Wrong, outdated, and bad faith. You have clearly not watched any of his speeches and pressers in the last 2 years.

I don't, because they are boring. I do watch clips, and I generally love what he has to say - but he remains uncharismatic and boring.

Polling already shows that support for Trump is declining, and DeSantis is not a generic Republican.

Oh well, if polls say it, it must be true - Trump's performance taught us that.

There is nothing that connects DeSantis to the good old times under Trump. So yeah, generic.

Trump fucked over his base by tanking the Georgia special elections and giving us total Democrat control of government these past 2 years. Trump only cares about Trump, and no one else, including the interests of the "base".

Which is the same as any other politician.

The difference being is that he has burned his bridges and therefore cannot be co-opted. DeSantis may still be.

This is completely untrue. Alienating the Right wing base like that will guarantee him a jail cell. It will also make him universally reviled and ruin his legacy. Trump has on multiple occasions since 2021 agreed to be a "team player" and try to act as a power broker within the Republican Party instead of trying to go 3rd party.

Trump is not a rational actor, which has been his strength for all these years. But this does guarantee that he will go out of his way to sabotage you if he is humiliated.

So don't. I know you are the king of wishful thinking, but the most disastrous outcome would be a situation like this. Be a good little boy for 4 years, then you can have your DeSantis.

He has almost all the benefits of Trump, without the massive downsides. If he is the nominee, he will win in a landslide.

Balderdash. More wishful thinking from you./