Trump we have today in 2022 is a pathetic defeated shell compared to the beast he was in 2016.
2022 Trump just impotently screeches about the stolen election, brags about Operation Warpspeed and makes terrible endorsements. He doesn't focus on solutions to pertinent issues.
In two years Trump is only going to get more pathetic than even now.
People want him to focus on issues that matter to them and present solutions to those issues.
DeSantis has a lane where he can present himself as more successful at fighting the left than Trump.
The primary is in 2024, I believe DeSantis can defeat the Trump we see now and definitely the even weaker 78 year old Trump of 2024.
I know this is an article from the MSM but it is still clear that DeSantis has not committed to a pledge to not run if Trump runs.
https://archive.ph/PQE8R
For preserving Trump's dignity and for the sake of our country, it is best for us all if he is smart enough to not try to run again in 2024.
I mostly read that as DeSantis testing the waters. I do hope Trump doesn’t run again but I can’t see him not, unless he made up some reasons like his wife having cancer or something to bow out.
I think DeSantis objectively has things against Trump, but all it’d take is one nickname to take him out. Would be hilarious if he went after Trump for being pro vax. Might also hurt his own chances if he did since so many believe in the vax though.
I laughed today when talking to someone about Covid because I knew someone that got it and had it rough and they asked if she’d had the vax’s and I said yeah, then the boosters and I said yeah, then the new ‘pills’ and said I don’t know, and they said “that has to be why it was rough for them then, gotta have the pills.” Some people get Covid bad and most don’t, but the mental gymnastics people do about it is probably worse. What would even be the point of the vax if you also need ‘the pills’?
Do you think, if DeSantis were to win the R nomination that he would bring Trump on as VP? Would Trump's ego allow that? Would a DeSantis campaign need to treat Trump as an enemy, destroying him in the lead up to the primaries?
Such a combination might be unstoppable.
I think Trump needs to be pressed by a candidate during the debates. His post presidency has been awful and he needs someone to the right of him to crack the whip.
Trump is in an awkward position now with a split base over vaccines.